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An unmissable chance to see two acting greats on stage together

1 week ago | watoday.com.au | John Shand |Rod Yates |Peter McCallum

By John Shand, Rod Yates and Peter McCallumSaveNormal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeTHEATRETHE SPARE ROOMBelvoir St Theatre, June 12Until July 13Reviewed by JOHN SHAND★★★½As improbable as this seems when we gaze out upon a broken world, or scrutinise our own chaotic lives, living is the easy part. Dying is the trick: not the last breath itself, but the lead-up, once mortality grips you, and asks whether you fight or accept. Want to unlock unlimited news?
An unmissable chance to see two acting greats on stage together

1 week ago | brisbanetimes.com.au | John Shand |Rod Yates |Peter McCallum

By John Shand, Rod Yates and Peter McCallum June 16, 2025 — 3.25pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. THEATRETHE SPARE ROOMBelvoir St Theatre, June 12Until July 13Reviewed by JOHN SHAND★★★½As improbable as this seems when we gaze out upon a broken world, or scrutinise our own chaotic lives, living is the easy part.
This sweetly optimistic tale might be just what we need right now

2 months ago | theage.com.au | John Shand |Peter McCallum |Cassie Tongue

By John Shand, Peter McCallum and Cassie Tongue April 6, 2025 — 12.56pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. MUSICAL THEATREAnnieCapitol Theatre, April 3Reviewed by CASSIE TONGUE★★★½That little redheaded orphan is back again. The comic strip-turned-musical has spawned three films, a live TV staging, and more than one sequel.
Come for the opera and stay for the circus – or vice versa

Mar 14, 2025 | smh.com.au | Bernard Zuel |Peter McCallum

By Bernard Zuel and Peter McCallum March 14, 2025 — 4.22pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. OPERADido & AeneasOpera Australia, Opera Queensland, CircaOpera House, March 13. Reviewed by PETER McCALLUM★★★★This combination of musical and circus artistry creates a twin pull on one’s attention, the two strands sometimes working harmoniously, sometimes in tension and occasionally in internecine subversion.
‘This is for Ukraine’: Twenty years on, American Idiot is as relevant as ever

Mar 4, 2025 | theage.com.au | John Shand |Michael Ruffles |Peter McCallum

By John Shand, Michael Ruffles and Peter McCallumUpdated March 4, 2025 — 4.49pmfirst published at 12.31pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. MUSICGREEN DAYEngie Stadium, March 3Reviewed by MICHAEL RUFFLES★★★★American Idiot has no right to feel this urgent. The song is 20 years old but could have been written last weekend after recent Oval Office antics.
This gorgeous, emotional show is exactly what we need right now. Don’t miss it

Feb 14, 2025 | watoday.com.au | Michael Ruffles |Peter McCallum |Cassie Tongue

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This gorgeous, emotional show is exactly what we need right now. Don’t miss it

Feb 14, 2025 | smh.com.au | Michael Ruffles |Peter McCallum |Cassie Tongue

By Michael Ruffles, Peter McCallum, Millie Muroi and Cassie Tongue February 15, 2025 — 12.32pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. MUSICAL THEATREHadestownTheatre Royal, February 14By CASSIE TONGUE★★★★½The myth of Orpheus and Eurydice is one of the oldest stories we know: all gods and men, love and death, fear and faith.
David Williamson’s Aria; Amyl and the Sniffers; La Traviata at the Opera House; The Cage Project

Jan 29, 2025 | smh.com.au | Peter McCallum |Kayla Olaya |Harriet Cunningham

By Peter McCallum, Kayla Olaya and Harriet CunninghamUpdated January 30, 2025 — 11.23amfirst published January 24, 2025 — 5.57pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. THEATREAriaEnsemble Theatre, January 29Until March 15Reviewed by HARRIET CUNNINGHAM★★★½Imagine a family gathering where you actually say what you think.
David Williamson’s Aria; Amyl and the Sniffers; La Traviata at the Opera House; The Cage Project

Jan 29, 2025 | watoday.com.au | Peter McCallum |Kayla Olaya |Harriet Cunningham

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Plenty of moments to fill your soul or make you gasp with awe

Jan 24, 2025 | smh.com.au | John Shand |Bernard Zuel |Peter McCallum

SYDNEY FESTIVALJACKYBelvoir St Theatre, January 18Until February 2Reviewed by JOHN SHAND★★★½Most of us balance ambition with the fear of biting off more than we can chew. Jacky has begun to conquer his fear; to believe that he can find his place in the world both figuratively and literally; to carve out his own niche of lifestyle and adequate income in a white world, and eventually afford to buy his own flat in Melbourne. But at what cost?