by Oliver Ross | Dec 8, 2016 | Performances, Reviews
Jennifer Sarah Dean’s The Tempest is a fast-paced, energetic blend of contemporary humour and the renaissance that the Melbourne Shakespeare Company has already made their trademark, coming to life in the beautiful backdrop of the St Kilda Botanical Gardens. The play...
by Oliver Ross | Oct 12, 2016 | Performances, Reviews
Monash Shakespeare Company takes the trend of bringing 400 year old plays to a contemporary era in the most literal way possible, with hysterical performances across the board in their rendition of the dueling plotters that is Twelfth Night. Rather than being...
by Oliver Ross | Sep 29, 2016 | Performances, Reviews
Hysterical, ingenious and riveting, Soothplayer’s Completely Improvised Shakespeare lives up to its money-back guarantee of being hilarious, with its widely popular shows taking the audience on a ride that is truly a once in a lifetime experience. Creating an entire...
by Oliver Ross | Jul 29, 2016 | Performances, Reviews
In the middle of this confusing yet constantly freezing Melbourne winter, Matilda Wraight and Newman College’s production pulls the audience into a warmer world of magic and dark, secret summers. With more naturalistic styles dominating, it’s interesting to see a more...
