Anne-Marie Peard

Camille O’Sullivan: Changeling

Camille O'Sullivan knows that if she wants to move to Melbourne, she'll have adoring fans and endless friends eager to…

11 years ago

Strictly Ballroom: Melbourne

Strictly Ballroom began when NIDA student Baz Luhrmann led a student-devised piece in 1984. This production went on to play at…

11 years ago

Midsumma: Softly pouting while walking into breezes

Softly pouting while walking into breezes started as a MUST (Monash Uni Student Theatre) show that was so popular that it…

11 years ago

I, Malvolio

I saw Tim Crouch's An Oak Tree at the 2008 Melbourne Festival. It assured me that I'd see anything he created and I…

11 years ago

Opera Australia: Don Pasquale

Opera Australia's Don Pasquale is alive and joyous. Without dismissing a note of Gaetamo Donizetti's opera, everyone on the stage and in the pit…

12 years ago

MTC: Pennsylvania Avenue

Last week, Melbourne's two mainstage companies opened shows by Melbourne writers. Both directed by Melbourne directors and featured Melbourne performers…

12 years ago

Malthouse: Calpurnia Descending

As Pennsylvania Avenue opened at the MTC, I know I wasn't alone as I wondered why. But they've just announced extra performances,…

12 years ago

45Downstairs: Dreamers

I wasn't in Melbourne when the Keene/Taylor project was the darling of this city's independent theatre scene (1997–2002), so it's a…

12 years ago

Life Like: Passion

I'm still having trouble believing that 1994's Passion is a Sondheim–Lapine creation, let alone that it won a small pile of Tony Awards.…

12 years ago