Anne-Marie Peard

The Gathering

The Gathering is a new musical co-written by Will Hannagan and Belinda Jenkin, directed by Chris Parker and musically directed…

10 years ago

The Odd Couple is an odd choice

“Is she pregnant? No just fat.” Boom-boom. It’s such a good week to remind us that women are best kept…

10 years ago

Kinky Boots sashays into Melbourne

Kinky Boots had me at “The most beautiful thing in the world”: a song about shoes. A song about shoes written…

10 years ago

Melbourne Festival: Lady Eats Apple

I’m still thinking about Back to Back Theatre’s Lady Meets Apple. I want to talk about it, but want to…

10 years ago

StageArt: The Colour Purple

At this year’s Tony Awards, the Broadway revival of the Oprah Winfrey produced The Color Purple musical received the Best…

10 years ago

Melbourne Festival: Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour

It was impossible to get a ticket for Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour at the 2015 Edinburgh Fringe, but it’s…

10 years ago

Matlida’s last month in Melbourne

Matilda’s last Melbourne performance is November 11. If you haven’t seen it, well that’s not right. And as Matilda says, "If…

10 years ago

Melbourne Festival: The Money

The Money is every meeting I’ve ever been to. Created by UK-based company Kaleider, it’s part game, immersive theatre and…

10 years ago

Melbourne Festival: You and me and the space in between

I wonder if we go to theatre to re-create, or discover, the childhood experience of sitting in a loving lap…

10 years ago