Review: The Grumpiest Boy in the World (Victorian Opera)
A treat for young lovers of music and theatre, and an easy entry point for little ones starting their performing-arts adventures.
Patricia Maunder has been an arts journalist since the 1990s, interviewing the likes of Sir Andrew Davis and Renée Fleming, and contributing to publications such as The Age and Opera (UK). Based in Melbourne, she’s passionate about opera, theatre and anything Baroque.
A treat for young lovers of music and theatre, and an easy entry point for little ones starting their performing-arts adventures.
Some strong performances convey the power of Arthur Miller’s words in this humble, workmanlike production.
Performed in a disused power station, this large-scale, satirical performance loses its way on the road to reality.
Led by tenor Stefan Vinke, performers across the stage excel in this concert of Wagner’s epic tragedy Tannhäuser.
Orchestra Victoria in awesome form for a one-off concert performance of Philip Glass’s Gandhi opera Satyagraha.
Christos Tsiolkas’ celebrated queer novel Loaded comes to life with a powerful script and breakout solo performance.
Comedian Judith Lucy steps up in a Beckett classic loaded with dark, existential humour.
The Italian bass Ferruccio Furlanetto brings his signature expressiveness to songs and arias from a half-century on stage.
Sincere and irreverent, this new musical transforms an enduring symbol of suffering into one of hope – and never lets the facts get in the way.
Rarely performed early Italian Baroque works beautifully interpreted by early-music specialists of rare talent.
Shostakovich’s satirical operetta about a Soviet housing crisis gets a funny, inventive modern Melbourne makeover.
Long-standing aficionado Stuart Maunder chats about Gilbert & Sullivan, their ongoing relevance and State Opera South Australia’s G&S Fest.
Shakespeare's tragedy gets a radical makeover in & Juliet, a new musical fuelled by the smash hits of Max Martin.