Theatre Review Episodes

March 6, 2023

Made In China 2.0 (Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne Australia) (review)

Stream podcast episodes on demand from http://www.biteszhq.com (mobile friendly). Made In China 2.0 – (Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne, Australia) I'm faced with a predicament I can't say I've confronted too many times in decades of reviewing. I've just...
Feb. 23, 2023

376: The Mousetrap (Comedy Theatre, Melbourne Australia) (review)

Theatre First Episode 376 Stream podcast episodes on demand from http://www.biteszhq.com (mobile friendly). The Mousetrap – (Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, Australia) Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap opened in London's West End on the 25th of November...
Feb. 23, 2023

375: Rone - Time (Flinders Street Station, Melbourne Australia) (review)

Theatre First Episode 375 Stream podcast episodes on demand from http://www.biteszhq.com (mobile friendly). Rone - Time – (Flinders Street Station, Melbourne, Australia) Geelong-born, Melbourne-raised former street artist Rhone, birth name Tyrone...
Feb. 22, 2023

374: Cruel Intentions (The 90's Musical) (Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne Australia) (review)

Theatre First Episode 374 Stream podcast episodes on demand from http://www.biteszhq.com (mobile friendly). Cruel Intentions (The 90’s Musical) – (The Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne, Australia) Cruel Intentions, the 90s musical sizzles with powerhouse...
Sept. 19, 2022

Songs From the Canyon (Chapel Off Chapel, Melbourne Australia) (review)

Theatre First Episode 358 Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.biteszhq.com (mobile friendly). Songs From the Canyon – (Chapel Off Chapel, Melbourne, Australia) Sensational, a revelation that's the coming together of nine supremely talented...
Sept. 9, 2022

K-Box (Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne Australia) (Review)

Theatre First Episode 357 Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.biteszhq.com (mobile friendly). K-Box – (Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne, Australia) Identity is the theme of a dramatic comedy about a 34 year old who's trying to get a sense of...
Sept. 5, 2022

Caught (Red Stitch Theatre Melbourne, Australia) (review)

Theatre First Episode 356 Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.biteszhq.com (mobile friendly). Caught – (Red Stitch Theatre, Melbourne, Australia) After spending two years in a Chinese jail for organizing a protest that never happened a...
Sept. 3, 2022

The Dark Web (Chapel Off Chapel Melbourne, Australia) (review)

Theatre First Episode 355 Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.biteszhq.com (mobile friendly). The Dark Web – (Chapel Off Chapel, Melbourne, Australia) Clever and melodic, the Dark Web is a delightful rib-tickling original musical from the...
Sept. 2, 2022

Shake Rattle and Roll (Athenaeum Theatre Melbourne, Australia) (review)

Theatre First Episode 354 Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.biteszhq.com (mobile friendly). Shake, Rattle & Roll – (Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne, Australia) A cavalcade of song, movement, and color. Shake Rattle and Roll breathes new life...
June 3, 2022

Mor(t)ality | (The Butterfly Club) (Melbourne Australia) (Review)

Theatre First Episode 340 Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Mor(t)ality – (The Butterfly Club, Melbourne Australia) If you were trapped in a room with a stranger and a gun, what would you do? A simple...
June 3, 2022

The Sound Inside (MTC) (Melbourne Australia) (Review)

Theatre First Episode 339 Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). The Sound Inside – (MTC, Melbourne Australia) When the brash and enigmatic Christopher barges into the office of acclaimed author Bella Baird, the...
May 30, 2022

Rogers + Hammerstein's Cinderella (Regent Theatre) (Melbourne Australia) (review)

Theatre First Episode 334 Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella – Regent Theatre - Melbourne Australia This lush production features incredible orchestrations, jaw-dropping...
May 30, 2022

Dirt (Chapel Off Chapel) (Melbourne Australia) (Review)

Theatre First Episode 333 Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Dirt – Chapel Off Chapel - Melbourne Australia A Russian and an Australian walk into a bar. Neither are who they say they are. The Victorian...
March 27, 2022

Heroes Of The Fourth Turning (Red Stitch Theatre, Melbourne Australia) (Review)

Theatre First Episode 325 Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Heroes Of The Fourth Turning – Red Stitch Theatre, Melbourne, Australia Catholic guilt and US conservative politics are given a whack in the...
March 25, 2022

Happy End - Victorian Opera (Playhouse, Arts Centre Melbourne Australia) (Review)

Theatre First Episode 324 Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Happy End – Playhouse Arts Centre, Melbourne, Australia Slapstick humour characterises a little staged and decidedly different style of saints and...
March 23, 2022

An American In Paris (Arts Centre, Melbourne Australia) (review)

Theatre First Episode 323 Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). An American In Paris – Arts Centre, Melbourne, Australia Once you learn that Robbie Fairchild was a principal dancer at the New York City Ballet you...
March 22, 2022

Yentl (Arts Centre Melbourne Australia) (Review)

Theatre First Episode 322 Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Yentl – Arts Centre, Melbourne, Australia An original English and Yiddish adaptation of Isaac Bashevis Singer’s short story Yentl, the Yeshiva Boy,...
March 22, 2022

Next To Normal (Chapel Off Chapel, Melbourne Australia) (Review)

Theatre First Episode 321 Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Next to Normal – Chapel Off Chapel, Melbourne, Australia The Tony Award Winning Musical Drama This electric musical drama stars Queenie van de...
March 14, 2022

Admissions (MTC) (Melbourne Australia) (review)

Theatre First Episode 320 Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Admissions – MTC, Melbourne, Australia Starring Kat Stewart (Heisenberg) alongside Heidi Arena (Born Yesterday), Simon Maiden (A View from the...
March 9, 2022

Nothing (fortyfivedownstairs) (Melbourne, Australia) (review)

Theatre First Episode 319 Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Nothing – fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne, Australia A riveting adaptation of Janne Teller’s award-winning novel, now considered a modern classic....
Feb. 23, 2022

Tommy (Palais Theatre) (Melbourne Australia) (Review)

Theatre First Episode 317 Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Tommy – Palais Theatre, Melbourne, Australia An electrifying fusion of theatre and rock ’n’ roll, the Australian premiere of The Who's Tommy is set...
Feb. 19, 2022

Stardust + The Mission (Chapel Off Chapel) (Melbourne, Australia) Review

Theatre First Episode 316 Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Stardust + The Mission – Chapel Off Chapel, Melbourne, Australia Two powerful yet forgotten Australian stories uncovering our past to reveal who we...
Feb. 18, 2022

Music (The MC Showroom, Melbourne Australia) Review

Theatre First Episode 315 Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Music – The MC Showroom, Melbourne, Australia Two actors researching a theatre project befriend a seemingly quiet and ordinary man named Adam. In...
Feb. 14, 2022

Fun Home (MTC) (Melbourne, Australia) Review

Theatre First Episode 312 Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Fun Home – MTC, Melbourne, Australia Based on Alison Bechdel’s bestselling graphic novel about growing up and coming out, this groundbreaking...