Episodes

Oct. 2, 2023

Love Lust Lost (Melbourne Australia) (review)

Stream podcast episodes on demand from https://bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Love Lust Lost (MTC, Melbourne, Australia) (review) Love Lust Lost is the new, immersive and multi-sensory choose-your-own theatrical adventure from Broad Encounters, the...
Oct. 2, 2023

#383: My Sister Jill (MTC Melbourne, Australia) (review)

Stream podcast episodes on demand from https://bitesz.com (mobile friendly). My Sister Jill (MTC, Melbourne, Australia) (review) A universal tale of the Australian spirit set against the backdrop of 1950s to 70s suburban Melbourne, My Sister Jill is a...
Sept. 12, 2023

#382: Death of a Salesman (Her Majesty's Theatre Melbourne, Australia) (Review)

Theatre First Episode 382 Stream podcast episodes on demand from http://www.biteszhq.com (mobile friendly). Death of a Salesman (Her Majesty’s Theatre, Melbourne, Australia) (review) Emmy, Golden Globe and Tony Award-winner Anthony LaPaglia takes to...
Sept. 9, 2023

#381: Tubular Bells for Two (Melbourne, Australia Performance) (Review)

Theatre First Episode 381 Stream podcast episodes on demand from http://www.biteszhq.com (mobile friendly). Tubular Bells for Two (Melbourne, Australia performance) (review) Two blokes juggle over 20 instruments live on stage in a spellbinding...
Aug. 28, 2023

#380: Moulin Rouge (Regent Theatre, Melbourne) (Australia) (review)

Theatre First Episode 380 Stream podcast episodes on demand from http://www.biteszhq.com (mobile friendly). Moulin Rouge (Regent Theatre, Melbourne, Australia ) WINNER OF 10 TONY AWARDS®, Baz Luhrmann’s revolutionary film comes to life onstage,...
Aug. 26, 2023

#379: Cirque du Soliel Crystal (Melbourne, Australia Performance) (review)

Theatre First Episode 379 Stream podcast episodes on demand from http://www.biteszhq.com (mobile friendly). Cirque du Soleil Crystal (Melbourne, Australia Performance) Discover a new kind of performance as Cirque du Soleil meets the ice to defy all...
March 8, 2023

378: When The Rain Stops Falling (Theatre Works, Melbourne Australia) (review)

Theatre First Episode 378 Stream podcast episodes on demand from http://www.biteszhq.com (mobile friendly). When The Rain Stops Falling – (Theatre Works, Melbourne, Australia) When the Rain Stops Falling is a magnificently rendered, complex work that...
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...
Feb. 21, 2023

373: Nosferatu (Malthouse Theatre Melbourne Australia) (review)

Theatre First Episode 373 Stream podcast episodes on demand from http://www.biteszhq.com (mobile friendly). Nosferatu – (Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne, Australia) The play starts with a heartfelt warning from one of the characters that only tragedy...
Feb. 15, 2023

372: Coming Out (Chapel Off Chapel, Melbourne Australia) (review)

Stream podcast episodes on demand from http://www.biteszhq.com (mobile friendly). Coming Out – (Chapel Off Chapel, Melbourne, Australia) Showmanship, humour, pathos, anger, avert messaging and song are part of this well-meaning, but noticeably...
Feb. 15, 2023

371: Prima Facie (Fairfax Studio, Arts Centre Melbourne Australia) (review)

Stream podcast episodes on demand from http://www.biteszhq.com (mobile friendly). Prima Facie – (Fairfax Studio, Arts Centre Melbourne, Australia) Tessa Ensler, played by Sheridan Harbridge, is a successful barrister. She knows the tricks of the trade...
Feb. 5, 2023

370: Mary Poppins (Her Majesty's Theatre Melbourne Australia) (review)

Stream podcast episodes on demand from http://www.biteszhq.com (mobile friendly). Mary Poppins – (Her Majesty’s Theatre, Melbourne, Australia) In a word, Mary Poppins is supercalifragilistic XP alladocious. The theatrics, the staging, set design and...
Jan. 28, 2023

369: Oracle (Atheneaum Theatre, Melbourne Australia) (Review)

Stream podcast episodes on demand from http://www.biteszhq.com (mobile friendly). Oracle – (Atheneaum Theatre, Melbourne, Australia) Oracle is an electrifying and sensual mix of circus, burlesque and dance which showcases the emergence of the 12...
Jan. 21, 2023

368: Sunday (MTC, Melbourne Australia) (review)

Stream podcast episodes on demand from http://www.biteszhq.com (mobile friendly). Sunday – (MTC, Melbourne, Australia) Sunday Reid is a firecracker. She's a woman unlike any other. She's instinctive, a free spirit. Although she has some mental health...
Jan. 18, 2023

367: The Legends in Concert 2023 (The Palms at Crown, Melbourne Australia) (review)

Theatre First Episode 367 Stream podcast episodes on demand from http://www.biteszhq.com (mobile friendly). The Legends in Concert 2023 – (The Palms at Crown, Melbourne, Australia) Energy and enthusiasm are the hallmarks of a slick tribute show to...
Jan. 10, 2023

366: Madagascar The Musical (Comedy Theatre, Melbourne Australia) (Review)

Stream podcast episodes on demand from http://www.biteszhq.com (mobile friendly). Madagascar The Musical – (Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, Australia) A musical for the littlies, preschoolers and primary school age children, Madagascar the Musical is based...
Jan. 8, 2023

365: Motherlod_^e (Theatre Works, Melbourne Australia) (Review)

Theatre First Episode 365 Stream podcast episodes on demand from http://www.biteszhq.com (mobile friendly). MOTHERLOD_^E – (Theatre Works, Melbourne, Australia) 65 minutes of glorious mayhem. That's what you get with this extraordinarily detailed...
Jan. 7, 2023

364: Alice In Wonderland (Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne, Australia) (review)

Theatre First Episode 364 Stream podcast episodes on demand from http://www.biteszhq.com (mobile friendly). Alice In Wonderland – (Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne, Australia) Nonsense, fiddle faddle and poppycock. That's the essence of Lewis Carroll's...
Dec. 31, 2022

363: Slava's Snowshow (The Playhouse, Melbourne, Australia) (Review)

Slava’s Snowshow – (The Playhouse, Melbourne, Australia) Vanya Polunin is to clowning what Sir Donald Bradman was to cricket, a genius. Honing his highly creative endeavour over decades, he's unique and ubiquitous. When he created Snow Show in 1993,...
Dec. 29, 2022

362: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Regent Theatre Melbourne, Australia) (review)

A delightful, fun, engaging and dynamic family musical. Straight from the West End and wonderfully directed by Lawrence Connor, it's based on the biblical character Joseph. Seen as his father Jacob's favourite son, Joseph is gifted a beautiful...
Oct. 5, 2022

The Meeting (Red Stitch Theatre Melbourne, Australia) (Review)

Theatre First Episode 361 Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.biteszhq.com (mobile friendly). The Meeting – (Red Stitch Theatre, Melbourne, Australia) A secret imaginary rendezvous between two towering but polar opposite African American...