Theatre First

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).Theatre First Episode 207A Little Night Music (Victorian Opera)If anyone can bridge the gap between opera and musicals, it is the incomparable Stephen Sondheim. With his characteristic wit and indelible musical talent comes the most musical of musicals: A Little Night Music. Over the course of a weekend in the country, an enta...

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).Theatre First Episode 206Wake In Fright (Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne Australia)John Grant is well-read, but an outback misadventure strands him—cashless and jobless—in a harsh and remote Aussie outpost, Bundanyabba. So, he makes new ‘mates’: they’re quick with a drink, but with every scull a dark violence lurches forward. Are...

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).Theatre First Episode 205Storm Boy (MTC, Melbourne Australia)In a wild and remote area of coastline on South Australia’s Coorong, Storm Boy and his reclusive father live in a secluded shack, hidden away from the harsh realities of city life. After befriending a local Ngarrindjeri man, Storm Boy discovers three orphaned pelican...

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).Theatre First Episode 204Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (40th Anniversary Production)The pre-eminent leading man of Australian musical theatre, Anthony Warlow, is joined by one of Australia’s best-known stage and screen performers, the incomparable Gina Riley, as the pair join forces in this spectacular re-imag...

Puttin’ On The Ritz (Australian and UK Tour 2019) (review)With a full supporting cast of west end singers and dancers. The spectacular American production of PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ first toured the UK in 2014, where it broke box office records on its first time in front of a British audience. Since then the show has toured around the globe playing to sell out houses. PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ takes you on...

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).Theatre First Episode 202Travesties (fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne, Australia) (review)Based on the bizarre true story of James Joyce’s 1917 Zurich production of The Importance of Being Earnest, and celebrated as one of Tom Stoppard’s greatest comedies, Travesties puts Joyce, Vladimir Lenin and Tristan Tzara together. For mor...

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).Theatre First Episode 201Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti (Emotionworks, Melbourne, Australia) (review)Emotionworks Cut Opera condenses Mozart’s classic comedy opera and fuses it with 1950’s Rock and Roll in this swinging, action-packed, retro-inspired production. This is opera fusion! Hear the best hits from the 1950s alongside Mozart’s...

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).Theatre First Episode 200Drive (Theatre Works, Melbourne, Australia) (review)Drive is an exploration of fallen, deviant women set against long stretches of open road. It is inspired by the true story of former NASA astronaut Lisa Nowak, who in 2007, got into her car and drove non-stop 14-hours from Houston to Orlando to confro...

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).Theatre First Episode 199Shit  (fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne, Australia) (review)Winner of four Green Room awards: best production, best writing, best set and costume, and best ensembleBilly, Bobby and Sam are coming back after a sold-out season of SHIT in 2016. These girls don’t believe in anything. They’re mean, foul-mouth...

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).Theatre First Episode 198Escaped Alone (Red Stitch Actors Theatre, Melbourne, Australia) (review)A sun-drenched suburban backyard, four older women: Vi, Sally and Lena and the visiting Mrs Jarrett reflect on their lives over the course of many summers together. A mariticide, an ailurophobe, a shut-in and a sometime lollypop la...

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).Theatre First Episode 197 Disparate Scenes for Millennial Dreams (Meat Market Stables, Melbourne, Australia) (review)Periscope presents a triple bill of brand new short plays commissioned for Meat Market’s Stables. This semi-immersive event will drop audiences into three unique works which confront the anxieties, frustrations...

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).Theatre First Episode 196 Ghosted (Chapel off Chapel, Melbourne, Australia) (review)A brand-new Australian ComedyOliver invites a stranger around to his apartment for some company – and works out pretty quickly that they’re only interested in one thing (it isn’t the wine).Things go from bad to worst-case-scenario when Oliver’s...

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).Theatre First Episode 195 Love by Patricia Cornelius (fortyfive downstairs, Melbourne, Australia) (review)LOVE is an unapologetic exploration of love and addiction. Tanya, Annie and Lorenzo are from the bottom of the heap. They’ve been abused, they’re abusive, and they’re difficult to like, let alone love, but it’s love in all...

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). The Three Graces (The Production Company, Melbourne, Australia) (review)'Carved straight from the epic traditions of Greek theatre, The Three Graces is drama on a grand scale. With striking visual clarity and amplified physical performances produced by Melbourne theatre company, The Anchor, The Three Graces will plunge audien...

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Heisenberg (The Production Company, Melbourne, Australia) (review)At a bustling London train station, 42-year-old American, Georgie, kisses the neck of a much older Irish man, Alex. This electric encounter thrusts two perfect strangers into a fascinating and unlikely relationship, part friendship, part love-affair. But is Geo...

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Lazarus (The Production Company, Melbourne, Australia) (review)Lazarus was the final project of David Bowie. First staged in New York in late 2015, Lazarus has enjoyed sell-out seasons in New York and London. This will be the Australian premiere of the ground-breaking musical. Featuring 18 David Bowie songs including Changes,...

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Cloudstreet (Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne, Australia) (review)The house at number one Cloud Street is a great continent where two damaged clans collide. The two families—the Lambs and the Pickles—are as contrasting as the Australia they inhabit. Teetotallers and tipplers, workhorses or wastrels, fate makers versus chance chas...

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Damaged Guns (Melbourne, Australia) (review)The performance does involve travelling in cars (which is included in your ticketing cost).The Performance of Damaged Guns BEGINS and ENDS atFlinders Street Station, (Elizabeth Street exit), Melbourne,For more information visit  https://www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=481530 Theat...

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Four Dogs and a Bone (Q44 Theatre, Melbourne, Australia) (review)Brenda wants to be a star, she even chants for it! Collette, the other actress in the film, is in her way, so Brenda must convince Bradley, the producer, to cut Collette's part. Bradley, knowing full well that the film is seriously over budget, intimates that he...

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). The Temple (Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne, Australia) (review)Welcome to The Temple. Here, we are not ourselves. No-one ever really wants to be boring old ‘just me’. That’s why the residents of The Temple are always being someone else. Feel free to jump in. It’s a liberating exercise that is really catching on. Join an orgy of...

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). The Violent Outburst That Drew You To Me (MTC) (review)Connor is 16 and angry. He doesn’t know why. Lately everything and everyone is annoying him. He’s slamming doors, flipping desks and always fighting. But, when he takes his rage one step too far, his parents decide to leave him in the forest for a week, alone. That should...

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Amity Dry in Fortified (review)This is a war story. But there are no guns and ammo, just angry words and hurt pride. It’s a story about blowing up your life and starting again. About divorce, love, loss and discovering a strength you never knew you had. This is Amity at her most raw and heartfelt and if you loved her smash hi...

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Cosi (a review)A darkly funny and deeply moving ensemble piece, Così has occupied a special place in the hearts of Australians since Toni Collette, Ben Mendelsohn and Barry Otto starred in the acclaimed 1996 film. With its motley crew of loveable characters, Così offers a poignant reminder of the transformative power of music...

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Barnum The Circus Musical (review)Based on the life of Phineas Taylor Barnum, BARNUM The Circus Musical will show you every sight and wonder that name stands for. Witness Jumbo, the largest elephant in the world, Joice Heth the oldest woman to ever live, and the most beautiful operatic voice to ever appear on stage, the Swedi...

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Human Nature ‘Little More Love’ (tour) (review)Australia’s most popular vocal group, Human Nature, have announced they are making a triumphant return home in 2019. They will embark on a dazzling national tour that will form a celebration for their loyal fans on the eve of the group’s amazing 30 years of making music together....