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Review: Camelot

Presented by UMMTA 16-24 Oct, Guild Theatre
…so superb and honest the audience was often in fits of laughter…
Review by Leeor Adar

Review: Othello

Presented by University of Melbourne Shakespeare Company
10–19 September, Guild Theatre.
This unique take upon such an infamous narrative will leave you challenging gender and social identities as never before…
Review by Jess Morrison

Review: The Land Before Swine

Presented by Medleys
3-5 September, Union Theatre
…when the sketches are good, they’re fantastic – highly imaginative, often hilarious…
Review by Zoe Barron

Review: Thunderstorm

Presented by Chinese Theatre Group
3-12 September, Open Stage
The highlight of the show was undoubtedly the quality of the cast…
Review by Mathilda Lunken

Review: The Trackers of Oxyrhynchus

Presented by Omniprop Productions
14-29 August, The Old Law Quad
My, my, what I night I had….
Review by Leeor Adar

MudMap Review: Into the Unknown

Presented by Union House Theatre
20-22 and 28-29 August at 8:30pm, Guild Theatre

In some parts, the unknown was very familiar and I found myself reflecting on the times that I fantasized on the tram or was faced by a drunken wannabe hero on the train….

Review by Danielle Asciak

Review: Into the Unknown

Presented by Union House Theatre
20-22 and 28-29 August at 8:30pm, Guild Theatre

This was a performance that resonated in my mind hours after having witnessed it. On my own tram ride home, I found myself considering those around me….

Review by Leeor Adar

Interview: Into the Unknown

Zoë Barron speaks to performers Eleanor Bally, Joshua Lynzaat, Olivia McCombe and Mattie Young about the unusual and quite challenging process they went through creating Into the Unknown.

Review: Hangman

Presented by the Port-able Heroes
13-14, 20-21 and 26-29 August at 8:30pm, The Blackhole Theatre

An enjoyable exploration of a confronting subject matter which far from trivialising it; leaves you with plenty to mull over.

Review by Justina Lui

Review: Mysterious Mysteries!

Presented by Heist Productions
So who was it? Was it the writer in the wings? The star in her dressing room? What do the mysterious initials “F.F.I” stand for? You be the detective!
Review by Justina Lui

Review: The Puppets

Presented by the Chinese Music Group
14-15 and 20-22 August at 7pm

The Puppets is a worthy part of the Mudfest11 program as it deals with the idea that in some situations there are no hidden spaces…

Review by Matilda Lunken

Review: Shakespeare Festival 2009

Presented by the Melbourne University Shakespeare Company
13-15 May

Atmospheric, romantic and sexually charged, it had successfully taken the audience to a higher place…..

Review by Leeor Adar

Review: Mostellaria

Presented by Omniprop
20-22 May

Amidst all the debauchery, humour abounds…

Review by Leeor Adar

Review: Rhinoceros

Presented by Union House Theatre
21-20 May

Perhaps we all just want to belong, even if it means having two horns on one’s head….

Review by Leeor Adar

Review: Into The Woods

Presented by the University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association
8-9 and 13-16 May

Once upon a Wednesday evening a girl in a grey coat wandered into the
theatre…..

Review by Mathilda Lunken

Review: Die Hose (The Knickers)

Presented by The Germanic Players
6-9 May

Although their exaggerated caricatures could potentially become tiring for those who understand the dialogue, they’re great to watch for those who don’t.

Review by Zoe Barron

Review: Melbourne Model: the Musical 2009

Presented by Crunch Productions
26–28 March and 1–4 April

The absolute gratuitousness of the sexual references in this musical will appeal to the simplest members of its audience but it is really the story itself which makes this a must-see production…

Review by Cynthia Sear

Review: Six Characters in Search of an Author

Presented by The Bitter End
Thu 26 Mar 09 – Sat 4 Apr 09

Watching this play is like watching a television pictured on the screen of another television… first time director Oscar Lopez has staged it very well. There are so many really effective little details and set decisions… Some of the visual elements are really effective… [and] the costume design by Elizabeth Payne is quite striking, particularly that of the six characters: dressed in their gothic, old-fashioned and mostly black clothing…

Review by Zoe Barron

Review: Simon Taylor's Illusination

Presented by Grey Matters
11–14 and 17–21 March at 8pm, Guild Theatre

Taylor uses psychology for suggestion and in the reading of non-verbal communication. In short: science and observation are the reason he can tell you the name of your first kiss and what you’re thinking about in response to given cues… He can tell if you’re lying and he can make you think what he wants… Without a doubt this short show is one that will leave you baffled, a little freaked out and definitely wanting more…

Review by Cynthia Sear

Review: As You Wish

Presented by the Melbourne University Sri Lankan Student’s Association (MUSLSA)
March 12-15, Union Theatre

MUSLSA’s magical rom-com As You Wish has to be one of the most spirited student theatre productions I have ever seen… If you have never seen a MUSLSA production before, I absolutely recommend you pay a visit to next year’s romp. If it’s anything like this year, you will leave the theatre with a smile on your face and wishing for more…

Review by Leeor Adar