A companion podcast to Movies First, with all things Theatre related…reviews and more from the world of the live stage. Presented by respected reviewer Alex First
Theatre First Episode 378 Stream podcast episodes on demand from 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 continually shocks and surprises. Its drip feed narrative comes together to form a most disturbing picture. It's only when the full truth outs that you come to realise the true mastery of the art form. This is a multi-generational production concerning two families that spans London, the Coorong in South Australia and Alice Springs over 80 years from 1959. For more details on this production visit https://www.theatreworks.org.au/program/when-the-rain-stops-falling For more Theatre reviews from Alex, visit https://www.bitesz.com/show/theatre-first/ Subscribe, rate and review Theatre First at all good podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, CastBox.FM, Podbean, Spreaker etc. If you're enjoying Theatre First podcast, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you. Theatre First RSS feed: https://www.spreaker.com/show/4988589/episodes/feed For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://biteszhq.com #podcast #theatre #stage #reviews #melbourne #australia #review #theatreworks #whentherainstopsfalling
Stream podcast episodes on demand from 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 seen a compelling piece of theatre which I'm about to highly recommend, but I'm going to resist going into detail about the plot because of political sensitivities. For more details on this production visit https://www.malthousetheatre.com.au/tickets/malthouse-theatre/made-in-china-2-0/For more Theatre reviews from Alex, visit https://www.bitesz.com/show/theatre-first/ Subscribe, rate and review Theatre First at all good podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, CastBox.FM, Podbean, Spreaker etc. If you're enjoying Theatre First podcast, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you. Theatre First RSS feed: https://www.spreaker.com/show/4988589/episodes/feed For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://biteszhq.com #podcast #theatre #stage #reviews #melbourne #australia #review #madeinchina
Theatre First Episode 376 Stream podcast episodes on demand from 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 1952, and has been running continuously, save for the COVID lockdown ever since. It's fast approaching, 30,000 performances, making it by far the longest running show of any type in the modern era. The play is also known for its twist ending. For more details on this production visit https://themousetrap.com.au/tickets/melbourne/ For more Theatre reviews from Alex, visit https://www.bitesz.com/show/theatre-first/ Subscribe, rate and review Theatre First at all good podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, CastBox.FM, Podbean, Spreaker etc. If you're enjoying Theatre First podcast, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you. Theatre First RSS feed: https://www.spreaker.com/show/4988589/episodes/feed For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://biteszhq.com #podcast #theatre #stage #reviews #melbourne #australia #review #themousetrap #mousetrap #agathachristie #theatrereview
Theatre First Episode 375 Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.biteszhq.com (mobile friendly). Rone - Time – (Flinders Street Station, Melbourne, Australia) Geelong-born, Melbourne-raised former street artist Rhone, birth name Tyrone Wright, has crafted a remarkable time capsule, three years in the making. It's set in the long-abandoned third floor wing of iconic heritage-listed Flinders Street station. Time is a nostalgic love letter to mid-19th century working class life in one of the world's great cities. For more details visit https://rone.art/ For more Theatre reviews from Alex, visit https://www.bitesz.com/show/theatre-first/ Subscribe, rate and review Theatre First at all good podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, CastBox.FM, Podbean, Spreaker etc. If you're enjoying Theatre First podcast, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you. Theatre First RSS feed: https://www.spreaker.com/show/4988589/episodes/feed For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://biteszhq.com #podcast #theatre #stage #reviews #melbourne #australia #review #rone #ronetime
Theatre First Episode 374 Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.biteszhq.com (mobile friendly). Cruel Intentions (The 90's Musical) – (The Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne, Australia) Cruel Intentions, the 90s musical sizzles with powerhouse performances and a rousing score. There's palpable excitement and anticipation in the theatre even before the metaphorical curtain rises. Once it does, Cruel Intentions is energetic and electrifying, oozing with sensuality and sexuality. For more details visit https://cruelintentions.com.au/ For more Theatre reviews from Alex, visit https://www.bitesz.com/show/theatre-first/ Subscribe, rate and review Theatre First at all good podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, CastBox.FM, Podbean, Spreaker etc. If you're enjoying Theatre First podcast, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you. Theatre First RSS feed: https://www.spreaker.com/show/4988589/episodes/feed For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://biteszhq.com #podcast #theatre #stage #reviews #melbourne #australia #review #cruelintentions
Theatre First Episode 373 Stream podcast episodes on demand from 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 puts you on the map. A plea to save ourselves, that's us the audience, as it's too late for her, rings out. Hence begins the tale of an unremarkable mining town in Tasmania beset by evil. For more details visit https://www.malthousetheatre.com.au/tickets/malthouse-theatre/nosferatu/ For more Theatre reviews from Alex, visit https://www.bitesz.com/show/theatre-first/ Subscribe, rate and review Theatre First at all good podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, CastBox.FM, Podbean, Spreaker etc. If you're enjoying Theatre First podcast, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you. Theatre First RSS feed: https://www.spreaker.com/show/4988589/episodes/feed For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://biteszhq.com #podcast #theatre #stage #reviews #melbourne #australia #review #malthousetheatre #nosferatu
Stream podcast episodes on demand from 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 stretched offering. At its core is a gay man, Cole, Stephen Loftus, now comfortable in his own skin, although, it wasn't always that way. He talks about his school years and coming out to his parents. And then after he references a mentor, played by Scott Taylor, the mood of the production quickly changes. For more details visit https://chapeloffchapel.com.au/show/coming-out/ For more Theatre reviews from Alex, visit https://www.bitesz.com/show/theatre-first/ Subscribe, rate and review Theatre First at all good podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, CastBox.FM, Podbean, Spreaker etc. If you're enjoying Theatre First podcast, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you. Theatre First RSS feed: https://www.spreaker.com/show/4988589/episodes/feed For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://biteszhq.com #podcast #theatre #stage #reviews #melbourne #australia #review #chapeloffchapel
Stream podcast episodes on demand from 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 and defends her clients, many alleged sexual offenders, vehemently. She relishes the game, circling witnesses until she's ready to pounce, having lulled them into a false sense of security. She's good. Very good. Those who know her know how she operates and what's coming. The witnesses are mere lambs to the slaughter. For more details visit https://www.mtc.com.au/plays-and-tickets/whats-on/season-2023/prima-facie/ For more Theatre reviews from Alex, visit https://www.bitesz.com/show/theatre-first/ Subscribe, rate and review Theatre First at all good podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, CastBox.FM, Podbean, Spreaker etc. If you're enjoying Theatre First podcast, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you. Theatre First RSS feed: https://www.spreaker.com/show/4988589/episodes/feed For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://biteszhq.com #podcast #theatre #stage #reviews #melbourne #australia #review #mtc
Stream podcast episodes on demand from 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 magic introduced into this Disney and Cameron McIntosh production are sublime. I speak of everything from the doll's house that opens up to the Banks family home, to the appearance of Poppins' iconic large-scale brolly towards the end of the show. For more details visit https://hmt.com.au/mary-poppins/ For more Theatre reviews from Alex, visit https://www.bitesz.com/show/theatre-first/ Subscribe, rate and review Theatre First at all good podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, CastBox.FM, Podbean, Spreaker etc. If you're enjoying Theatre First podcast, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you. Theatre First RSS feed: https://www.spreaker.com/show/4988589/episodes/feed For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://biteszhq.com #podcast #theatre #stage #reviews #melbourne #australia #review #hmt #marypoppins
Stream podcast episodes on demand from 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 zodiac signs, namely how they came to be. It's, the brainchild of Bas G. Pham who's built a reputation for staging visually and physically spectacular shows including Matador and Mansion. For more details visit https://www.athenaeumtheatre.com.au/shows/oracle For more Theatre reviews from Alex, visit https://www.bitesz.com/show/theatre-first/ Subscribe, rate and review Theatre First at all good podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, CastBox.FM, Podbean, Spreaker etc. If you're enjoying Theatre First podcast, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you. Theatre First RSS feed: https://www.spreaker.com/show/4988589/episodes/feed For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://biteszhq.com #podcast #theatre #stage #reviews #melbourne #australia #review
Stream podcast episodes on demand from 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 issues, Sunday doesn't hold back. She says what she thinks and feels. For more details visit https://www.mtc.com.au/plays-and-tickets/whats-on/season-2023/sunday/ For more Theatre reviews from Alex, visit https://www.bitesz.com/show/theatre-first/ Subscribe, rate and review Theatre First at all good podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, CastBox.FM, Podbean, Spreaker etc. If you're enjoying Theatre First podcast, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you. Theatre First RSS feed: https://www.spreaker.com/show/4988589/episodes/feed For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://biteszhq.com #podcast #theatre #stage #reviews #melbourne #australia #review #mtc #sunday
Theatre First Episode 367 Stream podcast episodes on demand from 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 some of the greatest musical artists the world has seen. Legends in Concert features tributes to Elton John, (Stephen Sorrentino), Cindy Lauper, (Nellie Norris) and Cher, (Lisa McClory). That's only before Interval. It goes up a notch from there. For more details visit https://legendsinconcert.com/locations/melbourne-australia/ For more Theatre reviews from Alex, visit https://www.bitesz.com/show/theatre-first/ Subscribe, rate and review Theatre First at all good podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, CastBox.FM, Podbean, Spreaker etc. If you're enjoying Theatre First podcast, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you. Theatre First RSS feed: https://www.spreaker.com/show/4988589/episodes/feed For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://biteszhq.com #podcast #theatre #stage #reviews #melbourne #australia #review
Stream podcast episodes on demand from 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 on the successful animated motion picture. It's colourful and fun and involves live action and puppetry. For more details visit https://madagascarthemusical.com.au/ For more Theatre reviews from Alex, visit https://www.bitesz.com/show/theatre-first/ Subscribe, rate and review Theatre First at all good podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, CastBox.FM, Podbean, Spreaker etc. If you're enjoying Theatre First podcast, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you. Theatre First RSS feed: https://www.spreaker.com/show/4988589/episodes/feed For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://biteszhq.com #podcast #theatre #stage #reviews #melbourne #australia #review
Theatre First Episode 365 Stream podcast episodes on demand from 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 production. It's set against the sprawling layout of a full house, broken into five rooms, a major video screen as a backdrop, and two smaller televisions, staged left and right. The cast does a mighty job with the material, which is based around one of the best-selling video game series of all time. For more details visit https://www.theatreworks.org.au/2023/motherlode For more Theatre reviews from Alex, visit https://www.bitesz.com/show/theatre-first/ Subscribe, rate and review Theatre First at all good podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, CastBox.FM, Podbean, Spreaker etc. If you're enjoying Theatre First podcast, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you. Theatre First RSS feed: https://www.spreaker.com/show/4988589/episodes/feed For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://biteszhq.com #podcast #theatre #stage #reviews #melbourne #australia #review
Theatre First Episode 364 Stream podcast episodes on demand from 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 timeless classic Alice in Wonderland. Now writer and director Penny Farrow has sourced characters, dialogues and poems from several sources to bring the adventure to life. These include Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Alice Through the Looking Glass, The Hunting of Snark and Rime and Reason, a collection of Carol's poems. The show is a celebration of imagination and creativity through humour and silly language. For more details visit https://aliceinwonderlandlive.com/ For more Theatre reviews from Alex, visit https://www.bitesz.com/show/theatre-first/ Subscribe, rate and review Theatre First at all good podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, CastBox.FM, Podbean, Spreaker etc. If you're enjoying Theatre First podcast, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you. Theatre First RSS feed: https://www.spreaker.com/show/4988589/episodes/feed For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://biteszhq.com #podcast #theatre #stage #reviews #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, he wanted to go beyond the regulation clown show. For more details visit https://www.slavasnowshow.com.au/ For more Theatre reviews from Alex, visit https://www.bitesz.com/show/theatre-first/ Subscribe, rate and review Theatre First at all good podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, CastBox.FM, Podbean, Spreaker etc. If you're enjoying Theatre First podcast, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you. Theatre First RSS feed: https://www.spreaker.com/show/4988589/episodes/feed For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://biteszhq.com Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.biteszhq.com (mobile friendly). #podcast #theatre #stage #reviews #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 technicolor coat by his dad. That enrages his 11 siblings who sell him into slavery. For more details visit https://josephthemusical.com.au/ For more Theatre reviews from Alex, visit https://www.bitesz.com/show/theatre-first/ Subscribe, rate and review Theatre First at all good podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, CastBox.FM, Podbean, Spreaker etc. If you're enjoying Theatre First podcast, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you. Theatre First RSS feed: https://www.spreaker.com/show/4988589/episodes/feed For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://biteszhq.com #podcast #theatre #stage #reviews #melbourne #australia #review
Theatre First Episode 361Stream 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 leaders plays out in The Meeting. The pair lived in the same era. Both were assassinated at age 39. One preached nonviolence, the other violent rebellion. I speak of Baptist minister and activist Martin Luther King Jr. And Muslim minister and activist Malcolm X. For more details visit https://www.redstitch.net/the-meeting-2022 For more Theatre reviews from Alex, visit https://www.bitesz.com/show/theatre-first/ Subscribe, rate and review Theatre First at all good podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, CastBox.FM, Podbean, Spreaker etc.If you're enjoying Theatre First podcast, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you.Theatre First RSS feed: https://www.spreaker.com/show/4988589/episodes/feed For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://biteszhq.com
Theatre First Episode 360Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.biteszhq.com (mobile friendly).Ghost Stories – (Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne, Australia)An engaging professor of parapsychology, talks us through the history of ghost stories, how they came to be and how they evolved over time. Philip Goodman, played by Stephen Rogers dissertation comes complete with photographic and video evidence. For more details visit https://www.athenaeumtheatre.com.au/shows/ghost-stories For more Theatre reviews from Alex, visit https://www.bitesz.com/show/theatre-first/ Subscribe, rate and review Theatre First at all good podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, CastBox.FM, Podbean, Spreaker etc.If you're enjoying Theatre First podcast, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you.Theatre First RSS feed: https://www.spreaker.com/show/4988589/episodes/feed For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://biteszhq.com #podcast #theatre #stage #reviews #melbourne #australia #review #ghoststories
Theatre First Episode 359Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.biteszhq.com (mobile friendly).Cyrano – (MTC, Melbourne, Australia)The MTC production of the season, a talented cast headlined by writer and star Virginia Gay proved that the pen is mightier than the sword. This is a contemporary rewrite of the classic play by Edmund Ross Stand, about a French army soldier and gifted poet with a particularly large nose who is enamored by his cousin For more details visit https://www.mtc.com.au/plays-and-tickets/whats-on/season-2022/cyrano/ For more Theatre reviews from Alex, visit https://www.bitesz.com/show/theatre-first/ Subscribe, rate and review Theatre First at all good podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, CastBox.FM, Podbean, Spreaker etc.If you're enjoying Theatre First podcast, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you.Theatre First RSS feed: https://www.spreaker.com/show/4988589/episodes/feed For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://biteszhq.com #podcast #theatre #stage #reviews #melbourne #australia #review #cyrano #mtc
Theatre First Episode 358Stream 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 musicians to recreate the magical sounds that emanated from Laurel CanyonFor more details visit https://www.songsfromthecanyon.com For more Theatre reviews from Alex, visit https://www.bitesz.com/show/theatre-first/ Subscribe, rate and review Theatre First at all good podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, CastBox.FM, Podbean, Spreaker etc.If you're enjoying Theatre First podcast, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you.Theatre First RSS feed: https://www.spreaker.com/show/4988589/episodes/feed For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://biteszhq.com #podcast #theatre #stage #reviews #melbourne #australia #review
Theatre First Episode 357Stream 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 self.For more details visit: https://www.malthousetheatre.com.au/tickets/malthouse-theatre/k-box/ For more Theatre reviews from Alex, visit https://www.bitesz.com/show/theatre-first/ Subscribe, rate and review Theatre First at all good podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, CastBox.FM, Podbean, Spreaker etc.If you're enjoying Theatre First podcast, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you.Theatre First RSS feed: https://www.spreaker.com/show/4988589/episodes/feed For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://biteszhq.com #podcast #theatre #stage #reviews #melbourne #australia #review #k-box
Theatre First Episode 356Stream 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 Chinese artist has given an exclusive interview to The New Yorker. The artist explains what led to his imprisonment and interrogation, which included beatings. He speaks about the abject conditions in appalling food, cockroaches are plenty, and not even a roof above his head.For more details visit: https://www.redstitch.net/caught-2022 For more Theatre reviews from Alex, visit https://www.bitesz.com/show/theatre-first/ Subscribe, rate and review Theatre First at all good podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, CastBox.FM, Podbean, Spreaker etc.If you're enjoying Theatre First podcast, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you.Theatre First RSS feed: https://www.spreaker.com/show/4988589/episodes/feed For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://biteszhq.com #podcast #theatre #stage #reviews #melbourne #australia #review #caughtreview#redstitchtheatre
Theatre First Episode 355Stream 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 vivid imagination of its writer, composer and star, Ariela Gordon.For more details visit: https://chapeloffchapel.com.au/show/the-dark-web/ For more Theatre reviews from Alex, visit https://www.bitesz.com/show/theatre-first/ Subscribe, rate and review Theatre First at all good podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, CastBox.FM, Podbean, Spreaker etc.If you're enjoying Theatre First podcast, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you.Theatre First RSS feed: https://www.spreaker.com/show/4988589/episodes/feed For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://biteszhq.com #podcast #theatre #stage #reviews #melbourne #australia #review #chapeloffchapel#thedarkwebmusical#thedarkwebmusicalreview#thedarkwebreview
Theatre First Episode 354Stream 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 into the sounds of 50s and 60s the with entertainment aplenty.For more details visit: https://shakerattleandroll.com.au For more Theatre reviews from Alex, visit https://www.bitesz.com/show/theatre-first/ Subscribe, rate and review Theatre First at all good podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, CastBox.FM, Podbean, Spreaker etc.If you're enjoying Theatre First podcast, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you.Theatre First RSS feed: https://www.spreaker.com/show/4988589/episodes/feed For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://biteszhq.com #podcast #theatre #stage #reviews #melbourne #australia #review
Theatre First Episode 353Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.biteszhq.com (mobile friendly).Hairspray – (Regent Theatre, Melbourne, Australia)The spark burns brightly in Hairspray, a delightfully, breezy musical with discrimination as its theme. It's colorful and dynamic, with toe-tapping tunes, smooth moves and a stellar cast with talent to burn. The show positively sizzles, bringing frenzied acclamation from an appreciative audience. For more details visit: https://hairspraymusical.com.au For more Theatre reviews from Alex, visit https://www.bitesz.com/show/theatre-first/ Subscribe, rate and review Theatre First at all good podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, CastBox.FM, Podbean, Spreaker etc.If you're enjoying Theatre First podcast, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you.Theatre First RSS feed: https://www.spreaker.com/show/4988589/episodes/feed For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://biteszhq.com #podcast #theatre #stage #reviews #melbourne #australia #review #hairspray
Theatre First Episode 352Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.biteszhq.com (mobile friendly).I Am Emilia Bassano – (Justin Art House Museum, Prahran, Melbourne, Australia)There'd be few arguments that the greatest writer of all time was William Shakespeare. But what if Shakespeare, who is credited with writing at least 37 and collaborated on several more, didn't actually do so? I mean, what if it wasn't Shakespeare who wrote them? Rather a young woman named Amilia BassanoFor more details visit: https://www.jahm.com.au/iamemiliabassano For more Theatre reviews from Alex, visit https://www.bitesz.com/show/theatre-first/ Subscribe, rate and review Theatre First at all good podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, CastBox.FM, Podbean, Spreaker etc.If you're enjoying Theatre First podcast, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you.Theatre First RSS feed: https://www.spreaker.com/show/4988589/episodes/feed For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://biteszhq.com #podcast #theatre #stage #reviews #melbourne #australia #review
Theatre First Episode 351Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.biteszhq.com (mobile friendly).MEDEA: Out of the Mouths of Babes – (Theatre Works, St Kilda, Melbourne, Australia)a superb creative staging of the Greek tragedy MEDEA. A knowledge of the story before entering the theater would be a distinct advantage. To say I was excited by what I saw is an understatement. I was ecstatic. MEDEA of out of the Mouths of Babes is one of the most remarkable productions I've had the privilege of reviewing.For more details visit: https://www.theatreworks.org.au/program/medea:-out-of-the-mouths-of-babes For more Theatre reviews from Alex, visit https://www.bitesz.com/show/theatre-first/ Subscribe, rate and review Theatre First at all good podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, CastBox.FM, Podbean, Spreaker etc.If you're enjoying Theatre First podcast, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you.Theatre First RSS feed: https://www.spreaker.com/show/4988589/episodes/feed For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://biteszhq.com #podcast #theatre #stage #reviews #melbourne #australia #review #medeaoutofthemouthsofbabes #media #greektrgedy #theatreworks
Theatre First Episode 350Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.biteszhq.com (mobile friendly).Laurinda – (MTC, Melbourne, Australia)Bullying and racism are not acceptable in any environment, and yet the schoolyard can be a hotbed of discontent.For more details visit: https://www.mtc.com.au/plays-and-tickets/whats-on/season-2022/laurinda/ For more Theatre reviews from Alex, visit https://www.bitesz.com/show/theatre-first/ Subscribe, rate and review Theatre First at all good podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, CastBox.FM, Podbean, Spreaker etc.If you're enjoying Theatre First podcast, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you.Theatre First RSS feed: https://www.spreaker.com/show/4988589/episodes/feed For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://biteszhq.com #podcast #theatre #stage #reviews #melbourne #australia #review #lauranda
Theatre First Episode 349Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.biteszhq.com (mobile friendly).The Importance of Being Jewish – (Red Stitch, Melbourne, Australia)A romp, The Importance of Being Jewish showcases playwright Rob Selzer's insight and wit.For more details visit: https://www.saltpillar.org.au For more Theatre reviews from Alex, visit https://www.bitesz.com/show/theatre-first/ Subscribe, rate and review Theatre First at all good podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, CastBox.FM, Podbean, Spreaker etc.If you're enjoying Theatre First podcast, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you.Theatre First RSS feed: https://www.spreaker.com/show/4988589/episodes/feed For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://biteszhq.com #podcast #theatre #stage #reviews #melbourne #australia #review
Theatre First Episode 348Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).The Amateurs – (Red Stitch, Melbourne, Australia)One of the most bizarre plays I've seen. The amateurs is a tragic comedy from 2015 American Pulitzer prize finalist, Jordan Harrison. This is its Australian premiere while I can't claim to have liked it to say it's unusual is an understatement. A troop of mismatched medieval players make their way across Europe in a cart, desperate to outrun the plague, which has already claimed one of their number.For more details visit: https://www.redstitch.net/the-amateurs-2022 For more Theatre reviews from Alex, visit https://www.bitesz.com/show/theatre-first/ Subscribe, rate and review Theatre First at all good podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, CastBox.FM, Podbean, Spreaker etc.If you're enjoying Theatre First podcast, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you.Theatre First RSS feed: https://www.spreaker.com/show/4988589/episodes/feed For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://bitesz.com #podcast #theatre #stage #reviews #melbourne #australia #review #theamateurs #redstitch
Theatre First Episode 347Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).Come Rain or Come Shine – (MTC, Melbourne, Australia)The Helpmann Award-winning team behind the smash hit Ladies in Black returns with a sweetly stirring new boutique musical, an adaptation of Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro's wildly comic short story about music, memory and lifelong friendship.For more details visit: https://www.mtc.com.au/plays-and-tickets/whats-on/season-2022/come-rain-or-come-shine/ For more Theatre reviews from Alex, visit https://www.bitesz.com/show/theatre-first/ Subscribe, rate and review Theatre First at all good podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, CastBox.FM, Podbean, Spreaker etc.If you're enjoying Theatre First podcast, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you.Theatre First RSS feed: https://www.spreaker.com/show/4988589/episodes/feed For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://bitesz.com #podcast #theatre #stage #reviews #melbourne #australia #review #mtc
Theatre First Episode 346Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).Passing Strange – (Meat Market Stables, Melbourne, Australia)Antipodes Theatre Company presents the Australian Premiere of the TONY Award-Winning Musical PASSING STRANGE.A rock musical about a young African American's artistic journey of self-discovery, Passing Strange takes us from black middle-class America to Amsterdam, Berlin and beyond on a journey towards personal and artistic authenticity.From singer-songwriter and performance artist Stew, this Australian premiere season gifts Melbourne audiences a daring musical; journeying across boundaries of place, identity and theatrical convention. The story of a young bohemian who charts a course for “the real” through sex, drugs and rock ‘n' roll, Passing Strange is a multi-award-winning musical loaded with soulful lyrics, and overflowing with passion. For more details visit: https://meatmarket.org.au/event/passing-strange/2022-06-29/ For more Theatre reviews from Alex, visit https://www.bitesz.com/show/theatre-first/ Subscribe, rate and review Theatre First at all good podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, CastBox.FM, Podbean, Spreaker etc.If you're enjoying Theatre First podcast, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you.Theatre First RSS feed: https://www.spreaker.com/show/4988589/episodes/feed For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://bitesz.com #podcast #theatre #stage #reviews #melbourne #australia #review #passingstrage #meatmarket
Theatre First Episode 345Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).Six – (Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, Australia)SIX has taken Broadway, the West End and the Sydney Opera House by storm. Now the six wives of Henry VIII are touring Australasia. Winners of 2 TONY AWARDS, including Best Original Score and over 450 million Spotify streams, SIX is the global pop musical phenomenon that will have you losing your head! Remixing five hundred years of historical heartbreak, these Tudor Queens turned Pop Princesses retell their story, their way, in a high-octane 75-minute pop musical sensation.For more information: https://www.sixthemusical.com/australia For more Theatre reviews from Alex, visit https://www.bitesz.com/show/theatre-first/ Subscribe, rate and review Theatre First at all good podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, CastBox.FM, Podbean, Spreaker etc.If you're enjoying Theatre First podcast, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you.Theatre First RSS feed: https://www.spreaker.com/show/4988589/episodes/feed For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://bitesz.com #podcast #theatre #stage #reviews #melbourne #australia #review #sixthemusical #sixreviewed #sixreview
Theatre First Episode 344Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).Kaleidoscope – (Arts Centre Melbourne, Australia)Kaleidoscope scales a deceptively simple toy to epic proportions, allowing you to step inside a constantly shifting illusion. A brand-new solo project by one of the masterminds behind House of Mirrors and 1000 Doors, Kaleidoscope provides the brave and adventurous with a new and different space to explore, contemplate, and dream.For more information: https://www.artscentremelbourne.com.au/whats-on/2022/exhibitions/kaleidoscope For more Theatre reviews from Alex, visit https://www.bitesz.com/show/theatre-first/ Subscribe, rate and review Theatre First at all good podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, CastBox.FM, Podbean, Spreaker etc.If you're enjoying Theatre First podcast, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you.Theatre First RSS feed: https://www.spreaker.com/show/4988589/episodes/feed For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://bitesz.com #podcast #theatre #stage #reviews #melbourne #australia #review
Theatre First Episode 343Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).The Picture Of Dorian Gray – (Playhouse, Melbourne Arts Centre, Australia)Sydney Theatre Company's ground-breaking one-person show makes its Melbourne debut, seamlessly blending live video and theatre to bring 26 characters to life.For more information: https://www.artscentremelbourne.com.au/whats-on/2022/theatre/the-picture-of-dorian-gray For more Theatre reviews from Alex, visit https://www.bitesz.com/show/theatre-first/ Subscribe, rate and review Theatre First at all good podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, CastBox.FM, Podbean, Spreaker etc.If you're enjoying Theatre First podcast, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you.Theatre First RSS feed: https://www.spreaker.com/show/4988589/episodes/feed For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://bitesz.com #podcast #theatre #stage #reviews #melbourne #australia #artscentremelbourne
Theatre First Episode 342Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).The Wilds – (Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne Australia)Watch eccentric performances, ascend the Bowl's stage to zip around an ice-skating rink, or pull up a seat at a rink-side bar for a cocktail while our community choir belts out reconstructed ‘80s and ‘90s hits over the ice. Enjoy cult snacks, multi-course feasts and everything in between at pop-up kitchens and the glowing glasshouse bistro, The Lighthouse.Take a trip in more ways than one at The Wilds, as part of RISING, from 1-19 June 2022. Get lost, go deep, shake loose.For more information https://www.artscentremelbourne.com.au/whats-on/2022/exhibitions/the-wilds For more Theatre reviews from Alex, visit https://www.bitesz.com/show/theatre-first/ Subscribe, rate and review Theatre First at all good podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, CastBox.FM, Podbean, Spreaker etc.If you're enjoying Theatre First podcast, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you.Theatre First RSS feed: https://www.spreaker.com/show/4988589/episodes/feed For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://bitesz.com #podcast #theatre #stage #reviews #melbourne #australia #thewildsreview #thewildsreviewed #rising #risingfestival
Theatre First Episode 341Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).Savage In Limbo – (The Local Tap House, St Kilda Melbourne Australia)Breaking the rules of traditional theatre.Gone are the plush seats, spotlights and stage. Here is Immersive Theatre, where the audience is transported to the time and place of the play.For more information https://www.allsortsproductions.com.au For more Theatre reviews from Alex, visit https://www.bitesz.com/show/theatre-first/ Subscribe, rate and review Theatre First at all good podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, CastBox.FM, Podbean, Spreaker etc.If you're enjoying Theatre First podcast, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you.Theatre First RSS feed: https://www.spreaker.com/show/4988589/episodes/feed For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://bitesz.com #theatre #stage #reviews #melbourne #australia #savageinlimbo #savageinlimboreview
Theatre First Episode 340Stream 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 question that haunts two strangers in some strange twist of fate as they are thrown into this exact scenario, with no instruction or clue as to what happens next. What follows is a story that explores absurdist principles, moral dilemmas, and the morality of humans, in more ways than one during this original tragi-comedy.For more information https://thebutterflyclub.com/show/mor-t-ality For more Theatre reviews from Alex, visit https://www.bitesz.com/show/theatre-first/ Subscribe, rate and review Theatre First at all good podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, CastBox.FM, Podbean, Spreaker etc.If you're enjoying Theatre First podcast, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you.Theatre First RSS feed: https://www.spreaker.com/show/4988589/episodes/feed For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://bitesz.com #theatre #stage #reviews #melbourne #australia #thebutterflyclub #butterflyclub #mor(t)alityreview #mortalityplay
Theatre First Episode 339Stream 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 two misfits find in each other an unexpected intellectual match. Over the ensuing weeks, the young man breaks down Bella's defences and a tentative friendship forms. But will it be strong enough to withstand an impossible choice?For more information https://www.mtc.com.au/plays-and-tickets/whats-on/season-2022/the-sound-inside/ For more Theatre reviews from Alex, visit https://www.bitesz.com/show/theatre-first/ Subscribe, rate and review Theatre First at all good podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, CastBox.FM, Podbean, Spreaker etc.If you're enjoying Theatre First podcast, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you.Theatre First RSS feed: https://www.spreaker.com/show/4988589/episodes/feed For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://bitesz.com #theatre #stage #reviews #melbourne #australia #podcast #mtc
Theatre First Episode 338Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).Fast Food – (Red Stitch Theatre, Melbourne Australia)Red Stitch Actors' Theatre presents the world premiere of Fast Food by Morgan Rose (desert, 6:29pm), an original, poignant comedy that flips an ordinary day in a fast food restaurant, and propels us into the fantasies of its protagonists. Fast Food looks at the gig economy through the lives of five people just trying to dream of something better. Some are there by choice, others just haven't figured out what else they should be doing. Life starts to take on a new meaning when hands are busy…and hearts and minds begin to wander.For more information https://www.redstitch.net/fast-food-2022 For more Theatre reviews from Alex, visit https://www.bitesz.com/show/theatre-first/ Subscribe, rate and review Theatre First at all good podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, CastBox.FM, Podbean, Spreaker etc.If you're enjoying Theatre First podcast, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you.Theatre First RSS feed: https://www.spreaker.com/show/4988589/episodes/feed For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://bitesz.com #theatre #stage #reviews #melbourne #australia #redstitchtheatre #fastfood #fastfoodreview
Theatre First Episode 337Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).Cruel Intentions The 90s Musical – (Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne Australia)Drawing you deep into the manipulative world of Manhattan's most tempting liaisons: Sebastian and Kathryn are seduced by revenge and fuelled by passion. Set out to ravage the virtuous Annette Hargrove and anyone who gets in their way, the siblings find themselves entangled in a web of secrets, temptation, and the cruelest game of all: loveFor more information https://www.cruelintentions.com.au For more Theatre reviews from Alex, visit https://www.bitesz.com/show/theatre-first/ Subscribe, rate and review Theatre First at all good podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, CastBox.FM, Podbean, Spreaker etc.If you're enjoying Theatre First podcast, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you.Theatre First RSS feed: https://www.spreaker.com/show/4988589/episodes/feed For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://bitesz.com #theatre #stage #reviews #melbourne #australia #cruelintentions