by Michael Coghlan | Oct 12, 2018 | Reviews, Theatre
Holden Street Theatres, Thu 11 Oct. The iconic The Graduate movie from 1967 was based on a novel written in 1963. This stage adaptation of the same story was written by Terry Johnson in the early 2000s. It essentially follows the same plot but comes with a few extra...
by Bobby Goudie | Jul 7, 2018 | Live Music, Musical Theatre, Reviews, Theatre
Arts Theatre, Fri 6 Jul. Matt Byrne Media has pulled out all the stops to ensure the Arts Theatre audience has a rockin’ good time. Byrne has assembled a quality cast to showcase the writing of Ben Elton and music of Queen and ensured We Will Rock You is technically...
by Bobby Goudie | Jul 29, 2017 | Family Entertainment, Musical Theatre, Reviews, Theatre
The Fisher Chapel, Scotch College, Fri 28 Jul. Based on the single-panel cartoons by Charles Addams, The Addams Family the musical opened on Broadway in 2010 and premiered in Adelaide with Matt Byrne Media in 2014. The ghoulish characters of Gomez, Morticia,...
by TheClothesLine | Jul 7, 2017 | Musical Theatre, Reviews, Theatre
Arts Theatre, Thu 6 Jul. With music and lyrics by The Bee Gees and based on the 1975 article Tribal Rites Of The New Saturday Night and the famous 1977 movie, you would think that the musical version would be a sure hit. The show continues to tour the world, but fails...
by Michael Coghlan | Oct 13, 2016 | Reviews, Theatre
Holden Street Theatres, The Studio, Wed 13 Oct. Matt Byrne Media has been churning out consistently good local theatre for years now and they have excelled with this production of Reginald Rose’s timeless jury room drama 12 Angry Men. Appropriately timed to coincide...