Patricia Maunder

Travel addict. Culture vulture. Nerd. Gourmand. Cocktail connoisseur.

[Patricia Maunder @MaunderMaxima]

Melbourne opera lovers, get in quick for a rare chance to see Mozart's Idomeneo. Here's my review of a delightful @VictorianOpera @OperaAustralia co-production.

[Limelight @LimelightArtsAu]

Lindy Hume’s new production of this early Mozart opera for @VictorianOpera and @OperaAustralia offers much to delight both eye and ear, writes @MaunderMaxima. https://t.co/WynKzelBMU

[Patricia Maunder @MaunderMaxima]

Critics I admire have given @MusicalMidnight the thumbs down for its artistic & ideological conservatism. Must admit I enjoyed this new Australian musical's take on Cinderella, but it needs tightening up. Here's my review for @LimelightArtsAu
https://t.co/L2PuQVifHu

[Patricia Maunder @MaunderMaxima]

One-act play Is God Is hits home with themes of family, trauma & revenge - sometimes with visceral force. Here's my review of @MelbTheatreCo's latest.

[Limelight @LimelightArtsAu]

A cross-country journey of revenge continues the cycle of family violence in this darkly comic American play from @MelbTheatreCo.
https://t.co/1cjgqJVXWk

[Cameron Woodhead @Jadedhackeroo]

As a major arts festival, Melbourne's #Rising is facing an identity crisis... Here are highs and lows from 2023, with analysis of why the fest needs to be rethought to better serve artists and audiences. @theage
https://t.co/yRrapww9JC

[Patricia Maunder @MaunderMaxima]

@OperaChaser Looks idyllic! 😊

[Patricia Maunder @MaunderMaxima]

@OperaChaser Oh yes, me too!

[Patricia Maunder @MaunderMaxima]

These AI-generated Miss Universe-style costumes for 20 #Melbourne suburbs are beautiful, cliched and witty. And the winner is ... Miss Brunswick in her avocado hat! 😄
https://t.co/nKuJV8Ipxd

[Patricia Maunder @MaunderMaxima]

I walked Tasmania's spectacular Tasman Peninsula for a few wet, grey days. Lucky I took the comfy option with @lifes_an_adv so I could dry my boots & kick back with a wine!
https://t.co/hhuzBTKY2u

[Patricia Maunder @MaunderMaxima]

I likes my operas staged, but was totally won over by @OperaAustralia's Tannhäuser in concert. Melbourne opera lovers, don't miss the 2nd/final performance! Here's my review. 👏

[Limelight @LimelightArtsAu]

★★★★★ A "seemingly inexhaustible" Stefan Vinke leads a world-class ensemble in @OperaAustralia's concert staging of Wagner's epic.

https://t.co/W26lsjnUo1

[Patricia Maunder @MaunderMaxima]

Chuffed that my review of Philip Glass' opera Satyagraha was 'liked' by the great man himself! 😃

[Limelight @LimelightArtsAu]

Orchestra Victoria in awesome form for a one-off @OperaAustralia concert performance of @philipglass's Gandhi opera Satyagraha, writes @MaunderMaxima. https://t.co/cTedgUdk1M

[Patricia Maunder @MaunderMaxima]

A great Aussie novel is adapted to the stage, with Danny Ball killing it as Ari. Here's my review.

[Limelight @LimelightArtsAu]

★★★★½ Published in 1995, Loaded was an extraordinary debut for Christos Tsiolkas. @MalthouseMelb gives the story the staging it needs and deserves.

https://t.co/UQk2KL5SqU

[Patricia Maunder @MaunderMaxima]

Judith Lucy does Samuel Beckett! Here's my review.

[Limelight @LimelightArtsAu]

Comedian Judith Lucy steps up in @MelbTheatreCo's take on a Beckett classic loaded with dark, existential humour.
https://t.co/IjExlRJ0PP

[The Shovel @TheShovel]

“Whether you support Charles III or Charles III, or even a candidate like Charles III, your vote will count. That’s the beauty of our system” https://t.co/QEjsFD97mj

[Patricia Maunder @MaunderMaxima]

Another amazing day exploring Ningaloo Reef @WestAustralia, then relaxing at Mantarays Ningaloo Beach Resort.

[Patricia Maunder @MaunderMaxima]

This new Australian musical might have legs! Here's my review.

[Limelight @LimelightArtsAu]

★★★★ A "refreshingly different" take on the John Merrick story now playing at @ChapelOffChapel.

https://t.co/jo3nTNQXTK

[Patricia Maunder @MaunderMaxima]

Excited to make my @arts_review debut! 😃
Here's my review of Jon Walpole's inventive, kooky One Man Performing a Two-Man Show @micomfestival. Closes soon! https://t.co/9Cvv5E9NOC

[Patricia Maunder @MaunderMaxima]

From architecture to art, @SydOperaHouse has a lot more than just opera on offer. Turning 50 this year, it's part of my wrap of the world's 10 most amazing opera houses for @australian's Travel + Luxury. https://t.co/ONddHB4m6Q

[Patricia Maunder @MaunderMaxima]

@jolitson @TheAusBallet I saw Marcus Morelli in Melbourne's Don Q - STUNNING! Surprised he hasn't already been promoted to principal.

[Tim Byrne @tbyrne74]

Peter Rose's beautifully impassioned review of @MelbourneOpera's often astonishing #RingCycle says it all. Get tickets, if you can.