Alex First

Featured Articles Alex First - 07/07/2026

From Hungarian child prodigy to feted Australian musical genius, Tommy Tycho led a stimulating and adventurous life, overcoming a...

Movies Alex First - 01/07/2026

A movie review by Alex First Her parents died when she was young. She only knew fragments of their lives, material...

Featured Articles Alex First - 28/06/2026

A theatre review by Alex First A glorious spoken and sung hoot, this is an audacious retelling of Pride &...

Featured Articles Alex First - 20/05/2026

A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First I can’t think of a Saltpillar Theatre endeavour that I have enjoyed more...

Featured Articles Alex First - 06/04/2026

An opera review by Alex First Superlatives can’t do justice to a magnificent Handa Opera production of The Phantom of...

Featured Articles Alex First - 18/03/2026

A Melbourne Theatre Company production reviewed by Alex First It happened more than 55 years ago – on 15th October,...

Featured Articles Alex First - 18/03/2026

A Melbourne ballet reviewed by Alex First How to create a compelling world premiere program with life-sustaining plants at its...

Featured Articles Alex First - 09/03/2026

A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First What an experience! I speak of a searing, at times humorous trilogy covering 16...

Featured Articles Alex First - 08/03/2026

A theatre review by Alex First Anne Frank’s story is a tragic but inspiring one and it is played out...

Featured Articles Alex First - 27/02/2026

The Melbourne concert reviewed by Alex First Why is Ed Sheeran one of the most beloved (and, unquestionably, highly talented)...

Featured Articles Alex First - 16/01/2026

Acrobatic excellence at a level you are most unlikely to have seen...writes Alex First. That is what awaits you if...

Featured Articles Alex First - 12/01/2026

A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First The dark storyline in Saturday Night Fever is a sharp contrast to the...