Reuben Liversidge

Reuben Liversidge is based in Melbourne. He has trained in music theatre at the VCA, film and theatre at LaTrobe University, and currently works as Head Talent Agent for the Talent Company of Australia.

Reuben's Latest Articles

A dramatically lit photograph of the cast members from the 2024 Australian production of 'Sunset Boulevard', shown in the decaying Hollywood mansion of faded star Norma Desmond.
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Musical review: Sunset Boulevard, Princess Theatre

A woefully miscast Sarah Brightman derails this production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical, which also features some baffling directorial choices.

The Grinning Man. A huddle of seven young actors in vaguely Victorian/Edwardian clothing grasp and peer over each other with manically grinning faces.
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Musical review: The Grinning Man, Alex Theatre

A number of miscalculations may make you grimace instead of grin in the Australian premiere of this British musical.

Grease. A group of musical theatre performers dressed in 50s clothes sit and stand on the stage facing forward.
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Musical review: Grease: The Musical, Her Majesty's Theatre

It's colourful and energetic certainly, but this production does not do anything to update the original flavour.

A Christmas Carol. Image is a darkened stage with an ensemble of Dickensian actors holding lanterns and Scrooge in a reddish dressing gown looking out through a door frame.
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Performance review: A Christmas Carol, Comedy Theatre

'A Christmas Carol' returns after a triumphant run last year, this time with Owen Teale as Scrooge.

Orlando. Image is of four actors in red jackets back to back with each other and with arms raised in front of them.
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Musical review: Orlando, fortyfivedownstairs

This adaptation of Virginia Woolf's classic novel, 'Orlando', is promising but patchy.

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Musical review: Wicked, Lyric Theatre

A crowd favourite, this musical makes its way back to Australia for the third time in 15 years.

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Musical review: Guys & Dolls, Chapel Off Chapel

The songs are the same, but this piece of musical theatre offers a cheeky modern twist.

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Musical review: Midnight – The Cinderella musical, Comedy Theatre

Overlong and derivative, this modernised adaptation offers a dull twist on the original.

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Musical review: Once, Darlinghurst Theatre Company

A small and delicate musical with a big impact, 'Once' is a welcome addition to the local theatre landscape.

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Musical review: & Juliet, Regent Theatre

Riotously fun mash-up of new and old that celebrates love in all its colours.

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