Reviews

• Australian Arts Review — positive — Rohan Shearn, 16 Aug 2026 — The Ballad of Dan O'Malley: A Football Tragedy — "entertaining, thought-provoking and surprisingly poignant."

• Travels With JB — positive — Jenny Burns, 14 Aug 2026 — On Stage: The Ballad of Dan O'Malley — "you don't need to know football… politics, passion, humour – and heartbreak."

• The Blurb — critical — Alex First, 15 Aug 2026 — Theatre review — felt it "lacked momentum," suggested trimming ~20 minutes.

• I Tell You What I Think — critical (same Alex First review, syndicated) — 15 Aug 2026 — Review

• Stage Whispers — review posted on their Facebook (not on their main site that I could find — worth a look if you have the login).

Previews, features & interviews

• MelbourniseMe — The Ballad of Dan O'Malley — "a gripping new Australian play."

• Toorak Times — Football's darkest bargain takes centre stage in St Kilda

• The Footy Almanac — Almanac Theatre preview

• Theatre Matters — Cast/production feature (their URL has a "Jack" typo; content is correct)

• Star Weekly (Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay) — Paul's play on footy tragedy

• Australian Arts Review — Cast announced for the world premiere

Official

• Theatre Works — Event page · Director's Note

• Paul Mitchell — Performance writing