Whats The Show – Show Reviews of all kinds from around the nation.
MARVELous The Show
If you’re a Marvel fan, you’ll want to get to the National Theatre in St Kilda this week. MARVELous has hit Melbourne for one week only. But you don’…
The Stones and Brian Jones: British Film Festival
This is a story about a very unsure, depressed, anxious young man, who just happened to form the greatest rock and roll band of all time. I’m a fan. I’…
Arts Theatre Cronulla Presents: The 39 Steps
High-paced physical comedy and a wildly multi-talented cast carry this chaotic and hilarious staged version of Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps at Cronulla Arts Th…
This Time Next Year: British Film Festival
“This Time Next Year” isn’t just your average romantic comedy; it’s a delightful romp that delivers laughs while diving deeper into the messy, complicated …
Poison: British Film Festival
Poison is a film that examines the relationship between a long-separated couple and their shared grief over the loss of a child. Premiering in Australia as…
Hornsby Musical Society Presents – Urinetown: The Musical
Urinetown is undeniably a twenty-first century musical with its humorously cynical take on the social effects of late stage capitalism. Hornsby Musical Soc…
The Old Fitz Presents: The Female Of The Species
Arriving at the Old Fitz for the play, your night is already off to a great start. As the only surviving pub-theater in Australia, this atmospheric venue i…
9 to 5: The Musical
Don Russell Performing Arts Centre hosts Art in Motion Theatre company as they present 9 to 5: The Musical based on the iconic 20th Century Fox 1980s film …
Your Name Means Dream
Wow. I am going to put this front and centre: if you love seeing high-quality acting and theatre, go and see ‘Your Name Means Dream’ at Red Stitch Actors T…
Blur: Live At Wembley Stadium – Timeless
The film “Blur: Live at Wembley Stadium,” directed by Tony L, is a concert film that shows well loved alternative/rock band, Blur, performing their songs t…
The Kingdom of Eucalypts: The Enigma of Miles Franklin
Thursday night’s rainy Halloween seemed a fitting time to see a play about the ageing, once successful Australian writer and activist, Miles Franklin, who …
Hard Truths: British Film Festival
Set among the lush gilded halls of the Palace Cinemas in Como begins this year’s British Film Festival here in Melbourne for 2024! Upon arrival, I was guid…
Food, Wine and Good Times
Last Sunday I had the pleasure of attending the Good Food and Wine show at the Brisbane Convention Centre. Featuring over 300 exhibitors from all over A…
Abadon Productions Dance of the Dead: Untameable Energy
Dance of the Dead offers boundless energy that screams they can’t be tamed. This Burlesque production focuses on ‘Eldritch Entertainment’ as is paradied th…
Shark Island Presents: The Pool
After making waves at the Sydney Film festival, Ian Darling’s The Pool goes into this November. The film presents Bondi Icebergs as we know it, and as we h…
Falling into Place: British Film Festival
Set against the stark backdrop of a bleak Scottish winter, “Falling into Place” invites viewers into a world where two lost souls briefly collide in a bar,…
Pymble Players: The 39 Steps
For their final production before they repair to Chatswood, the Pymble Players present The 39 Steps. David Allsop’s directing of Partick Barlow’s 2005 play…
A Serene Soundscape: Noonan & Schaupps Southern Skies Volume 2
On the traditional lands of the Dharug people, The Parramatta Riverside Theatre played host to a celestial journey through the works of Australia’s brighte…
Falling into Place: British Film Festival
Set against the stark backdrop of a bleak Scottish winter, “Falling into Place” invites viewers into a world where two lost souls briefly collide in a bar,…
Little Theatre Presents: The 39 Steps
Director Mark Wickett with the The University of Adelaide Theatre Guild definitely had the audience roaring with laughter. Written as a spy thriller by Joh…
Hangmen
The turned-wood set of the bar is visible to the audience before the show begins, with ashtrays, partially drunk pints of beer, and a vase of silk flowers …
Film Review: Weekend In Taipei
From the visionary creator of The Fifth Element, Luc Besson, comes the exhilarating action film Weekend in Taipei. You don’t have to wait for long befor…
Commandante: Nice Cinematography
The opening of Comandante felt like a perfume ad for one of the big Italian fashion houses; a Dolce & Gabbana or Prada. A young woman in 1940’s dress, loo…
The Milky Way Film Review
The Milky Way, the creation of multi-talented Israeli director, writer and editor Maya Kenig is a thought-provoking story with a hint of dystopia surroundi…
Diane Warren Relentless: Eccentric Honest and Real
“Diane Warren: Relentless” is a documentary that portrays the making of one of the world’s most successful songwriters. A Golden Globe, Oscar and Grammy wi…
All About the Levkoviches Film Review
All About the Levkoviches is about love, inclusion, and the need to be accepted especially by your family. It tells the story of a well-meaning but tena…
Fuhrer and Seducer Film Review
‘Fake news’ is a term we are all too familiar with. However, it was not invented by one of the candidates in the current USA elections. Joseph Goebbels, th…
Welcome to Yiddishland: Reviving A Dying Language
Ros Horin’s Welcome to Yiddishland is a charming and lighthearted exploration of modern art and the Yiddish language. We are introduced to a host of chara…
Kid Sister Film Review
Kid Sister: What a masterfully funny and refreshing television series. Created and written by Simone Nathan, who also brilliantly portrayed the lead ro…
There’s Still Tomorrow Film Review
Let me set the scene for you. Italy, post WWII. We are being introduced into what one assumes to be another black and white a run of the mill black and…
Maria Montessori Film Review
Léa Todorov’s directorial debut feature film ‘Maria Montessori’ offers a biopic of the Italian doctor’s journey in revolutionising children’s pedagogy. Mar…
The Beautiful Summer
Adapted from Cesare Pavese’s 1949 novel, ‘The Beautiful Summer’ written and directed by Laura Luchetti offers an evocative portrayal of self-discovery, lon…
Film Review: Trust (2024)
Trust emerges as a standout film for this year’s St ALi’s Italian Film Festival, running nationwide at Palace Cinemas from September 18 to October 23. It i…
The Cram Collective Presents: FAG/STAG
The CRAM Collective’s latest production of FAG/STAG is a winner! (CRAM stands for Create, Revise, Augment and Merge). They are a comparatively young compan…
Nana’s Naughty Knickers – Naughty Good Fun
Hubby and I rode our scooter to our local theatre, The Arts Theatre on Angas Street, Adelaide, to see, Nana’s Naughty Knickers What happens when Bridget…
King Lear: Presented by The Theatre Guild
The University of Adelaide Theatre Guild have placed their production of King Lear in a post-apocalyptic dystopian setting which is set amidst the madness …
Blur: Live At Wembley Stadium – Timeless
The film “Blur: Live at Wembley Stadium,” directed by Tony L, is a concert film that shows well loved alternative/rock band, Blur, performing their songs t…
Food, Wine and Good Times
Last Sunday I had the pleasure of attending the Good Food and Wine show at the Brisbane Convention Centre. Featuring over 300 exhibitors from all over A…
Abadon Productions Dance of the Dead: Untameable Energy
Dance of the Dead offers boundless energy that screams they can’t be tamed. This Burlesque production focuses on ‘Eldritch Entertainment’ as is paradied th…
Falling into Place: British Film Festival
Set against the stark backdrop of a bleak Scottish winter, “Falling into Place” invites viewers into a world where two lost souls briefly collide in a bar,…
Film Review: Weekend In Taipei
From the visionary creator of The Fifth Element, Luc Besson, comes the exhilarating action film Weekend in Taipei. You don’t have to wait for long befor…
Sir Terry Pratchett’s The Fifth Elephant
The Fifth Elephant – one of the many successful fantasy novels by Terry Pratchett, inspires this whimsical and spellbinding stage play from Brisbane Arts T…
Commandante: Nice Cinematography
The opening of Comandante felt like a perfume ad for one of the big Italian fashion houses; a Dolce & Gabbana or Prada. A young woman in 1940’s dress, loo…
The Milky Way Film Review
The Milky Way, the creation of multi-talented Israeli director, writer and editor Maya Kenig is a thought-provoking story with a hint of dystopia surroundi…
Diane Warren Relentless: Eccentric Honest and Real
“Diane Warren: Relentless” is a documentary that portrays the making of one of the world’s most successful songwriters. A Golden Globe, Oscar and Grammy wi…
All About the Levkoviches Film Review
All About the Levkoviches is about love, inclusion, and the need to be accepted especially by your family. It tells the story of a well-meaning but tena…
Fuhrer and Seducer Film Review
‘Fake news’ is a term we are all too familiar with. However, it was not invented by one of the candidates in the current USA elections. Joseph Goebbels, th…
Welcome to Yiddishland: Reviving A Dying Language
Ros Horin’s Welcome to Yiddishland is a charming and lighthearted exploration of modern art and the Yiddish language. We are introduced to a host of chara…
Kid Sister Film Review
Kid Sister: What a masterfully funny and refreshing television series. Created and written by Simone Nathan, who also brilliantly portrayed the lead ro…
There’s Still Tomorrow Film Review
Let me set the scene for you. Italy, post WWII. We are being introduced into what one assumes to be another black and white a run of the mill black and…
Maria Montessori Film Review
Léa Todorov’s directorial debut feature film ‘Maria Montessori’ offers a biopic of the Italian doctor’s journey in revolutionising children’s pedagogy. Mar…
The Beautiful Summer
Adapted from Cesare Pavese’s 1949 novel, ‘The Beautiful Summer’ written and directed by Laura Luchetti offers an evocative portrayal of self-discovery, lon…
Redcliffe Musical Theatre Presents The Lovely Bones
Redcliffe Musical Theatre’s interpretation of “The Lovely Bones” is a spellbinding, tragic tale of the Salmon family as they navigate the grief and the inv…
Lord Of The Flies: Presented by the Gold Coast Little Theatre
Due to budget cuts or in an effort to shield the students from the harrows of castaway life, my school decided to remove Lord of the Flies from the English…
Falling into Place: British Film Festival
Set against the stark backdrop of a bleak Scottish winter, “Falling into Place” invites viewers into a world where two lost souls briefly collide in a bar,…
Film Review: Weekend In Taipei
From the visionary creator of The Fifth Element, Luc Besson, comes the exhilarating action film Weekend in Taipei. You don’t have to wait for long befor…
Commandante: Nice Cinematography
The opening of Comandante felt like a perfume ad for one of the big Italian fashion houses; a Dolce & Gabbana or Prada. A young woman in 1940’s dress, loo…
The Milky Way Film Review
The Milky Way, the creation of multi-talented Israeli director, writer and editor Maya Kenig is a thought-provoking story with a hint of dystopia surroundi…
Diane Warren Relentless: Eccentric Honest and Real
“Diane Warren: Relentless” is a documentary that portrays the making of one of the world’s most successful songwriters. A Golden Globe, Oscar and Grammy wi…
All About the Levkoviches Film Review
All About the Levkoviches is about love, inclusion, and the need to be accepted especially by your family. It tells the story of a well-meaning but tena…
Fuhrer and Seducer Film Review
‘Fake news’ is a term we are all too familiar with. However, it was not invented by one of the candidates in the current USA elections. Joseph Goebbels, th…
Welcome to Yiddishland: Reviving A Dying Language
Ros Horin’s Welcome to Yiddishland is a charming and lighthearted exploration of modern art and the Yiddish language. We are introduced to a host of chara…
Kid Sister Film Review
Kid Sister: What a masterfully funny and refreshing television series. Created and written by Simone Nathan, who also brilliantly portrayed the lead ro…
There’s Still Tomorrow Film Review
Let me set the scene for you. Italy, post WWII. We are being introduced into what one assumes to be another black and white a run of the mill black and…
Maria Montessori Film Review
Léa Todorov’s directorial debut feature film ‘Maria Montessori’ offers a biopic of the Italian doctor’s journey in revolutionising children’s pedagogy. Mar…
The Beautiful Summer
Adapted from Cesare Pavese’s 1949 novel, ‘The Beautiful Summer’ written and directed by Laura Luchetti offers an evocative portrayal of self-discovery, lon…
Film Review: Trust (2024)
Trust emerges as a standout film for this year’s St ALi’s Italian Film Festival, running nationwide at Palace Cinemas from September 18 to October 23. It i…
Film Review: Mr Blake At Your Service!
2023 French comedy-drama directed by de Gilles Legardinier in his directorial debut, Mr. Blake At Your Service! stars John Malkovich, Fanny Ardant, Émilie …
Spanish Film Festival: A Ravaging Wind
‘A Ravaging Wind’ is the story of a young girl, Leni, who travels with her preacher father, Reverend Pearson, around towns in rural Argentina…
Spanish Film Festival: Un Amor
Un Amor is a delirious dive into the torment experienced by a young woman who walked away from the stress of her work interpreting the tragic stories of re…
Spanish Film Festival: Upon Open Sky
Upon Open Sky is a Mexican crime drama set in the 90s, mainly in the Coahuila desert, an arid expanse covering much of the border between Mexico and the US…
Spanish Film Festival: Artificial Justice
Artificial Justice is an offering from Spanish filmmaker Simon Casal as part of the HBSC Spanish Film Festival. The film poses an important ethical questio…
Film Review: Weekend In Taipei
From the visionary creator of The Fifth Element, Luc Besson, comes the exhilarating action film Weekend in Taipei. You don’t have to wait for long befor…
Lord Of The Flies: Presented by the Gold Coast Little Theatre
Due to budget cuts or in an effort to shield the students from the harrows of castaway life, my school decided to remove Lord of the Flies from the English…
Javeenbah Theatre Presents: Kimberly Akimbo
To be honest I am struggling to write this review. Not because it wasn’t an amazing show, but because I wasn’t properly prepared for the emotional rollerco…
French Film Festival – The Book Of Solutions
The Book of Solutions is a quirky, sometimes funny, sometimes confusing comedy-drama from writer-director Michel Gondry, who is best known outside of Franc…
French Film Festival: The Edge Of The Blade
Ooh la la—it’s time for the 35th Annual French Film Festival. This year’s festival runs from 5 March to early to mid-April, depending on where you live. So…
Jack Warner – The Last Mogul
Depending on your location, the 2023 Jewish International Film Festival (JFF) is fast approaching, from 23rd October to 29th November. This year’s JFF will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Warner Bros by showcasing the documentary Jack L. Warner: The Last…
I’ll Be Frank – Memories of Opa
The JFF is upon us for 2023, and depending on where you are located in Australia, it will run sometime in the date range of 23 Oct to 29 Nov, so be sure to check dates for your local area.…
Deep In The Hundred Acre Wood
As a lifelong lover of A.A. Milne’s stories and poems and the endearing E.H Shepherd illustrations of ‘Winnie The Pooh’ I was deeply intrigued to view the …
Karma Kafe: A Big Hearted Show
Karma Cafe is a new indie musical set in Newcastle, but it could be any town in Australia that faces the barrage of constant change and development. Writte…
Into The Woods: Presented by UON Musos
UoN’s Musos took on the production of Sondheim and Lapine’s “Into the Woods”, a well-known challenge within the industry. While the cast did seem to visibl…
Saucy Jack and The Space Vixens
SAUCY, SEXY AND SPACY “Saucy Jack and The Space Vixens” production by Sun Street Studios was instantly engaging from the point of arrival. Mitch Maypole…
Bonnie & Clyde: The Musical
The tale of Bonnie & Clyde is a well-known one, but this musical put on by Stand and Deliver Inc. will make you hear it like never before; set to a rambunc…
Annie: Presented by Chookas Entertainment
“You’re Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile” and attending the Chookas Entertainment production of Annie definitely added infinite smiles to myself and eve…
Romanoff and Juliet Presented by Reamus Theatre
You’ve heard the story before, two star-crossed lovers, forced to choose between love and family, only to meet a tragic end… Well,Romanoff and Juliet is…
The Marvelous Wonderettes – Soundtracks and Schadenfreude
The Marvelous Wonderettes by the Maitland Musical Society catches all the kitsch and the fabulous fluffiness of 50s frocks, with the costuming, props, and …
Conmen At Work – Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is a fun and witty musical. Put on by the Metropolitan Players at the SPCC Theatre. The show is set on the French Riviera, where Lawrence Jameson is a successful working conman. When a young rival, Freddy…
All My Sons
Maitland Repertory Theatre’s production of Arthur Miller’s All My Sons dives deep into its dark themes, leaving the audience feeling for every flawed and human character. What starts as a leisurely look at a suburban family accelerates into a philosophical…
Lord of the Flies Rules Maitland
You want gore? You got it. You want action packed fight scenes? You got it. You want monologues that will move you to tears? Right here. Reamus Theatre’s Lord of the Flies is a gripping rendition of William Golding’s classic tale. Set…
Neil Simons’s Rumours – Review
Maitland Repertory Theatre’s production of Neil Simon’s “Rumours” is indeed something to talk about. Directed by Robert Comber, this production – despite involving for the characters serious bodily injury and gunshot wounds – will have you laughing the entire way…
Come From Away – Civic Theatre
How do you humorously portray the horrific? Add a touch of human. Irene Sankoff and David Hein’s hit musical Come From Away brought to you by Civic Theatre Newcastle, tells the story of a small town called Gander during the…
MARVELous The Show
If you’re a Marvel fan, you’ll want to get to the National Theatre in St Kilda this week. MARVELous has hit Melbourne for one week only. But you don’…
Your Name Means Dream
Wow. I am going to put this front and centre: if you love seeing high-quality acting and theatre, go and see ‘Your Name Means Dream’ at Red Stitch Actors T…
Hard Truths: British Film Festival
Set among the lush gilded halls of the Palace Cinemas in Como begins this year’s British Film Festival here in Melbourne for 2024! Upon arrival, I was guid…
Falling into Place: British Film Festival
Set against the stark backdrop of a bleak Scottish winter, “Falling into Place” invites viewers into a world where two lost souls briefly collide in a bar,…
Sweet Charity – Closing Days
Firstly, ‘Sweet Charity’ is a musical with music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Dorothy Fields and book by Neil Simon. It was directed and choreographed for Broa…
Film Review: Weekend In Taipei
From the visionary creator of The Fifth Element, Luc Besson, comes the exhilarating action film Weekend in Taipei. You don’t have to wait for long befor…
The FUTURE is disappointing
The theatre collective PIGEONPIGEON showcased their play ‘FUTURE’ in the Melbourne Fringe Festival 2024. The original concept of taking different predictio…
Jack And Millie
So, a story about cancer. A topic and illness infamously known as a big damper on pretty much everything. How does one convey a story with a sense of posit…
Maybe He’s Born With It Maybe It’s ADHD
Do you need an emotional rollercoaster of a show that will make you laugh, cry and then, upon further thought, inevitably question all of your actions as p…
Global Smash Club: A Full-Throttle Cabaret Spectacle
Exuding colour, light, and all things sublime, Finucane & Smith’s ‘Global Smash Club’ celebrates its 20th anniversary exactly as it came into the world: wi…
Commandante: Nice Cinematography
The opening of Comandante felt like a perfume ad for one of the big Italian fashion houses; a Dolce & Gabbana or Prada. A young woman in 1940’s dress, loo…
The True Cost of Living at the Melbourne Theatre Company
The phrase “cost of living” has been in the headlines for months, typically evoking the daily grind of bills and inflation. However, Cost of Living, staged…
Lizard People
“Lizard People” is a light-hearted comedy by writer-director-producer Laura McKenzie that pokes fun at just about anything in pop culture. The interplaneta…
Eucalyptus: The Opera
A beautifully fluid and enchanting story is what first comes to my mind in sitting to write this review on the new EUCALYPTUS: THE OPERA I must mention…
The Milky Way Film Review
The Milky Way, the creation of multi-talented Israeli director, writer and editor Maya Kenig is a thought-provoking story with a hint of dystopia surroundi…
Diane Warren Relentless: Eccentric Honest and Real
“Diane Warren: Relentless” is a documentary that portrays the making of one of the world’s most successful songwriters. A Golden Globe, Oscar and Grammy wi…
All About the Levkoviches Film Review
All About the Levkoviches is about love, inclusion, and the need to be accepted especially by your family. It tells the story of a well-meaning but tena…
Colin Ebsworth – Me, My Cult & I: Bold Storytelling
Colin Ebsworth’s show at the Melbourne Fringe Festival was held at the Trades Hall, the festival’s bustling hub. The show, titled Colin Ebsworth – Me, My C…
Poison: British Film Festival
Poison is a film that examines the relationship between a long-separated couple and their shared grief over the loss of a child. Premiering in Australia as…
9 to 5: The Musical
Don Russell Performing Arts Centre hosts Art in Motion Theatre company as they present 9 to 5: The Musical based on the iconic 20th Century Fox 1980s film …
Falling into Place: British Film Festival
Set against the stark backdrop of a bleak Scottish winter, “Falling into Place” invites viewers into a world where two lost souls briefly collide in a bar,…
Film Review: Weekend In Taipei
From the visionary creator of The Fifth Element, Luc Besson, comes the exhilarating action film Weekend in Taipei. You don’t have to wait for long befor…
Commandante: Nice Cinematography
The opening of Comandante felt like a perfume ad for one of the big Italian fashion houses; a Dolce & Gabbana or Prada. A young woman in 1940’s dress, loo…
The Milky Way Film Review
The Milky Way, the creation of multi-talented Israeli director, writer and editor Maya Kenig is a thought-provoking story with a hint of dystopia surroundi…
Diane Warren Relentless: Eccentric Honest and Real
“Diane Warren: Relentless” is a documentary that portrays the making of one of the world’s most successful songwriters. A Golden Globe, Oscar and Grammy wi…
All About the Levkoviches Film Review
All About the Levkoviches is about love, inclusion, and the need to be accepted especially by your family. It tells the story of a well-meaning but tena…
Fuhrer and Seducer Film Review
‘Fake news’ is a term we are all too familiar with. However, it was not invented by one of the candidates in the current USA elections. Joseph Goebbels, th…
Welcome to Yiddishland: Reviving A Dying Language
Ros Horin’s Welcome to Yiddishland is a charming and lighthearted exploration of modern art and the Yiddish language. We are introduced to a host of chara…
Kiss Me Kate: Presented by The Gilbert and Sullivan Society
The Gilbert and Sullivan Society of WA return for their second major production of 2024; straying from the traditional G&S their name suggests, presenting …
Kid Sister Film Review
Kid Sister: What a masterfully funny and refreshing television series. Created and written by Simone Nathan, who also brilliantly portrayed the lead ro…
There’s Still Tomorrow Film Review
Let me set the scene for you. Italy, post WWII. We are being introduced into what one assumes to be another black and white a run of the mill black and…
Poe Dreams of Madness
Decked out with skeletons, skulls and all décor dark and spooky, the moment theatre goers stepped into the Garrick Theatre, they were transported into a go…
Maria Montessori Film Review
Léa Todorov’s directorial debut feature film ‘Maria Montessori’ offers a biopic of the Italian doctor’s journey in revolutionising children’s pedagogy. Mar…
The Beautiful Summer
Adapted from Cesare Pavese’s 1949 novel, ‘The Beautiful Summer’ written and directed by Laura Luchetti offers an evocative portrayal of self-discovery, lon…
Bleak Expectations: Presented by Limelight Theatre
Adapted from a series of BBC radio plays – ‘Bleak Expectations’ puts a fun twist on Charles Dickens’ classic tale that is well staged, and performed by the…
The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals
Picture this, a meteor has crashed landed into your peaceful town and a horrible illness is slowly infecting the townsfolk causing them to face one of life…
The Stones and Brian Jones: British Film Festival
This is a story about a very unsure, depressed, anxious young man, who just happened to form the greatest rock and roll band of all time. I’m a fan. I’…
Arts Theatre Cronulla Presents: The 39 Steps
High-paced physical comedy and a wildly multi-talented cast carry this chaotic and hilarious staged version of Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps at Cronulla Arts Th…
This Time Next Year: British Film Festival
“This Time Next Year” isn’t just your average romantic comedy; it’s a delightful romp that delivers laughs while diving deeper into the messy, complicated …
Hornsby Musical Society Presents – Urinetown: The Musical
Urinetown is undeniably a twenty-first century musical with its humorously cynical take on the social effects of late stage capitalism. Hornsby Musical Soc…
The Old Fitz Presents: The Female Of The Species
Arriving at the Old Fitz for the play, your night is already off to a great start. As the only surviving pub-theater in Australia, this atmospheric venue i…
The Kingdom of Eucalypts: The Enigma of Miles Franklin
Thursday night’s rainy Halloween seemed a fitting time to see a play about the ageing, once successful Australian writer and activist, Miles Franklin, who …
Shark Island Presents: The Pool
After making waves at the Sydney Film festival, Ian Darling’s The Pool goes into this November. The film presents Bondi Icebergs as we know it, and as we h…
Falling into Place: British Film Festival
Set against the stark backdrop of a bleak Scottish winter, “Falling into Place” invites viewers into a world where two lost souls briefly collide in a bar,…
Pymble Players: The 39 Steps
For their final production before they repair to Chatswood, the Pymble Players present The 39 Steps. David Allsop’s directing of Partick Barlow’s 2005 play…
A Serene Soundscape: Noonan & Schaupps Southern Skies Volume 2
On the traditional lands of the Dharug people, The Parramatta Riverside Theatre played host to a celestial journey through the works of Australia’s brighte…
Brolga: A Queer Koori Wonderland
Saturday 26 October saw Bay 17 at Carriageworks Redfern transformed into a psychedelic spectacle, the latest incarnation of multidisciplinary artist and Wi…
The Butterfly Who Flew Into The Rave
‘The Butterfly Who Flew Into The Rave’ is a dance and movement work that pulses with all the varied energy of an hours-long dance floor. Created in Aucklan…
Film Review: Weekend In Taipei
From the visionary creator of The Fifth Element, Luc Besson, comes the exhilarating action film Weekend in Taipei. You don’t have to wait for long befor…
The Crying Room: Exhumed
As we walk into a space with furniture covered with material, it feels like visiting an old mansion where memories are preserved from the passage of time u…
YENTL
The Kadimah Yiddish Theatre has done something extraordinary with their story of Yentl – now showing at the Playhouse at the Sydney Opera House: they have …
Commandante: Nice Cinematography
The opening of Comandante felt like a perfume ad for one of the big Italian fashion houses; a Dolce & Gabbana or Prada. A young woman in 1940’s dress, loo…
Feared and Revered – The Women of Shakespeare
‘Feared and Revered – the Women of Shakespeare’ at the Genesian Theatre is an amalgamation of several of Shakespeare’s well-known characters, scenes and pl…
The Queens Nanny
‘The Queen’s Nanny’ opened in Wollongong on the 16th of October at the Illawarra Performing Arts Centre. Fresh from their world premiere season at Sydney’s…
