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The Effect – Dopamine, Love, or Both?
I’m already fairly familiar with The Effect by Lucy Prebble when I sit down in the Theatre Works audience, the play having first debuted in...
Beyond The Neck
None of the characters in Tom Holloway’s Beyond The Neck have names. This may seem like an odd choice for a play about the aftershocks...
Femoid
‘The Manosphere’ is a hot topic right now. YouTube video essays, long form news features, a new Netflix documentary series hosted by Louis Theroux, and...
I Thought You Said
I THOUGHT YOU SAID is a dark, passionate, and fast-paced show. It follows Frankie (Finn Corr) and Sam (Ally Taueki-Gatt) across a single evening of...
Now
Now is a show exploring a family and how they move through Now- a virtual reality that pulls the one (or i call him the...
Pokélesque: The Uproarious Drag And Burlesque Parody Play
One would not be out of place saying, WTF Rosie Roulette, writer and director of Pokélesque, performing 24-28 Feb 2026 at Ackland Street Theatre. What...
Robot Song
Robot Song is a 10/10 unicorn. It's a lean, hilarious and genuinely heartfelt piece of theatre, where every element is perfectly placed and the magic...
Homophonic!
This year, ‘Homophonic!’ celebrates their 16th annual performance at Midsumma. Directed and presented by double bass player Miranda Hill, ‘Homophonic!’ fea...
Seeing My Heart In Jack’s Hand
Dead Mum is the true experience of writer/performer Jack Francis West, whose mother died when he was 19 years old. In this cabaret, Jack explains...
Campfire Unleashed
Campfire is a warm, expressive, and impressive act of acrobatics and physicality. The audience follows two friends, Louis (Green) and Griffin (Hooper), as ...
TWO
Melbourne’s queer theatre scene is growing bolder and more joyful with every passing year. However, with widespread acceptance and marketability, there is ...
Jumping About All Over The Place
'Nihilistic Optimism on Trampolines' is undoubtedly one of the most unusual plays I’ve seen this year. Whilst heavy on the nihilism (and light on both...
