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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...
Daddy Daycare
Imagine: you walk into the Motley Bauhaus Theatrette (a place well renowned for its indie theatre) to the tune of the Playschool theme song, as...
The Woman Behind the Canvas
Disclaimer: This production has strobe lights and covers topics of mental health issues. Ask any Western Australian resident about the Fremantle Art Ce...
Cast Announced For Pride And Prejudice* (*sort Of)
The cast for the 2026 Australian tour of the musical comedy Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) was announced today. The five performers who w...
One Man, Two Guvnors
Melbourne is no stranger to unusual, intimate show venues, but it takes a lot of creativity, planning and passion to make full use of unconventional...
Who I’m Doing This For
(Note: This is a review of a play presented as the second half of a double billing. Melbourne Writers’ Theatre is showing Metropolis Monologues across...
The Game Is Afoot… And Slightly Off The Rails
I had the pleasure of attending The Lost Casebook of Sherlock Holmes by Innes Lloyd last night as part of the Melbourne Comedy festival and...
We Laughed, We Cried, We Grooved, We Swooned!
Wow. Yesterday was the International Day of Trans Visibility, and what better way to honour such an important occasion than by seeing Cassie Hamilton’s hyp...
Metropolis Monologues Showcase Two
(Note: Metropolis Monologues is presented in two groups, and each night the monologues are followed by the play Who I’m Doing This For by Peter...
Metropolis Monologues: Showcase One
(Note: Metropolis Monologues is presented in two groups, and each night the monologues are followed by the play Who I’m Doing This For by Peter...
The Graduate
A comedic stage adaptation of the infamous coming-of-age story, The Graduate follows wide-eyed and woefully awkward Benjamin Braddock (Mitch Doran) as his ...
Bette & Joan: Exquisite Acting From Two Top Dames
The theatre was abuzz as the audience took their seats, anticipating the legendary cat fight ahead. Two dressing tables, both alike in dignity, face the...
