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The importance of being fruit
Well, this an interesting, fun show. Comedy clowning at its best. Rollicking , frolicking comedy about fruit and it position in society and its relevance …
Mel McGlensey’s Motorboat: A Hilarious High-Seas Adventure
If you’re in the mood for a wildly absurd, delightfully unhinged, and incredibly physical comedy experience, then Mel McGlensey is Motorboat is your perfec…
Trawled
A one-man biography of an adventure that went sour. Eion Ryan presents this version of survival on the high seas.
This is his story as a backpacker in A…
Robin Hood: A New Family Musical
If you turn the corner in Malvern’s Central Park in the late morning, you’re greeted by winding ropes cordoning off islands to seat picnic blankets or chai…
Bec Pynor’s Someone Else’s Story: A Mesmerising Musical Journey
One of the great strengths of the Fringe is the sheer variety of venues, ensuring a stage for all manner of performances.
Bec Pynor’s Someone Else’s St…
Gold, Gods, and Glory: Discovering the Inca Empire at the Australian
Stepping into the Australian Museum’s Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru exhibition feels like crossing a threshold into another time—one brimming…
Tick, Tick… Boom!
Presented in under 6 weeks, Limelight Theatre has shown that diamonds are made under pressure.
Tick, Tick… Boom! is a slick and polished performance in …
Maori Mini Film Festival: Marahoro
On the island of Rapa-Nui, teenager Marahoro is not only in the midst of his transition from boy to man, but embarking on an exploration of his relationshi…
Mahika Kai: A Discussion Of Culture, Conservation And Connection
Mahika Kai introduces a group of Māori conservationists and cultural custodians on a quest to rehabilitate ecological systems and food sources, and in turn…
Maori Mini Film Festival: A Worthy Individual
It’s quite hard to review an animated film objectively when we are so accustomed to big budget games and movies with high end graphics like Pixar Short…
Maori Mini Film Festival: Walking Between Worlds
It was a real pleasure to review this soulful short film by Ngā Aho Whakaari as part of the Maori Short Film Festival and not just because it’s so impressi…
Breaking The Musical
‘Breaking: The Musical – a completely legal parody musical’, shares the colourful and comedic story of how ‘Spray-gun’ and her breakdancing reached the Par…
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Spanish Film Festival: Jokes and Cigarettes
Director David Trueba says of his film Jokes and Cigarettes – “This is a film about humour, and about survival. Eugenio was one of the most popular comedia…
Melbourne Food and Wine Festival
The Melbourne Food and Wine Festival held from 31 May to 2 June 2024 at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre (MCEC), offers an unparalleled opportu…
A Melange of Glamour, Tragedy, and Timeless Resonance!
The Princess Theatre was packed to the brim for the grand opening of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard Musical. After nearly three decades, this reima…
Billy Elliot Shines With CLOC Musical Theatre
This is the 60th anniversary year of CLOC Musical Theatre (formerly Cheltenham Light Opera Company) and president Ric Birkett is beaming proud of Billy Ell…
The Last Word
With an eye-catching poster featuring an image of the star throwing a bunch of SCRABBLE tiles off the board into the air, one could be forgiven, walking in…
Steel Magnolias
Steel Magnolias is a well known 80s movie, but it may be less remembered that it was actually a play first, written by Robert Harling, and inspired by the …
Mystery Radio Theatre
If you need a night of laughter, intrigue, and a touch of whimsy, the Mystery Radio Theatre at The Butterfly Club in Melbourne is your perfect destination. Th…
Rootless Cosmopolitan
With the title of “Rootless Cosmopolitans”, I half expected to turn up and see Carrie and the gals from “Sex and the City” sipping cocktails and comparing …
A Case For The Existence of God
“A Case for the Existence of God”, presented at the Red Stitch Actors Theatre, offers an intimate and thought-provoking theatrical experience propelled by …
A Playful Parody – Potted Potter Returns to The Seymour Centre
What began as a skit in 2005 to entertain people lining up to buy Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in a London bookstore has become Potted Potter…
Hannah Gadsby Woof!
Hannah Gadsby brings their new show “Woof” to Melbourne Arts Centre for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Their star has risen well and truly si…
Kaboom! A Cracking Science Show for Kids
Kaboom! Do you like ice cream? What about your air conditioning? I’ll bet you especially enjoy not having Polio, don’t you?
If you think science is a boring sub…
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Spanish Film Festival: Jokes and Cigarettes
Director David Trueba says of his film Jokes and Cigarettes – “This is a film about humour, and about survival. Eugenio was one of the most popular comedia…
Bernie Dieters Club Kabarett
Bernie Dieter is back with a bootylicious BANG and its settings on stun!
Dare to enter if you can handle the heat. A sultry fusion of circus, song an…
Limbo The Return – A Transcendental Glimpse into Another World
The cast of Limbo The Return, was extraordinary! Playing to a packed sell-out house at The Grand Electric, their opening Sydney performance transported the…
A Workout Disguised The Disco Loco Way
I found my musical inner dancing child on this Vivid Sydney Silent Disco Night Tour!
A Silent Disco isn’t a new concept. It’s been popular since the 1990…
The Spook
Travel back to the heart of 1960s working class Australia with ‘The Spook,’ by Melissa Reeves, where the spectre of betrayal looms large and true friendshi…
Dear Diary
‘Dear Diary’, written by Kay Proudlove and directed by Leland Kean, opened last night at the Illawarra Performing Arts Centre. The one-woman show, starring…
Let’s Kill Agatha Christie – Plotting and Suspects in a Grey Room
I didn’t know what to expect with a title such as this one, ‘Let’s Kill Agatha Christie’. Murder? Mystery? Plot twists, a curious and confident detective, …
Fourteen; A Coming-of-Age Memoir
There are plays which immerse the audience immediately. Fourteen, originally a memoir by Shannon Molloy and adapted by Nelle Lee, Nick Skubij and the autho…
Behind The Headline Of The Front Page
Picture this. The sound of a typewriter, the keys furiously tapping, while multiple phones sound their distinctive “brrrrring!” under a cloud of cigarette …
360 ALLSTARS Circle Back For Another Round
The 360 ALLSTARS are celebrating the anniversary of their first performance in 2013 by taking their phenomenal show on the road across a four-continent wor…
Tempo Tumbles into The Riverside!
Tempo opens with the Flying Fruit Fly Circus ensemble spilling out of the body of a grand piano and executing a precise and impressive flurry of floor acro…
A Mid-Autumn Night’s Frenzy Of Laughter And Joy
Often, the idea of seeing a Shakespearian play conjures up similarities to visiting the opera, symphony, or ballet. There’s a stigma of intelligence, stuff…
