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A Deep, Beautiful, Brave and Vulnerable Piece of Performance Art
“Once in a Blue Moon,” created and performed by Tala Issaoui as part of PYT Fairfield at the Sydney Fringe Festival, delivers a brief yet...
The Life Apart
The Life Apart is everything aficionados of European cinema long for — poetic obscurity, powerful performances, and cinematography so lush you want to step...
The Balloon Dog Bites
The Sad Clown trope has been done to death, so it’s very refreshing to get a new type of clown; the type that loves their...
Speaking In Tongues
Last night I had the honour of watching celebrated and local playwright Andrew Bovell’s Speaking In Tongues at the State Theatre Centre for Black Swan...
Signorinella: Little Miss (Italian Film Festival)
When they began migrating to Australia pre-World War II, Italian’s were given plots of land in the harsh outback to call their own. From there,...
Film Review: The Boy with Pink Trousers (2025 ST. ALi Italian Film Festival)
Film Review: The Boy with Pink Trousers (2025 ST. ALi Italian Film Festival) The Boy with Pink Trousers is based on the actual story of...
The Real History of The Fairytalers
Once upon a time, four fabulous French femmes invented the fairy tale. Not the Grimms. Not Disney. The Fairytailors is a high-energy, history-reclaiming jo...
Shrek: The Musical ‘Inclusical’ by STaM
Set in a mythical “once upon a time” sort of land, this is the story of a hulking green ogre who, after being mocked and...
The Machine Stops
‘THE MACHINE STOPS’ Stage Play adapted by Briony Dunn from the short story by E.M. FORSTER. Playing at TheatreWorks, St Kilda from 23rd – 30th...
Dance Nation: A Provocative and Adrenaline-Driven Dramedy
Brisbane’s West End is pulsating as a capacity crowd converge upon Metro Arts Centre for Dance Nation, the latest offering from THAT Production Company. Ho...
Here You Come Again
“Are you a Dolly fan?” The man beside us asks before the show starts, but I’m not sure how to respond. Admittedly, I only know...
A Twist of Fate
As someone who has a love for the unusual (think Black Mirror, Supernatural, The X-Files), when this show landed in my inbox, I immediately jumped...
