I’m a sucker for musicals, beautifully blended voices and a good story or three. All of this means I’m slightly in love with “Working: The Musical” presented by the Queensland Conservatorium’s final year students, bringing their show to Chapel Off…
Picture yourself slowly walking from the sunny shores of Venice Beach and descending slowly beneath the breaking waves, into the world where scuba divers DJ and the circus ringmaster oddly resembles a tubby bearded walrus. This and other fishy characters,…
Gemma Bovery is the modern and very beautiful retelling of Gustav Flaubert’s classic novel, Madame Bovery. Based on the graphic novel by Posy Simmonds, director, Anne Fontaine (Coco before Chanel) presents her Gemma Bovery in flashback through the eyes of Martin Joubert (Fabrice Luchini), as…
Piku is a comedy that explores the dynamic relationship between a self-obsessed daughter, also named Piku (Deepika Padukone), and a suspected hypochondriac father played by renowned Indian actor, Amitabh Bachchan. Both characters struggle to find a way to make their…
‘Oedipus Schmoedipus’ is a play about death, with a cast including 25 different volunteers each night. And I was one of them! This could be a recipe for disaster. Instead, it’s a triumph. Created by the Sydney-based collective post (with no…
Glam 1920s frocks with feathered headpieces, a whole lot of sequins and antique guns. Sounds like your idea of a good time? You’re in luck. Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries Costume Exhibition opened on 1 May and it’s every bit of class and old school…
The Grub Food Van is more than just a van, even if it is an incredibly beautiful 1965 Airstream one. It’s an experience. There’s nothing better than sitting in the Moor Street garden in summer, nibbling terrines and cheeses from a changing…
April saw us partying at pop-ups, from a veggie patch to an apartment showrooom. We darted around from Hawthorn to Southbank, checking out new restaurants Secret Pop-Up Penthouse Party Hawthorn on a Tuesday night — the hottest place in town….
‘The Road to Woodstock’ is a four-person musical journey through the life of folk singer Joan Baez during the 1960s, when she was a prominent activist through her music. Joan Baez has long been one of my favourite musicians, so…
Things got fiery down at the Immigration Museum on Sunday 19 April, and what could be better on a day that saw alternating rain, shine, and an icy cold wind. Chilli Fest is the latest in a series of culturally…