Fortyfivedownstairs resides in the depths of the Paris end of the CBD. A hub for indie theatre and art, the venue stages off-off-broadway style theatre with unique scripts, mini budgets and quality artistic crews. The double bill for Dark Erotica…
The Play That Goes Wrong opened to a standing ovation at Melbourne’s Athenaeum Theatre. The British farce is an absolute romp. It’s presented under the guise of the Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society’s opening night of a classic murder mystery whodunnit,…
There’s a special kind of magic that settles over Melbourne in the winter, and for ten days, the city’s streets and iconic venues transform into a playground of art, ideas, and sound. That’s the power of the Now or Never…
Before the global phenomenon of Hamilton, there was In the Heights. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s award-winning first Broadway show was a vibrant blend of hip-hop, salsa, and traditional show tunes. Its a love letter to the neighbourhood of Washington Heights in New…
There’s a certain feeling that washes over Melbourne as August rolls around. The city’s trams, cinemas, and laneways start to buzz with a different kind of energy: the glorious, cinephile-fueled excitement of the Melbourne International Film Festival. As one of…
Broadway success stories often come with a weight of expectation, and few musicals have arrived with as much critical acclaim as Kimberly Akimbo. This utterly unique show, which swept the 2023 Tony Awards including Best Musical, has made its highly…
Drag queen fanfare and a rhinestone studded ensembles kicked off the opening night of Here You Come Again, the Dolly Parton musical comedy. Fresh from US and UK runs, co-writer Tricia Paoluccio stars as Dolly Parton. With Parton herself giving…
George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, published 1949, emerged from a post-World War II landscape deeply scarred by totalitarian regimes like Nazi Germany and Stalinist Russia. As a fan of the classics and a bit of a literary nerd, my plus one…
Hedwig has arrived in Melbourne just in time for pride month, and she’s not leaving quietly! For the uninitiated, Hedwig and the Angry Inch follows the extraordinary story of Hedwig Robinson, a “genderqueer East German rock singer” who, after a…
Fresh from Broadway with eight Tony Award-nominations, Beetlejuice: The Musical! The Musical! The Musical! makes it Australian premiere. Playing in Melbourne’s historic Regent Theatre, the 1920s venue sets the tone for a macabre fiesta. Australian arts legend Eddie Perfect stars…