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…
‘Batshit’ is an award-winning, one-woman show that explores how women have been pathologised throughout history. It handles this stark truth with theatrics, song, and humour, owed to a wonderful performance from show creator, Leah Shelton. Directed by Olivier Award-winner Ursula…
Forty years. Let that sink in. Forty years since Les Misérables first graced the stage, and now with a fresh reimagining of this epic tale for the grand scale of arena performances Les Mis is about to be seen by…
Hadestown has finally landed in Melbourne at Her Majesty’s Theatre after a sold-out season in Sydney, and let’s just say the road to hell never sounded so good. For those who’ve been living under a rock (or perhaps in the…
Whoop Dee Doo! Life’s rough out there and sometimes we all need a treat – like immersing ourselves in a fantasy world of music, glitter, and nipple tassels. The Whoop Dee Doo revue takes over the North Melbourne VIVA cabaret…
Melbourne, darling, get ready to bow down to royalty! The one and only Panti Bliss, Ireland’s most beloved drag queen and self-proclaimed accidental activist, has sashayed her way into town for Midsumma Festival, and let me tell you, her show…
What happens when a sultry venue and some of Melbourne’s finest Burlesque performers collide? We found the answer at The Whoop Dee Doo Revue. Billed as a double feature, the early show features a live jazz band and classic mid-century…
My jaw is still somewhere on the floor of the magnificent Arts Centre Hamer Hall after witnessing Penn & Teller’s 50th anniversary show. Forget everything you think you know about magic tricks and Vegas headliners – this wasn’t your grandpa’s…