Category: culture

1984 by George Orwell

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 and the Angry Inch

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…

Beetlejuice: The Musical! The Musical! The Musical!

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 – Arts Centre Melbourne, Leah Shelton and Quiet RIOT

‘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…

Les Misérables The Arena Spectacular

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

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…

Live Jazz and the Art of the Tease

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…

If These Wigs Could Talk: Panti Bliss Live In Melbourne

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…

A decadent night of burlesque at the Whoop Dee Doo Revue

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…