Category: culture

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…

Celebrate the Year of the Snake in Melbourne!

Melbourne comes alive during Lunar New Year, and this year, the celebrations promise to be extra special as we welcome in the Year of the Snake. Here’s a guide to some of the best ways to experience the festivities. Immerse…

How to make friends (and find dates) in Melbourne

How to find friends in Melbourne? And how to find dates in Melbourne…without using the apps?  The Plus Ones to the rescue! We’re all about meeting new people (it’s pratically in our name), and with more and more people leaving…

F Christmas: A Festive F**k You to Traditional Holiday Cheer

It’s not hard to feel a bit disillusioned by Christmas. After all, Australians use more than 150,000 km of wrapping paper during the festive season. That’s nearly enough paper to wrap around Earth’s equator four times! It’s also estimated that…

Take That’s Epic Arena Show at Rod Laver Arena

Take That’s return to Australia on Wednesday, 6 November, at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena was nothing short of a spectacle. My Plus One and I were beyond excited for their first live show in Melbourne since 2017, and they did…

Finucane & Smith’s Global Smash Club

Twenty years after Finucane & Smith’s Burlesque Hour was born in the laneways of Melbourne, the divas have returned to throw an all you can eat art party at Melbourne Fringe Festival. Taking over the magnificent Trades Hall Ballroom for…

Earthrise One: An Escape Room That’s Out of This World

It didn’t take much to convince me to take a trip to outer space. (No, I didn’t have a boarding pass for a Space X flight.) Instead, I climbed aboard Earthrise One: an innovative escape room set on a space…

Now or Never

Now or Never is back with over 100 free and ticketed events to entertain Melbournians and those visiting with another electrifying and diverse lineup of performances, installations, and talks that will leave you breathless. Addressing the theme ‘Look through the…