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…
Category: culture
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…
Vegas arrives in Melbourne: Penn & Teller Celebrate 50 years of Magic!
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…
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…