In my daydreams, I see two song and dance guys tail me, singing and tapping, regaling me with the stories of the greats- especially backstage high-(and low) lights, meanwhile singing along to a live musical rendition of hits such as…
Melbourne Music Week (MMW) is here again for another mammoth week of live music, urban exploration and celebration of the worlds (2nd) most liveable city! We have been reporting on MMW since 2012 and truly believe it’s one of the…
Take a hit movie and combine it with the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber and you have a recipe for success. School of Rock The Musical delivers on this promise, with an upbeat, entertaining and humorous production. It’s a simple…
If you value films from other countries full of vigour, pathos, and human drama, high class documentaries that explore home culture taboos, want to learn about key movers and shakers the world over, cultural luminaries, and untold stories which surprise,…
A play about the first female students at my old alma mater, The University Of Melbourne, and one of Australia’s first female graduates of an Australian university, Ida grabbed my attention for two reasons. As a former student who found…
In West Australian theatre company Barking Ghecko Theatre’s stage adaptation of Australian author Gabrielle Wang’s award-winning 2009 novel, A Ghost In My Suitcase, the set, lighting, props and masterly execution by the actors tells lots of this engaging coming-of age-story…
Have you heard the news? The Famous Spiegeltent is doing a 3-week spring season in St Kilda’s Luna Park! These two historic icons are combining for your entertainment. If the Opening Party is anything to go on, this season is…
Nestled in the heart of St Kilda’s iconic Luna Park, The Famous Spiegeltent will deliver magic, music, thrills and spills to audiences this October as part of the Carnival Dreams show. Built in 1920, the intimate pop-up salon made of…
In a postmodern world, after two world wars, we are now caught up in the busy noise of the digital, the technical, and the experiential. Arts Festival’s need to wow and offer larger than life events. In Tom Creed and…
As Melbourne International Arts Festival (MIAF) artistic director Jonathan Holloway puts it: October is for MIAF and November is for sleeping. So while others chose to be snug in bed, The Plus Ones headed off to see Melbourne’s famous Royal…