It is 1963, a group of U.S. marines, barely out of their teens, are ready to conquer the world. President Kennedy is sending them to Okinawa, and from there to a little country close to India they can barely pronounce…
Joan of Arc’s fame resonates through the centuries. Everyone knows her by name, but do they know her true story? As part of the Next Wave Festival, Janie Gibson delves into what makes Joan’s tale still so resonant in ‘The Voices…
‘microLandscapes‘ is not your average art show. It is intense. Gripping. Entertaining. Playing as part of the Next Wave Festival, ‘microLandscapes’ is a unique collaborative exhibit that features original video and sound design, sculpture, and performance art. It features Perth-based dance…
Opera Australia’s production of La Bohème is a lyrical, dulcet delight that recreates the classic tale of love and loss in 1930s Berlin. Rodolfo is a starving poet, living the bohemian lifestyle in a freezing studio with his buddy. He meets…
Have you ever fantasised about hanging out for a day with Virginia Woolf? Walking the streets of London beside her as she thrashes around new ideas — with some funny jokes tossed in? With Sentient Theatre’s novel show ‘A Room Of…
Heartstring proudly presents one of Shakespeare’s final tragedies, ‘Coriolanus‘ – a bloody tale of pride and power amongst men, performed by an all-female cast. Famine has struck the city of Rome. Plebians angrily march in protest against the aristocracy who…
We came from all walks of life to queue up at the Wheeler Centre at 9am on a Saturday morning for ‘Paul Kelly Does Shakespeare’. On a pilgrimage of sorts, we stood much as they would have outside The Globe…
Melbourne never fails to disappoint. April was filled with fashion, food, festivals and more. Read on to see what we got up to! Let’s Meet At launch Bursting onto the Melbourne social scene is new social networking site Let’s Meet…
A film festival can be seen as the artistic expression of a culture, a way of celebrating achievements or articulating difficult past events. Running from 30 April to 12 May, the Jewish International Film Festival’s Holocaust Film Series presents 30…
Wow. Just, wow. This is the only word you need for a visit to The Dressmaker costume exhibition at Rippon Lea Estate. I heard this word gasped many times at the preview show on the evening of April 21. A walk…