From a galaxy far, far away… Prepare yourself for interstellar aerial feats and warp-speed strippers from outer space because the Briefs boys are back! After a few whirlwind years touring the world with their unique variety of cabaret, comedy, burlesque…
As part of Dance Massive 2019 storming Melbourne in March, Arts House show Narelle Benjamin with Paul White in Cella, a work about cellular life. A frisson of flesh and breath, their mystical romp wrap us up in magical, metaphysical…
Exciting changes are in store for the 29th annual Melbourne Queer Film Festival (MQFF), Australia’s largest and longest running celebration of queer cinema. Held over twelve days, the festival has hand-picked a selection of films that are as diverse as…
From the creative mind of Sarah Ward, known for Yana Alana, comes a new sci-fi rock opera The Legend of Queen Kong Episode II: Queen Kong in Outer Space as part of the packed Midsumma Festival lineup. With complete disregard for…
Things turned upside down in this decadent, embellished romp with original compositions and superb music being the unique ingredient on an exciting stage littered with Australian performing greats, Melbourne Theatre Company’s Simon Phillip’s Twelfth Night will see you chuckling in…
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…
Queensland Ballet came to town with a bejewelled showcase of superb choreography, exquisite concept development, quality execution, and superlative costumes and sets in a reprisal of their acclaimed 2016 co-production with Royal New Zealand Ballet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The show had…
If you’ve never heard the phrase ‘bury your gays’, you’ve been watching too many hetero movies. Tropes are around in every movie, and there’s an ever-surviving one that results in ending what feels like every lesbian love story by killing…
Hir opens to a set that is a technicolour pigsty. A lounge and kitchen, stacks of dirty dishes, laundry strewn across the floor not unlike the garish knick knacks that clutter walls and surfaces. Centre stage is Arnold, a morose middle-aged…
Sassy banter, cabaret music, and Dolly Diamond (aka the ‘Queen of Cabaret’). What more could you ask for on a Midsumma Festival Saturday night? The Athenaeum Theatre in Melbourne’s CBD was the perfect stage for Dolly Diamond’s 15 Year Gala Reunion. That’s right, Dolly has been…