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Melbourne Festival: ‘War and Peace’ – be GOB-smacked

I got intimate with the unique performance style of Berlin ensemble GOB SQUAD via a pre-show chat with a beige pantyhose-clad performer. He obtained my particulars: age, origins, profession, and reason for attending. The next thing I knew I was…

‘Sunshine’ plays at Red Stitch Theatre

One of the joys of theatre is the medium. Theatre allows unique forms of narrative, unavailable in cinema or literature. My favourite plays are the ones that make the most of this, providing an experience that you can’t see working…

Spring Vegan Feast at Rumi

Frequently experience food FOMO? Rumi has the answer. Their seasonal feasts are the perfect way to become acquainted (or reacquainted) with the restaurant’s Middle Eastern menu. The Spring Vegan feast was advertised as a five course meal. In reality, those…

Melbourne Festival: Vertical Influences

Do you like dance, ice-skating, art, fantastic music and Canadians? We just found your perfect Melbourne Festival show. Canada’s Le Patin Libre realised the possibilities opened up when you combine ice-skating with contemporary dance. During their show, Vertical Influences, five…

A day at the races at the BMW Caulfield Cup

30,340 race goers hit the track for the world’s richest 2400m handicap, the 2016 BMW Caulfield Cup. My plus one and I were glad we dressed to impress, as it become quite obvious to us that Caulfield Cup attracted some…

Melbourne Festival: ‘Lady Eats Apple’ with Back To Back Theatre

Epic. Bold. Inflatable. Understated magnificence. Catching internationally lauded Back To Back Theatre’s current Melbourne Festival offering ‘Lady Eats Apple‘ turns your world asunder. Yes, it’s the Garden of Eden story, but told in the uniquely disquieting fashion this company is…

The Plus Ones’ Guide to Good Food Month 2016

The Age Good Food Month 2016 (1-30 November) is nearly upon us in Melbourne. It’s time to dig out those stretchy pants and prepare your body for a month of ultimate indulgence. You can channel your spirit vegetable and go…

Melbourne Festival: Robbie Thomson & MESS

What if you could harness the power of lightning and turn it into a musical instrument?  That’s essentially what we witnessed from Glasgow based artist Robbie Thomson’s Melbourne Festival piece, XFRMR (Transformer). Held within the Substation in Newport, Thomson’s piece…

Antenna Documentary Film Festival – The Plus Ones’ Guide

Now more than ever, documentaries are a popular form of entertainment, competing with the blockbusters for audience attention. More and more talented filmmakers are choosing the documentary format to tell their stories. For an excellent showcase of some of the…