Brianna Williams is proving, festival upon festival, that she is able to turn the inner workings of a quick-witted comedic mind and translate them into a fun, communal, and well-structured solo sketch performance. ‘La Petite Merde’ is her second foray…
The Melbourne Zoo is the perfect venue for a fun-filled day out and about. There are over 320 species of animals to be discovered over a sprawling 55 acres of diverse terrain, dotted with cafes, parks and picnic grounds. For…
The creators of the Other Film Festival want to change the way you think about disability. Films are an effective way to communicate ideas and portray real, lived experience to their audiences, and this film festival presents stories of courage,…
For as long as I can remember, I’ve wanted to go into space. This doesn’t seem quite so anomalous for a child, but for me, this dream didn’t fade away as I exited childhood and became an adult. I still…
What’s better than getting an art + drinks + live music combo? Well, that’s exactly what the National Gallery of Victoria has in store for you each Friday night at NGV. Their latest special exhibition features the work of Edgar…
Running from late September to early October in every Australian capital city, the Lavazza Italian Film Festival will be screening over 30 feature films with numerous special events, festival guests and Q&As also taking place. From its opening night film…
I never thought I would say this but… I have found a musical that I really love. Normally I walk out of musicals thinking, well that was nice if it wasn’t for all the unnecessary singing, but not this time….
The iconic Melbourne Zoo is one of Victoria’s best and most popular tourist attractions. This may come as a surprise to some, but the zoo is not just home to our fur and feather friends. I didn’t know this until…
You might assume being appointed Australia’s first playwright-in-residence (1944), coupled with a prodigious output across many decades, might mean you weren’t a footnote in national literary lore. However, the 1955’s Playwright’s Advisory Board’s co-winner for her play ‘The Torrents’ (beside…
WOW, is it ok to begin an article with WOW? Well too bad it’s done. Tucked away on Green Street Windsor is the National Institute of Circus Arts, known as NICA. I have walked past here on the way home…