A wild rainy night on the Great Ocean Road. Harry franticly rushes into a nearby veterinary clinic with a bleeding animal wrapped in a sheet. He is met by Piper, an idealist American zoologist and her activist paramour and vet…
Smooth, smoky, oaky, peaty. Our tastebuds were treated to a waterfall of whisky flavours at the inaugural Independent’s Day whisky festival. For single malt lovers the event was a dream come true. Independent bottlers from Scotland, Australia, and beyond were on show…
When Heineken throws a party, you go. My previous escapades with the European beer company include a luxury boat cruise, a city food and drink tour, shamelessly crashing a US Open rooftop party in NYC, a Day of the Dead fiesta, and…
At the opening night of Melbourne Theatre Company’s production of Jasper Jones, the foyer was abuzz with champagne, photographers and various faces from the entertainment sphere. There was excitement in the air for this hugely anticipated adaptation of Craig Silvey’s…
Avenue Q is the Tony Award winning Broadway musical with puppets, monsters and humans in the backstreets of New York city. The musical follows the wide eyed puppet Princeton who moves into Avenue Q after graduating college, it follows him…
The theatre in Marlow’s time, or Shakespeare’s for that matter, was often blood-thirsty, gruelling and macabre. The plotting and scheming within Edward II’s court was no less ruthless. Writer Anthony Weigh has remastered Marlow’s play Edward II, and it is…
Reinforcing Victoria’s longstanding relationship with India, the annual Indian Film Festival is once again coming to Melbourne. This festival is the Southern Hemisphere’s biggest celebration of Indian cinema, showcasing plenty of films from India and the sub-continent, including plenty of…
One of my claims to fame is that I once saw Amy Winehouse in the flesh walking down Carnaby Street in London. I’ve seen the documentary film “Amy” and followed some of her relentless media coverage so I know a…
No better way to loosen up a Saturday night than at The Workers Club to get a glimpse of local Melbourne artist Nussy release her new jam. This talented lady is touring Australia with a strong set of eargasmic tunes….
True tales and jazzy tricks are what entertain in this effortlessly compelling show of street dance par excellence. Six kids from the streets of Sydney’s inner west delight with their backstories and creative chutzpah in fresh Aussie parkour in ‘Jump…