arts
Day Tripper
RISING’s annual festival-within-a-festival once again transformed the labyrinth of Melbourne Town Hall and spilled into Max Watt’s, opening…
7 Jun 2026 dancing
The Forest
Some performances ask you to watch. The Forest asks you to wander. Lucy Guerin’s hallucinatory dance work leads…
5 Jun 2026 film
Grab the Popcorn because St Kilda Film Festival is Back!
If you’ve ever felt like feature films take themselves a bit too seriously, welcome to the spiritual home…
4 Jun 2026 arts
Nowhere: Rising 2026
Nowhere is the kind of performance that lingers long after the lights come up. Created and performed by…
3 Jun 2026 culture
Eurydice: Melbourne Shakespeare Company brings Sarah Ruhl’s script to life
Last weekend my plus one and I descended to the depths of Hades (located two stories below Flinders…
2 Jun 2026 culture
Orgies and open wounds: A Year Without Summer at RISING
I was equal parts anxious and excited about what would assault my senses at A Year Without Summer.…
30 May 2026 arts
Cocktails, Chaos and Cabaret: Inside VIVA’s Society
Melbourne loves to get saucy after dark, but VIVA’s new production Society takes things somewhere else entirely. Part…
24 May 2026 festivals
IMAX Premiere: Mandalorian & Grogu
There’s a particular kind of electricity that hums through a cinema when the words “A long time ago…
20 May 2026 drinks
Melbourne Royal crowns a champion at the Australian International Beer Awards
The Plus Ones are reporting back from a night at the biggest beer awards… in the world. Forget…
17 May 2026 culture
ROME: Empire, Power, People
ROME: Empire, Power, People at Melbourne Museum is one of those rare exhibitions that feels instantly familiar and…
10 May 2026