The excellent Zoo Twilights is back this summer at Melbourne Zoo. In the fight against wildlife extinction, our world-class home to some pretty special animals has invited great local and international musicians to play live, under the stars and in…
The kind of film few directors still get to make Paul Thomas Anderson, who directed Phantom Thread, is an anomaly in today’s Hollywood. He’s what you could call an auteur (a director with a distinctive style and rigorous control over…
The Yarra Valley is home to some of the finest food and drink in Victoria, and now you can get a taste of it all without leaving the shores of the Yarra River, Southbank. Yes, it’s possible! You don’t…
The Ballarat Beer Festival provided an excellent reason to escape the city for the day and go on a mini adventure. My intrepid plus one and I boarded the V-Line with a number of other Melbourne based beer enthusiasts for…
Klub Korporate is an office-themed rave-art club cabaret spectacular with drag queens and karaoke. Do we really need to say any more!? Okay, let us explain… As part of the always excellent Midsumma Festival, Klub Korporate was a dance party…
A musical about a gay bushranger, once a Pastor, whose death wish was to be buried beside his one true love. At the doorstep of what we sometimes call ‘Australia Day’, premiere Australian musical Moonlite celebrates our untamed colonial history…
Smoky vibes filled the church at the theatre venue Chapel Off Chapel for Mayfield’s chance at Chapel Summer Sessions. The heat of the afternoon lingered into the evening, and if you closed your eyes the tunes could take you to a…
Nassim is one of the plays that works best the less you know about it. In fact, mystery is baked into this play’s premise. It begins with a brief intro: a producer invites the guest actor on stage (each performance…
I’ve spent a lifetime maintaining that I’m crafty, not arty. You want me to whip up a cable-knit sweater, sew a miniature outfit for your niece’s Barbie using a vintage ’50s pattern, embroider eye-hurtingly cute bunny cushions, or crochet an…
Meet Mama Manoush – Brunswick East’s newest Lebanese eatery in a trendy warehouse space. You may think your mama’s food is good, but we’re willing to bet you’ve never tasted anything like Mama Manoush’s. Mama Manoush has made a big entrance into the Melbourne food…