Motherhood: a relationship marked by unconditional love, support, and an undeniable struggle for power. In Big Heart, writer Patricia Cornelius and director Susie Dee explore an odd mother-and-child relationship: that of Australia with the rest of the world. In the…
Melbourne Fashion Week 2017 has officially come to an end and The Plus Ones were there to farewell the week long festivities at Premium Runway Closing. The final runway was magnificently presented with floral arrangements suspended in solid ice blocks,…
Since Antonio Zeccola founded it in 2000, Melbourne’s Lavazza Italian Film Festival 2017 has grown to become the biggest celebration of Italian cinema outside of its home country. Every year, the festival brings the nation’s freshest talent and most exciting…
Nevermind weapons during the zombie apocalypse — where will I get my single origin coffee?! Melbourne is crawling with the brain-eating undead after a new drug trial goes sour. A few survivors of varying backgrounds and ages find shelter at…
Spring was literally in the air at Melbourne Fashion Week 2017 Premium Runway Four. A stunning floral arrangement positioned at the end of the runway was the perfect styling backdrop for the beautiful designer collections on show. I was incredibly…
Lights, Camera, glamour! Melbourne Fashion Week 2017 Premium Runways have kicked off in Melbourne, with the David Jones Premium Runway 1 presented in beautiful Melbourne Town hall. As Melbourne shivers through the cold, MFW certainly warmed things up. The sought-after front…
A trailer for our planet – if it were filmed by aliens. Say what you will about Terrence Malick – that his dialogue is insufferable; that, since The Tree Of Life (which was iffy at best) the quality of his…
Underworld is an energetic and crunchy dance performance devised by contemporary dance choreographers Sarah Aiken and Rebecca Jensen and presented by Darebin Arts Speakeasy. Streams of plastics across the performance space at the Northcote Town Hall as cocooned performers worm…
When the media launch for Fashion + Aid comes around it marks the exciting beginning to the spring/summer event season. Bond Lounge in Melbourne’s CBD is the host of the annual warm-up event that holds the mantra ‘party with a…
FISH is yet another fabulous production by the Rollercoaster Theatre Company, a not-for-profit ensemble of trained actors with disabilities. This play explores the perpetual state of fear that we live in as a society. The beautiful Melba Spiegeltent is transformed…