One of the joys of theatre is the medium. Theatre allows unique forms of narrative, unavailable in cinema or literature. My favourite plays are the ones that make the most of this, providing an experience that you can’t see working…
Frequently experience food FOMO? Rumi has the answer. Their seasonal feasts are the perfect way to become acquainted (or reacquainted) with the restaurant’s Middle Eastern menu. The Spring Vegan feast was advertised as a five course meal. In reality, those…
For me, the true sign of a good circus is that breathless, ‘ohmygosh what is he about to do?!’ feeling where you can’t help but feel nervous for the poor performer as he handstands atop six precariously stacked wooden crates…
Do you like dance, ice-skating, art, fantastic music and Canadians? We just found your perfect Melbourne Festival show. Canada’s Le Patin Libre realised the possibilities opened up when you combine ice-skating with contemporary dance. During their show, Vertical Influences, five…
30,340 race goers hit the track for the world’s richest 2400m handicap, the 2016 BMW Caulfield Cup. My plus one and I were glad we dressed to impress, as it become quite obvious to us that Caulfield Cup attracted some…
Playback Productions’ version of ‘The Wedding Singer: The Musical’ is amateur theatre at its best. In recent years the company has grown from staging community theatre, drawing from local talent, to a company that hosts such wide and varied talent…
Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour is a Scottish Catholic girl’s school – so prestigious that they have had sixteen pregnancies in the last year. Or was it seventeen? The six schoolgirls are on a school excursion to Edinburgh to compete…
Epic. Bold. Inflatable. Understated magnificence. Catching internationally lauded Back To Back Theatre’s current Melbourne Festival offering ‘Lady Eats Apple‘ turns your world asunder. Yes, it’s the Garden of Eden story, but told in the uniquely disquieting fashion this company is…
The Age Good Food Month 2016 (1-30 November) is nearly upon us in Melbourne. It’s time to dig out those stretchy pants and prepare your body for a month of ultimate indulgence. You can channel your spirit vegetable and go…
What if you could harness the power of lightning and turn it into a musical instrument? That’s essentially what we witnessed from Glasgow based artist Robbie Thomson’s Melbourne Festival piece, XFRMR (Transformer). Held within the Substation in Newport, Thomson’s piece…