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…
Melbourne Fringe will soon be upon us. There are many theatre shows, exhibitions, interactive experiences, and showcases available to experience that one could get easily overwhelmed without a guiding hand. We at The Plus Ones have curated a guide to…
Celebrating 65 years of cinematic goodness, the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) once again brought the goods with an enormous line-up of international and local films on show. It’s a huge event on Australia’s cultural calendar and for cinema lovers, it’s a highlight…
Are you fan of Meryl Streep? If so, then this is the show for you. The Melbourne Cabaret Festival is in town June 14—26th and Streeper fans (thank you IMDB for this term) are in for a treat. Alexandra Keddie’s show,…
While I’m very aware of my privileged life here in inner-city Melbourne, the daily struggle with FOMO (fear of missing out) experienced by Kendall and Tiffany from The Melbourne Cabaret Festival’s show #FirstWorldWhiteGirls hit a cord with me. I too…
With the rain lashing down outside on a cold Thursday, I could think of no better way to spend my morning than huddled up in Carlton’s Cinema Nova watching a media preview of Downriver. A debut feature from Australian director Grant…
Returning for its sixth year, the Melbourne Cabaret Festival has shaped up to be one of the city’s major winter art events, an incubator for local talent with a sprinkling of stellar international artists. Running from Tuesday 14 until Sunday…
The Melbourne International Jazz Festival (3-12 June 2016) fosters a true festival vibe. Its venues span from Monash University to the city and out west to Footscray. The program includes workshops and collaborations with local and international artists – plus…
Corey White is an engrossing storyteller and comedian, and if you’re looking for a commanding powerful show, filled with honest engaging admissions and heartfelt conclusions, then ‘The Cane Toad Effect’ is a show that needs to be seen before it…
Rose Callaghan returns with a solo show this year, ‘Rose Before Hoes’. Those who are not familiar with her humourous take on her place in world should very well want to get around to seeing her at this year’s festival. Callaghan…