With over 100 performances under their belt, Underground Cinema (UGC) has honed the art of tease and surprise. With the intension of “Taking cinema out of the cinema” the UGC crew screen films in secret locations in Melbourne and Sydney…
Most people would find it very difficult to switch off from the demands of the day and take the time to reflect and think about themselves for a while. Fortunately, The Boon Companions seem to be all too aware of…
Passenger is a production by Jessica Wilson which was born out of works produced for the now (sadly) grandfathered Big West Festival. When I saw the concept — a bus ride through Docklands, set to a Western, where you are…
Expect the unexpected from Underground Cinema. Run by Secret Squirrel Productions, the team specialise in immersive, experiential movie events. The actual film is kept a secret until the opening credits, but attendees receive basic information such as dress code and…
Know that feeling of being invited to a Victorian engagement party? In a gothic manor house? Sneaking outside, skulking around a cemetery garden while following Lady Adair’s maid, searching for a missing child that might not exist, or might be…
Need a dose of adrenaline? Pop Up Playground’s newest game, Room Service, is guaranteed to get your heart racing. The immersive game is similar to an escape room. Except instead of solving puzzles to escape the room, the goal is…
As part of this year’s Emerging Writers’ Festival, The Boon Companions staged ‘You Might As Well Live‘, an immersive experience for the literary elite of 1929. It was a night to write, create, dance, love, and live. Upon entering, a group of…
A party where everyone is dressed in white and silver and no one can talk. Yes, a silent party. Entitled ‘All We Cannot Say: A Voiceless Affair’, it’s the latest immersive theatrical experience from The Boon Companions. It surpassed all my expectations….
‘Some riders may experience altered spacial awareness’. This warning might be enough to make some people reconsider participating in this particular exercise class. Not me. I was intrigued. The last time I took a class which involved spinning madly on a…
It only took an hour to steal 1.3 million dollars’ worth of loot from a bank. I can’t wait to do it again at Small Time Criminals. The team from Pop Up Playground have taken over a disused bank for their new venture. You and…