Traditionally Australians don’t celebrate Halloween. Culturally though, we are a society that takes up any excuse to dress up, have some drinks and a really good time. With this in mind, it’s little wonder that so many Halloween styled shows…
Glamorous and boldly unconventional, Lola Martinez was the 19th centuries wildest showgirl. The Exotic Lives of Lola Montez is a reimagining of a life rich in adventure and controversy. Courtesan and countess, dancer and actress. Lola lived a life of…
Like improv comedy? Like history? Musical theatre? Tried to get tickets to the musical Hamilton overseas, but couldn’t afford that on top of your mortgage? Hamiltunes delivers all that and more. Put six gifted improv comedians on stage, who also are…
Come in, come in. Make yourself cozy. Here’s your name tag. Christian, right? Do you need another cushion? A blankie or a biscuit? Have you finished the mandatory reading? Of course not. Bookcrastinators Anonymous is part book club, part support…
PO PO MO CO present Recreation & Leisure delivers an hour of more than a dozen outrageous, baffling, grotesque, and over-the-top if not impossible to define sketches. The Queer Post-post Modern Comedy (PO PO MO CO) troupe exists to address…
One of this country’s most famous icons, Edward (Ned) Kelly’s story was brought to life in song and words in Groaning Dam’s Ned: A New Australian Musical In Concert in Melbourne. Originally shown in 2015 in Bendigo to rave reviews,…
A rollicking good night out for all ages was laid on thick in lively escapade The Adventures of Peter Pan and Tinkerbell in Return To Pantoland. A terrific theatre show for the littlies, this version had many Mums and Dads,…
My Fair Lady is a beautiful spectacle with delicious costumes, exquisite sets, and amazing actors who bring the stage adaption of George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion to vivid life. It is the sixtieth anniversary of the musical, first performed on Broadway…
‘Willkommen! Bienvenue! Welcome!’ The musical Cabaret brings a taste of Berlin to Melbourne. First produced on Broadway in 1966 and set in Germany on the eve of the Nazi party’s rise to power, the show’s themes still reverberate in today’s…
I am a Disney kid. I grew up on The Lion King, Mulan, and Aladdin. I knew all the lines and sang all the songs, and like all little girls, I wanted to be Princess Jasmine and fly on a…