Calling all aspiring witches, wizards, Harry Potter fans and mixologists alike…put your potion mixing skills to the test in a fun (and tasty) way at the Wizard’s Den. Part theatre show, part escape room, part cocktail making class, The Wizard’s…
Where can you find the rudest waitstaff and tastiest burgers in Melbourne? Look no further than Karen’s Diner in Carlton. If you love unique dining experiences and a whole lotta sass, Karen’s is a must for your Melbourne bucket list….
Melbournians love a good party, especially if it’s in a converted warehouse. After an extended closure period over COVID, The Third Day events venue in North Melbourne is open for business once again, this time sporting a new facelift, and…
Perfectly timed for the Halloween season, A Midnight Visit invites visitors to step into an alternate world. The immersive theatrical experience embraces a gothic macabre aesthetic. And it’s certainly no ordinary trip to the theatre. Taking over an abandoned warehouse…
Navy Pier is a riveting and intricate tale of a rivalry between two college buddies, and two women who are caught up in a tangled web that changes them in ways that none could predict. It is a nuanced psychological…
I was really looking forward to seeing the Australian premiere of Gardner McKay’s Toyer. I have been in a crime/suspense reading frenzy of late, and I was hoping that this would take it up a notch. I have also (ashamedly)…
‘Dracula: Last Voyage of the Demeter’ based on a chapter of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, which describes the ill-fated journey of the Demeter, the merchant ship which carried Dracula’s coffin from Bulgaria to England. In Bram Stoker’s book, this takes place…
It’s been awhile since I’ve been to the theatre, so I was delighted to be invited to Terminus, an award-winning play by Irish playwright and screenwriter Mark O’Rowe. We arrived at The Courthouse Hotel and were promptly impressed with the…
‘Anicca‘ is a performance that treads the lines in between performance art and music. Opening night was a musical experience that I have never encountered before. ‘Anicca’ was 45 minutes of intricate music produced by Matthias Schack-Arnott (who also directed…
A festival all about craft gin? It was as if someone read our minds. Travelling all the way from London, Junipalooza is a gin festival celebrating The Gin Foundry‘s first tipple in Melbourne. Somewhat cheekily, this festival is running within a…