‘Ménage à Trois‘ was my first experience of vaudeville cabaret in Melbourne and it will not be my last. Performed at the extravagant yet intimate Speakeasy HQ on Flinders Street, I felt like I was becoming part of the set for the…
The river’s really titled ‘Birrarung’, ‘Moomba’ is an insult, and there were waterfalls in front of Customs House where the migrants into the modern-day city of Melbourne first came in 1832. So many things surprised me on the Koorie Heritage…
It can be hard to get motivated to go out when the air’s this crisp, but Melbourne — you sure aren’t slowing down on the event front this month! Dig out your winter clothes, throw on a scarf and beanie,…
Director Sydney Lumet (12 Angry Men, Network) called Akira Kurosawa ‘the Beethoven of filmmakers’. With more than 50 years of films behind him, Kurosawa left a legacy in filmmaking whose reverberations in modern cinema are still being felt today. He…
America’s political climate is pretty tumultuous at the moment, to say the least. This has led to protests, outspoken opinions, and—perhaps one of the few positive outcomes—inspired works of art. Filmmakers in particular are telling stories that intend to arouse…
Gauchito Gil is considered the Argentinian Robin Hood, and Malbecs are Argentinian red wines. Pair the two together, and you get Gauchito Gil’s World Malbec Day. Hosted by Bottle Shop Concepts, and held at the Meat Market in North Melbourne,…
The Wheeler Centre has a reputation for bringing world class speakers to Melbourne and I was fortunate to be in the audience of one such speaker, UK philosopher A.C Grayling. Grayling is best known for his books What Is Good?, The God Argument and The Age of Genius. During this event, his…
Bendigo was thrust into the spotlight last year when Marilyn Monroe graced the town’s art gallery with her presence, but did you know that the true highlight of the town is made from papier mâché and only comes out once…
After a brief stint at retirement, Alan and Debbie Giles returned to hospitality as the proud new operators of The House of Wine and Food. This power couple dabbled in retirement, moving to France for a year before they ‘got…
Melbourne Theatre Company’s Three Little Words plays to its audience demographic. On opening night the theatre was packed and the applause were lengthy for the world premiere of Joanna Murray-Smith’s new play. Murray-Smith is a Melbourne-based playwright and no stranger…