Sugar Mountain, the annual fusion of art and music, has grown into one of Melbourne’s premier festivals. We were chuffed to be checking out Sugar Mountain this year and it didn’t disappoint. The layout of the VCA complex makes Sugar Mountain the…
Two years ago I had the pleasure of attending Cirque du Soleil’s production of TOTEM. This year the travelling circus/international behemoth, and purveyor of all things amazing was back in Melbourne with its hit, KOOZA. From its humble beginnings in Montreal,…
Now in the 30th year, The Australian Shakespeare Company is gracing us with another long summer of great entertainment. For such a celebration, the silliness of Twelfth Night was the perfect choice. Over the years, they have not only ensconced themselves in the gorgeous surroundings…
‘A Journey of a Thousand Smiles’ is a theatrical story of a high school teacher who walks from Melbourne to Canberra to deliver a petition to Parliament. You might pause briefly and then look for some other show with more…
Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens are the perfect setting over summer for audiences of all ages to enter the magical world down on the riverbank in The Australian Shakespeare Company’s The Wind In The Willows. Seated on a soft, grassy incline,…
If there’s one benefit of living in Melbourne, it’s how amazing our summers are. Jam-packed with new places to eat, festivals, live music, art — it’s all happening, and it’s all here. In partnership with City of Melbourne, we’ve selected…
Canadian Club Racquet Club is back as a part of the Australian Open Festival in 2017. Perched on top of the Birrarung Marr hill, the team has set up its popup space in true Melbourne style. There are a…
Donut, or work of art? I can’t decide where Bistro Morgan‘s scrumptious creations fit. You know those extreme donuts that have been popping up in Melbourne’s trendiest cafes? They’re covered in marshmallows, Oreo Cookies, and Fruit Loops with salted caramel-loaded syringes…
New Year’s Eve has long been recognised as being ‘The Day To Turn Over A New Leaf’, or alternatively and far more annoyingly, ‘The Day To Say New-Year-New-Me Incessantly’. New Year’s Eve 2016 was neither for me, as I schlepped…
Piknic Électronik started as an epic open air electronic music festival held throughout Montreal’s summer months. Since its beginnings, the concept has spread to several cities across the globe, and luckily for us Melburnians we’ve been able to get our Sunday fix…