The Melbourne Magic Festival Close Up Gala Show was massive, with two performances occurring simultaneously on the two main theatres of the venue. Nicholas J Johnson opened proceedings for those of us in Studio 2 by encouraging us to clap…
MagicSports is a wonderful opportunity for magicians to show their comedic side. It’s TheatreSports, but using magicians instead of actors and with magical objectives as well as theatrical ones. The end result is entertainment unlike anything you’ve ever seen before….
Myself living in Fitzroy, I was delightfully surprised to be invited to the exclusive opening of the Spanish tapas restaurant Nómada, just off Brunswick Street. Upon arrival, we were personally greeted by both owners, Jesse McTavish and Jesse Gerner. It…
Melbourne definitely does not have a lack of quality places to eat lunch. That’s why it’s always so exciting when new venues open up in the city grid, as the competition is so fierce, the quality and service needs to…
Melbourne’s winter months are rough, but they’ve been hotting up with the arrival of the Cocoa Butter Club to the fabulous Spiegeltent. Focusing on some of the most wonderful POC cabaret artists, performers, singers and dancers, Cocoa Butter Club brings…
In the foyer of Northcote Town Hall, the smell of burnt popcorn hung in the air. We headed into Studio 2 to find a very different atmosphere, the dark, yet somehow inviting, lair of Cath Jamison. We could tell we’d…
Listing a cavalcade of homegrown performing Aussie and visiting international talent, a final walk backstage through the dingy corridors, recording booths, and last century interiors provided 90 minutes of voyeuristic delight to fifty of us in The Grand Tour: A…
The Confidence Artist promises to help us discover such skills as the secret of telling a good lie and how to cheat at cards without getting caught. In typical magician style, Nicholas J. Johnson doesn’t really teach us those things….
Weekend 1 of the school holidays and little people were seen about town. At the theatre, the seats were packed with excited faces, joyful carers, and an atmosphere of 100% concentration. There wasn’t a touch screen in sight. Such are…
I remember the time when I was 14 years old and my parents, back in Germany, surprised me with tickets to a David Copperfield show. This was my first experience of world-class magic and I will never forget the sense…