George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, published 1949, emerged from a post-World War II landscape deeply scarred by totalitarian regimes like Nazi Germany and Stalinist Russia. As a fan of the classics and a bit of a literary nerd, my plus one…
Hedwig has arrived in Melbourne just in time for pride month, and she’s not leaving quietly! For the uninitiated, Hedwig and the Angry Inch follows the extraordinary story of Hedwig Robinson, a “genderqueer East German rock singer” who, after a…
Fresh from Broadway with eight Tony Award-nominations, Beetlejuice: The Musical! The Musical! The Musical! makes it Australian premiere. Playing in Melbourne’s historic Regent Theatre, the 1920s venue sets the tone for a macabre fiesta. Australian arts legend Eddie Perfect stars…
‘Batshit’ is an award-winning, one-woman show that explores how women have been pathologised throughout history. It handles this stark truth with theatrics, song, and humour, owed to a wonderful performance from show creator, Leah Shelton. Directed by Olivier Award-winner Ursula…
What happens when a sultry venue and some of Melbourne’s finest Burlesque performers collide? We found the answer at The Whoop Dee Doo Revue. Billed as a double feature, the early show features a live jazz band and classic mid-century…
Awkward Productions are delighted to bring their theatrical sensation Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story to Australia from February to March, in partnership with Goudie Events. Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story became an immediate cult hit with UK audiences…
My jaw is still somewhere on the floor of the magnificent Arts Centre Hamer Hall after witnessing Penn & Teller’s 50th anniversary show. Forget everything you think you know about magic tricks and Vegas headliners – this wasn’t your grandpa’s…
Opening night of Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going to Happen at Arts Centre Melbourne was electric, marking a dazzling Australian debut for this darkly comedic gem, which is part of the Midsumma Festival. This production promises a masterclass…
It’s not hard to feel a bit disillusioned by Christmas. After all, Australians use more than 150,000 km of wrapping paper during the festive season. That’s nearly enough paper to wrap around Earth’s equator four times! It’s also estimated that…
Praise be! Sister Act is in Australia! The divine musical comedy is loosely based on the 1992 film directed by Emile Ardolino and starring the fabulous Whoopi Goldberg about a singer who witnesses a murder and needs to be hidden…