Arts
A Wild Ride
You’re Not Alone by Kim Noble is a thought-provoking theatre documentary about loneliness and disconnection in the modern world cunningly disguised as an offensive show about risqué behaviour and anonymous, online, sexual liaisons.
Williamson play starts arguments
Credentials marks the momentous return of renowned playwright, David Williamson, to La Mama to celebrate La Mama’s 50th birthday just 47 years after his first play, The Coming of Stork, premiered at the tiny Carlton theatre in 1970.
Paris glitz and entertainment
IN the glitzy underground world of Crazy Horse costumes fit into shoe boxes, Louboutins line dressing room walls and women dance clothed in nothing but lights. It has been the ‘go-to’ evening entertainment for the world’s biggest stars for the past 65 years.
Butel is exceptional
In the past, as in this modern world, seemingly good, generous or religious people can be cruel, vindictive and tribal in their treatment of those who they consider different — and so it goes in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice.
The art of finding self in ballet
ONE of Australia’s best male dancers is returning to
Melbourne for the first time in years, to perform in an Australian Dance Theatre tour.
Strong and Spirited
Disney princesses are always beautiful romantic figures who are in love with a prince. Princess Jasmine broke the mould when she first appeared in the 1992 film of Aladdin and she is even more feisty in the stage version, showing at Her Majesty’s Theatre.
Todd McKenney hooks into panto
AUSTRALIA may have found its new king of panto in Todd McKenney, and he’s ready to hook into his new role in The Adventures of Peter Pan and Tinkerbell.
All in the mind
The human brain is uncharted and incomprehensible territory and Incognito, by UK playwright Nick Payne, challenges our understanding of the brain, the mind, memory and our notions of the self.
Awkward direction in Next Fall
Next Fall should be an emotionally deep play but direction and performances in this production fall short of the mark.
Crowding in on festival sex pests
Music industry heavyhitters have rallied to tackle anti-social behaviour and sex assaults at music events and mass gatherings.
Noises Off lacks pace
Noises Off is one of the great farcical plays but this Melbourne Theatre Company production is slow and stumbles too often.
New stamps to feature dragonflies
NATURE’S own magnificent flying machine, the dragonfly, is being honoured on the next release of Australia Post stamps.
Pop-up Globe coming to Melbourne
SHAKESPEARE is coming to town in a spectacular new way — the world’s first full-scale temporary working replica of the Globe Theatre — this spring.
Visionary puppets
A puppet child who dreams of flying finds all sorts of adventures in Nella’s Wings.
Disney standards frozen solid
The icy chill in Melbourne is much more spectacular to experience in the Hisense Arena with Disney On Ice on view with a brilliant production of Frozen.
Catchy tunes and fun for all
Don’t be surprised if you join your kids dancing in the aisles at Play Along With Sam, part of the Roola Boola Festival.
Too many loose strings
Country music is at its best when performed by Ursula Yovich but there are too many loose strings in the narrative of Heart is a Wasteland.
Merrily has ups and downs
Merrily We Roll Along struggled on Broadway but Stephen Sondheim fans will still enjoy the chance to see one of his musicals performed in Melbourne.
Docklands warmed up for winter
THE winter solstice is burning bright at Docklands as the annual Firelight Festival brings a warm glow to the city.
Sassy Cabaret
If your tastes lean toward saucy innuendo, bawdy burlesque and spectacular, aerial circus artistry, then Blanc de Blanc will be just the ticket for you.
Distinctly Australian Circus
Australia’s iconic circus company is rebooted and rocking the tent. After some dark years, Circus Oz looks reinvigorated in Model Citizens, the first show under new director Rob Tannion.
Kimbra to kick off world-first Dior show
Grammy award-winner Kimbra will headline a NGV gala to start the world premiere of fashion exhibition The House of Dior: Seventy years of Haute Couture.
Revolt an assault on our senses and rules
This chaotic play about breaking the rules, roles and language that govern the modern woman is oddly entertaining yet fractured through its furious ranting.
An All Australian Cabaret Feast
The Melbourne Cabaret Festival Gala provides a taster plate of shows featured in the festival, so it is the ideal way to find a cabaret show to suit your entertainment desires.
The Sleeping Beauty escapes
The Sleeping Beauty production by The Australian Ballet is strong, opulent and well performed.
The Haunting conjures up entertaining bunkum
The Haunting revives some old-fashioned ghost storytelling with a dignified performance from seasoned Aussie Cameron Daddo.
