Last chance: Green Screen and Purgatorio
What really must end this weekend is my time with a gastrointestinal virus. I'm excited that I can now get out of bed, but am leaving myself in quarantine until there is no sign of it. It doesn't needs...
View ArticleA moment in yarn
A moment in yarnSayraphim Lothianas part of Craft Victoria's Craft Cubed festivalsayraphimlothian.comCraftivist Sayraphim Lothian says A Moment in Yarn is a participatory craft experience; I say it's...
View ArticleLast night of The Container Festival
The Container FestivalMUST Monash University, Claytonto 16 Augustmonashstudentassociation.comFacebook pageBeing crook and being not in Melbourne meant that I couldn't get to The Container Festival...
View ArticlePledge to Mikelangelo's new album
I met Mikelangelo in Canberra. He got my attention because he was sitting naked in a radio studio.We moved to Melbourne around the same time and both found ourselves at home.This glorious man is making...
View ArticleReview: Einstein on the beach 2
Einstein on the beachState Opera of South Australia7 August 2014Her Majesty's Theatresaopera.sa.gov.auto 21 August 2014Photo by Bernard HullI didn't know if it were possible to see State Opera of South...
View ArticleReview: Glory Box 10th Anniversary
Glory BoxFinucane & Smith16 August 2014Melba Spiegeltent, Circus Ozto 24 AugustFacebook eventTen years ago I saw The Burlesque Hour in the Famous Spiegeltent on St Kilda Road. Moira Finucane,...
View ArticleLast chance: Thérèse Raquin
Thérèse RaquinDirty Pretty Theatre & Theatreworkssometimes last weekto 30 Augusttheatreworks.org.auPhoto by Lachlan WoodsWith a raised stage, red velvetish curtain and promise of an interval,...
View ArticleLast chance: The Velveteen Rabbit
The Velveteen Rabbit: A Cabaret Fairytale for Grown UpsMUST28 August 2014MUST Theatre, Monash Universityto 30 AugustFacebook eventEven though The Velveteen Rabbit runs until Saturday, you probably...
View ArticleReview: Intimacy
HELIUMIntimacyTorque Show14 August 2014Tower Theatreto 23 Augustmalthousetheatre.com.auMichelle Ryan danced professionally in Australia and overseas. Ten years ago, she was at the peak of her career...
View ArticleReview: Master Class
Master Class Left Bauer Productions23 August 2014fortyfive downstairsto 28 Augustfortyfivedownstairs.comToday's performance of Master Class at fortyfive downstairs has sold out but if you book now, you...
View ArticleReview preview: The Sublime
The SublimeMTC28 August 2014Fairfax Studioto 4 Octobermtc.com.auThe MTC's production of Brendan Cowell's The Sublime left me angry. So, I took some time to think, read and discuss. I'm still angry, and...
View ArticleThe Sublime discussion & links
The SublimeMTCmtc.com.auPhoto by Jeff BusbyThe response to my commentary the MTC's The Sublime has been positive and nearly overwhelming with so many social media and real life conversations...
View ArticleReview: Spike Heels
Spike HeelsQ44 and Crazy Chair29 August 2014Chapel off Chapelto 14 Septemberhttp://q44.com.au/category/spike-heels/Q44 launched as a company earlier in the year and Theresa Rebeck's 1992 play Spike...
View ArticleReview: The Sublime
The SublimeMTC28 August 2014Fairfax Studioto 4 Octobermtc.com.auPhoto by Jeff BusbyThe MTC's production of Brendan Cowell's The Sublime left me angry. So, I took some time to think, read and discuss....
View ArticleReview preview: The City They Burned
MELBOURNE FRINGE 2014The City They BurnedAttic Erratic6 September 2014Cavern Table Performance Spaceto 23 Septemberatticerratic.comPhoto by Sarah WalkerAttic Erratic's The City They Burned is a...
View ArticleReveiw: The City They Burned
MELBOURNE FRINGE 2014The City They BurnedAttic Erratic6 September 2014Cavern Table Performance Spaceto 23 Septemberatticerratic.comPhoto by Sarah WalkerAttic Erratic's The City They Burned is a...
View ArticleReview: A lie of the mind
A lie of the mind5 September 2014The Grange pop up theatreto 13 Septemberlieofthemind.comWith an ambitious and successful Pozible fundraising campaign, an empty amazing space in the CBD and the...
View ArticleMelbourne Fringe
Melbourne Fringe Festival17 September to 5 October 2014melbournefringe.com.auLet's tweet!I'm not reviewing much this festival, but I am seeing lots of shows and am going to experiment with Twitter....
View ArticleFRINGE part 1
MELBOURNE FRINGE 2014Head to Twitter, follow @SometimesMelb and search for #mFringe to get involved in the discussions, get the word on the unmissable shows, tell reviewers how wrong they are, and...
View ArticleFRINGE part 2
A couple of shows from Melbourne's uni students.You Walk Away, And Never Once Turn Your Head19 September 2014Fringe Hub, Raglan Street Galleryto 4 Octobermelbournefringe.com.auPaper Crown Theatre are...
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