By Jennifer Beasley. Diasporic African narrative that melds the past with the future, exposing the fetishisation and abuse of Black bodies, and discovers the healing power of mysticism to accept one’s real self.  Trigger Warning: Adult content, sex and sexual...

By Jennifer Beasley. 6 comedy skit s+ audience interaction = a 5-star theatre drinking game.  When my brilliant editor sent me this opportunity to review a theatre drinking game, my fingers suffered the afterburn of a speedy reply. I expected, and received, an...

By Carissa Shale Melbourne Shakespeare Company’s reimagined Twelfth Night is a dazzling musical celebration of Shakespeare’s timeless comedy, set amidst the beauty of the Rose Garden at the St Kilda Botanical Gardens. This outdoor show allows audiences to soak up the...

By Karyn Hodgkinson Skating in the Clouds by Clare Mendes is a delightful, highly imaginative, whimsical piece of magic realism which encourages us to look at climate change with fresh eyes. We are introduced to the characters of Summer (Katrina Mathers) and Autumn...

By Sarah Skubala  Christmas is getting cheeky with the return of A Very Naughty Christmas, the outrageously funny risqué holiday cabaret that has become a beloved seasonal tradition. Now in its eighth year, this adults-only romp combines festive humour, hilarious...

By Ash Cottrell Malthouse Theatre are undeniably knocking it out of the park this year with their suite of provocative content. Ending the season with the festivity and exhilaration of a show like, F**k Christmas was an inspired choice and proved to be the absolute...

  One Day in September is a new Australian musical written by Maverick Newman and Kohan van Sambeeck, with contributions by Trudy Dunn and Mackenzie Dunn. Over five years in the making, One Day In September made its debut to a sold out audience in Melbourne's...

By Sarah Skubala The world premiere of Wanderings is the beautiful final inclusion of Queensland Theatre’s inaugural DOOR3 program. An initiative designed to platform independent theatre, Wanderings, created by The Nest Ensemble, intertwines fiction and autobiography...

By Jennifer Beasley. Sacred Harp singers face each other in a ‘hollow square’ formation, immersing the audience in the musical bliss of unaccompanied harmonies, which draws deep connections for a three-generational family battling together against an insidious...