Latest Reviews
Jesus Christ Superstar
Review by David Gardette As the iconic Jesus Christ Superstar continues to celebrate its 50th anniversary, this reimagined production based on the acclaimed London 2017 Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre production, brings a fresh, gritty energy to Andrew Lloyd...
Boys on the Verge of Tears
By David Gardette. Boys on the Verge of Tears by Sam Grabiner is an ambitious exploration of modern masculinity that delivers a mix of raw emotional moments, humour, and unsettling insights. Premiering at the Soho Theatre in London in 2023, the play won the Verity...
IN BED WITH AMY AND FRIENDS
By Jennifer Beasley. A ‘lonely, busy, wandering cloud’ is surprisingly sweet and tender. This was a very hard one to class. Unique, whimsical and full of mishaps and happenstance, Amy Bodossian sings, dances, interviews and creates chaos during this cabaret styled...
METROPOLIS MONOLOGUES NO.2
By Jennifer Beasley. 5 fabulous monologues that will make you make you think. Then think again. I feel blessed to be a Melbournian. Not only do we have amazing events like the Grand Prix (over 125,000 people on the day I attended) but we have organisations like the...
The Removalist
By Adam Rafferty In one of his earliest works, prolific Australian playwright David Williamson wrote a show to be performed at La Mama based on a true tale told to him by a removalist who was helping him shift house. The removalist recounted how he’d recently worked...
Djuna
By Darby Turnbull The good folx at Bullet Heart Club just don’t stop, barely six weeks after the stunning Thirty-Six Kitan Petkovski and Ro Bright reunite at Darebin Arts Speakeasy for Eva Rees’ latest play, Djuna. It’s in the interest of any who attend this play...
Three Sisters
By Darby Turnbull. In these increasingly bleak and fraught times I think audiences and stages will gravitate towards Chekhov with more frequency. His works, especially the big 4 Uncle Vanya, The Cherry Orchard, The Seagull and of course Three Sisters; show people and...
METROPOLIS MONOLOGUES
By Jennifer Beasley. 5 extraordinary stories that explores the lives of a diverse range of people. About 20 minutes after Lyceum Highway, I was invited to attend 5 monologues that were written by members of the Melbourne Writers...
LYCEUM HIGHWAY
By Jennifer Beasley. An exploration of one woman’s journey through her Hell by breaking the circle of pain. I had to look up Lyceum, which is a hall or a place for discussion and learning. In K. V. Adams play, two extraordinarily written characters, Maggie (played...
Features
Lachlan Hamill Travels Berlin
Love, history and identity will collide on stage when Joanna Murray-Smith’s spine-tingling romantic thriller, Berlin, returns to Melbourne following its sell-out run in 2023. Actor Lachlan Hamill describes watching Berlin at MTC in 2021 as the most incredible piece of...
Hayley Sproull Wild Flutters
. Forbidden temptation... throbbing manhoods... thrusting surrender... Since thumbing the pages of naughty books at the local library as a kid, Hayley Sproull has been tickled by the world of erotica. Nominated for Best Show at the 2024 NZ International Comedy...
Ray O’Leary – Laughter? I Hardly Know Her!
Ray O’Leary (Taskmaster, Have You Been Paying Attention?) pulled a man from a wrecked car and as the man lay dying, he used his last ounce of strength to ask Ray (Nominee 2024 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award for Most Outstanding Show) to tell his...
Greg Carroll explores Chekhov’s Three Sisters
This March, Theatre Works celebrates one of Anton Chekhov’s most celebrated plays. First performed in 1901, Three Sisters takes place over three and a half years and follows the lives of four siblings after the death of their father. Theatre Works now offers a...
Anisa Nandaula – You Can’t Say That
Mining everything from racism to relationships, religion to class has seen Anisa Nandaula amass more than 50 million views of her work across Instagram, Tik Tok and YouTube and more than 200,000 social media followers. In her captivating comedy special, Nandaula...
Geumhyung Jeong – Shall we create this experience together?
In Fire Drill Scenario, South Korean choreographer and artist Geumhyung Jeong investigates the excitement, and real-life risks that artists and audiences take when partaking in live performance experiences. Expect the unexpected in this wry, somehow ridiculous but...
News
NEW SHOWS – Peppa Pig’s Fun Day Out Live!
Australian audiences cannot get enough of Peppa Pig and her oinktastic adventures, with the all-new Peppa Pig’s Fun Day Out LIVE! adding new dates and shows to the April-May tour. The Australian premiere of Peppa Pig’s Fun Day Out LIVE! follows a smash hit season in...
Paul Williams Debut’s New Show Don’t Look At Me At Melbourne Comedy Festival
Paul Williams hot on the heels of the smash hit tour of Mamiya7, wants you to have a great festival. Even more so, he wants you to have a great festival at his brand-new show, the ironically titled Don’t Look At Me touring Australia in 2025. Seriously. It would mean...
MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL – 2025 STAND UP! GRANT RECIPIENTS ARE HERE
Three emerging comic artists are getting ready to deliver the laughs at this year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival, with support from the Victorian Government’s Stand Up! initiative. The Stand Up! grants program was established in 2019 by the Victorian...
Accordion Ryan’s Pop Bangers @ MICF
Coming off an appearance on Britain's Got Talent in 2023 and hit runs at the 2022-2024 Edinburgh Fringe, Accordion Ryan is taking his talents to the Perth Fringe World for 2025. Accordion Ryan's Pop Bangers is a fun-packed hour of popular tunes, played live as you've...
Competitions
Win Tix to Three Sisters
Win one of 2 double passes for the upcoming season of Three Sisters for the 7:30pm show on Saturday the 8th of March, playing at Theatre Works on Acland Street in St Kilda. To be in the running, please send your response to the below question to:...
Win Tix to Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Win one of 2 double passes for the upcoming season of Our Monster’s Name is Jerry for the 7:30pm show on Saturday the 15th of February, playing at Theatre Works on Acland Street in St Kilda. To be in eh running, please send your response to the below question to:...
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