Melbourne
The Critic, The Butterfly Club/Melbourne Fringe (VIC)
The Critic examines the theatre world with incisive commentary and scintillating humour.
I’m a Phoenix, Bitch; Arts Centre Melbourne (VIC)
Bryony Kimmings’s mammoth solo show has visceral impact.
Short Cuts Film Festival brings succinct sparkle to Dandenong
Festival curator Richard Moore tells ArtsHub what makes a winning short film – and how it’s really not so far…
The Rapture Chapter II: Art Vs Extinction, fortyfivedownstairs (VIC)
Moira Finucane and co offer a playful, intelligent and optimistic attempt to disrupt extinction.
Review: Refuge 2019: Displacement, Arts House (VIC)
A timely and necessary program that calls on us to be active participants as we face this state of emergency.
Review: Ulster American, Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre (VIC)
An expertly crafted story that mocks ideological hypocrisy and offers no easy answers.
Review: Australian Realness, Malthouse Theatre (VIC)
Zoey Dawson’s insightful satire exposes the hypocrisy of middle-class liberalism.
Review: Ghost Quartet, Gasworks Arts Park (VIC)
The inaugural production from Antipodes presents Dave Malloy’s exquisite and eclectic song cycle about life, death, ghosts and whiskey.
Review: Return Flight MEL>HKG, Blender Studios (VIC/Hong Kong)
The third and last stop in Going Down Swinging’s international project has resulted in an intricate, optimistic, and multilayered exhibition…
Review: Sensory Decadence, Gasworks Theatre (VIC)
One Fell Swoop’s circus production serves up exhilarating acrobatics and delicious contrasts.