Melbourne
Michaela McGuire announced as new AD for Melbourne Writers Festival
After three and a half years and four festivals in Sydney, McGuire returns to Melbourne, and will present her first…
Review: La Mama 4 Kids - Super Jenny! (VIC)
This short series for preschoolers incorporates fine and gross motor skills, Auslan, shape recognition, singing, dancing and musical terms in…
Caro Llewellyn (re)appointed as Wheeler Centre CEO
Originally appointed as the Centre’s inaugural CEO before personal reasons forced her to reject the job offer, Llewellyn will take…
Review: Emerald City, Southbank Theatre (VIC)
David Williamson’s hilarious 1987 satire receives a rip-roaring revival by Melbourne Theatre Company and Sam Strong.
Theatre’s demise has never been so entertaining
Performance collective post and Hong Kong Repertory Theatre have cut up the Western theatrical canon and reassembled it as irreverent,…
Review: Going Down, The Butterfly Club (VIC)
Modern-day social media spiritual guru The Truru returns in another satire.
Review: Japanese Modernism, NGV International (VIC)
Curated as a kind of ‘cabinet of curiosity’, the NGV’s exhibition celebrates a lively and energetic period of Japanese history.
Review: The Winter’s Tale, La Mama Theatre/Asia TOPA (VIC)
An enjoyable version of Shakespeare’s plot-heavy potboiler moves the action to 1920s Hong Kong and 1970s Australia.
Review: Sva Kranti, Footscray Community Arts Centre/Asia TOPA (VIC)
Mallika Sarabhai’s mixed-media performance is a call to action against injustice everywhere.
Review: A O Lang Pho, Arts Centre Melbourne/Asia TOPA (VIC)
Vietnamese Bamboo Circus’s stunning show embeds impressive physical skills in a vivid, cohesive narrative.