Melbourne

Opera Review: Ernani, Opera Australia
Spectacular voices and a clever production overcome this early Verdi opera’s preposterous plot.

Theatre Review: The Pitts, Athenaeum Theatre
The energy pumped out from the stage by these two performers was frenetic enough to power Broadway if channelled properly.

Theatre Review: The Wedding Singer, Athenaeum Theatre
This production is pure joy and will have you grinning from ear to ear.

Exhibition Review: Yhonnie Scarce: Missile Park, ACCA
Tracking a 15-year career that forces one to bear witness to colonial acts of displacement and experimentation on our First…

Lure of community brings MTC’s next Artistic Director back to Melbourne
Anne-Louise Sarks came of age artistically in Melbourne, and is excited about championing the city's artists and playwrights in her…

Exhibition Review: She-Oak and Sunlight, NGV Australia
This exhibition of much-loved Australian Impressionism embeds women and First Peoples in the male-dominated historic narrative, and will knock your…

Theatre review: Berlin, MTC
Joanna Murray-Smith’s latest play is a high-brow blockbuster that asks provocative questions about what it means to love a culture…

Comedy Review: Ben Kochan – I’m Done It, MICF
Ben Kochan is obviously a comedy lover and observer of the odd – naming his show for an audience member’s…

Comedy Review: Don't Mess With Dummies, MICF
Mixing circus, puppetry and the odd fart joke, the Dummies return with a show that takes you camping even when…

Comedy Review: Best of the Edinburgh Fest, MICF
Three comedians offer a selection of humorous hors d'oeuvres that together combine to make a damn fine comedic meal.