Melbourne

Coming Together, Melbourne Recital Centre (VIC)
Adam Simmons and the Australian Chinese Music Ensemble offer an intimate exploration of the craft and beauty in a musical…

Punk Rock, fortyfivedownstairs (VIC)
Put your fear of missing out into gear and get to this. Rock and roll is dead but punk rock…

Sick, NICA (VIC)
NICA students and Gavin Marshall deliver a sophisticated, contemporary circus work.

Circa: Humans, Arts Centre Melbourne (VIC)
Grace and timing and humour and beauty. Humans can be appreciated on many levels.

The Drill, Due West Festival (VIC)
Footscray’s feminist circus company offers an evocative immersive work that’s rooted in the history of the Drill Hall.

Songs of the Northern River, MC Showroom (VIC)
New Australian musical brings authenticity and wit to musical theatre.

Kiss of the Spider Woman, Southbank Theatre (VIC)
MTC presents an engaging, escapist musical but the most powerful moments in this production are the quiet ones.

La Mama readies for rebuild after raising $3.1M
Eighteen months since it was destroyed by fire, the rebuilding of Melbourne’s iconic La Mama Theatre is about to begin.

Marieke Hardy resigns from Melbourne Writers Festival
Artistic Director Marieke Hardy has resigned from the MWF with one year of her contract remaining, in order to focus…

Resistance Transmission, Due West Festival/Footscray Community Arts Centre (VIC)
The Riverside Yarns presentation offered intimate and generous storytelling but lacked a centre of gravity.