Melbourne

$19.4 million theatre upgrade helps bring Moulin Rouge! The Musical to Melbourne
Based on Baz Luhrmann’s award-winning film, Moulin Rouge! The Musical will open at newly renovated Regent Theatre in 2021.

Review: Make Me a Houri, La Mama Courthouse (VIC)
A poetic and hilarious two-hander that challenges reductive ideas of femininity and religion.

So you want my arts job? Head of Programming, The Wheeler Centre
Live and breath ideas? Are you creative, but organised and love a good spreadsheet? Then career in programming could be…

Vale Sigmund Jorgensen
Jörgensen, who oversaw the artists’ colony Montsalvat from 1969 until 2014, has died aged 79.

Learning to read children’s literature (again)
Deakin Senior Lecturer Dr Kirstine Moruzi discusses why kids’ books are worth serious investigation.

Review: For Love or Money, Hawthorn Town Hall Gallery (VIC)
Artists explore the intersection of art, labour, and capitalism through works in various media.

Review: Much Ado About Nothing, Arts Centre Melbourne (VIC)
Bell Shakespeare’s new production is a uniquely Australian interpretation with something profound to say.

Review: Women of Fire, Mother Tongue/Melbourne Spoken Word and Poetry Festival (VIC)
Five performers offered distinctive, poignant takes on womanhood on a cosy winter night.

Review: Constellations, Missing Persons (VIC)
A close examination of love and quantum mechanics that will have you pondering the delicate nature of human relationships.

Review: Come From Away, Comedy Theatre (VIC)
Sit back, open your heart, and go on an incredible journey.