Melbourne
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.
Remaking a suburb through dance
Indian artistic practices wind through the streets of Wyndham in a new multidisciplinary performance work.
Exit Strategies, Arts House (VIC)
This one-woman show has humour, great design and a killer concept for examining personal and political issues, but it doesn’t…
Brian Cox: A Symphonic Universe, Arts Centre Melbourne (VIC)
A Symphonic Universe brings together rockstar physicist Brian Cox with music that evokes the stars.
Spot, Arts Centre Melbourne (VIC)
A charming, interactive and educational production that’s suitable for all ages.
Two Weddings, One Bride; Opera Australia (VIC)
A pantomime that feels past its peak, though it hits all the right notes for fans of the genre.
Apocalypse Meow, Malthouse Theatre (VIC)
Meow Meow’s silly season show is an odd Christmas panto, steered by a fallen but charismatic diva.