Melbourne
Artist runs for Lord Mayor
Independent candidate in the by-election for Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Katie Sfetkidis will use her campaign to promote the arts…
ACMI hits the yellow brick road to visionary tomorrow
The Victorian Labor government puts almost $40m into transforming ACMI, in its last budget before an election. The redevelopment will…
Melbourne celebrates 35th annual Green Room Awards
The peer-judged awards recognise excellence in the performing arts on Melbourne stages in 2017.
Review: Angella Dravid's Down the Rabbit Hole
An unflinchingly honest telling of an international tryst gone seriously awry, criminal justice and a fake friendship with a serial…
Review: Stephen K Amos – Bread and Circuses
Amos has the sort of commanding presence and confidence that could only have come from years of working the circuit.
Review: Ari Eldjárn – Pardon My Icelandic
He’s Iceland’s biggest comedy star, but in a country of 340,000 people, that’s not much of a claim.
Review: Comedy Zone Asia
A worthy reminder that making people laugh is indeed a global phenomenon, not just restricted to privileged first world white…
Review: Sophie Willan – Branded
Unashamed defiance, rebellion and rudeness is the streak running through this young English comedian’s stand-up show.
Review: John Kearns - Don't Worry They're Here
An uneven exploration of suburban joys, stresses and melancholia, delivered aggressively, without tonal shading.
Review: Mark Watson - I'm Not Here
Bespectacled Englishman Mark Watson is in some respects the quintessential stand-up.