Melbourne

Winner of Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Indigenous Writing announced
$20,000 award stops star writer from opening dog-grooming salon while recognising narrative of native title and love.

Women directors program already paying dividends for MTC
Five of 11 mainstage productions in the Melbourne Theatre Company’s 2015 season are being directed by women.

Spike Heels
A strong and enjoyable production thanks to its talented and dynamic cast.

The Sublime – responding to the response
This play purports to start a conversation about sexual assault. Here is a conversation starter: this play is part of…

La Bayadère
Many ballet-goers expect colour, music and sensation from their visits to the ballet. They could not have been disappointed.

Chapter by chapter, Malthouse shakes up its 2015 season
A new programming approach sees works clustered together thematically, creating internal dialogues and broader conversations.

Poetic License
An excellent show, full of sincerity and old fashioned agit-prop energy that would be well worth touring further afield.

Behind the scenes at Everfresh
Melbourne street art crew, Everfresh, throw the doors of their new studio open to the public.

Ten kilos of first world war grief at the Melbourne Museum
A new exhibition at Melbourne Museum explores the experiences of Victorians in the Great War, and the war’s effects on…

Bennetts Lane closure strikes a bum note for Australian jazz
The impending closure of legendary Melbourne jazz club Bennetts Lane has shocked the jazz community.