Melbourne

Event review: Gertrude Street Projection Festival, Melbourne
Bringing contemporary projection works to fresh eyes.

Concert review: FLIGHT: The Next Generation of Artists, Fitzroy Town Hall
A mini music festival’s dreamy takeover of Fitzroy Town Hall with intriguing contrasts of performance ambience and audience-artist connections.

What happens when a tram line throws a party?
The Eighty-Six is a new festival celebrating the concentrated cluster of live music venues in Melbourne’s inner north.

Writers telling underside stories of the beautiful game
It’s the news no football fan wants to hear – that there are some shady back room dealings in world…

Theatre review: Garage Girls, La Mama Courthouse
A show for lovers of feel-good movies, Australian stories and women beating the odds.

Radical access: the future of access in the arts
Stellar thinkers and doers gather to consider radical access and the future of an inclusive arts industry.

Musical review: Bloom, Arts Centre Melbourne
A musical set in an aged care facility? Sounds like a difficult task, but Bloom comes up roses.

Symphony Orchestra’s new season of storytelling
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s (MSO) 2024 program highlights storytelling, reimagining and turning the ordinary into extraordinary.

Theatre review: Animal Farm, Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre
Orwell's classic work given a Australian political spin.

Music review: Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique, Hamer Hall
A program packed with excitement, but light on choral spectacle.