A modern take on an excellent script, the Smoke and Mirrors Productions presentation of Dial M for Murder was not to be missed.

This isn’t just a nostalgia bait production, there are legitimately great performances, jokes and musical numbers in this one, well worth watching with friends.

Austen In Therapy approaches Jane Austen’s iconic literary canon with a fresh, comedic interpretation.

Love and Information is a production worthy of praise for the cast and crew. The standout performances and some interesting subject matter add up to a production worthy of consideration.

Nijinsky is a breathtaking tribute to one of ballet’s most enigmatic figures. […] A truly indelible experience.

Five stars out of five for this outstanding and deeply affecting performance.

If you’re a huge fan of Love Actually and enjoy cringe-comedy that makes you laugh through second-hand embarrassment, this musical parody might be for you.

This full-length ballet captures the essence of Oscar Wilde’s complex world with a composition of grandeur, elegance, and emotional depth.

I hope this means something brilliantly captures the perils of isolation and the turbulence that can accompany bereavement, concurrently conveying the impact of the pressing need for action amidst despair.

This rendition of A Streetcar Named Desire —one of my all-time favourites— was truly a masterpiece.

If you’re into complex sinners, the inverse of the hot priest from Fleabag, provocative theatre, and social hypocrisy, then Ghosts is the play for you. 

Muthering Heights is a low-budget production with big ideas. It was certainly a unique opportunity to watch a fictionalised documentary about my own family played out on the stage of the Butterfly Club downstairs.

Normally I wouldn’t enjoy watching Incels for 100 minutes but SLUTNIK™ 2: Planet of the Incels was truly a pleasure to attend.

Christopher Fieldus aka the drag chanteuse Ms CeCe Rockefeller rounds off the end of this year’s ever-growing Melbourne Midsummer Festival with their cabaretica Devastating Beauty.

Once upon a time in Hawkins, Indiana, there lived a people chuffed with cliché. Their lives were a hit and their town never missed, what an unpleasant mess they’ve now found themselves in.

Before I knew it, I’d had a golden string tied around my wrist and I was sitting in a lecture, discerning the physics behind string theory. ‘Ah, a comedy science show’, I thought, ‘how quaint.’

She rose, she slayed, she conquered, but most importantly, she girlbossed.

The Melbourne Arts Centre hosted an evening of delight as a 17-strong troop of up-and-coming starlets cracked wise and levitated before our eyes in spectacular fashion in Girls With Attitude.

What I was expecting from this night out at the theatre, was high energy, excitement, tenderness and maybe a few good one-liners. I can happily say, that’s exactly what I got. 

Keep an eye on these bands, especially Radar’s new material, because it’s not the last time you’ll see their names in Melbourne.