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1984 (Shake & Stir Theatre Company) at Comedy Theatre and touring – theatre review

While I sincerely wish it weren’t so, the power struggles the proliferate globally ensure that Shake & Stir’s brilliant adaptation…

28 Years Later (115 minutes) – movie review

A surprisingly sensitive zombie movie, 28 Years Later reunites the writer and director of the original film in the franchise…

Super (Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre) – theatre review

I went to watch this play, like I do all others, without knowing anything other than its title. I never…

Blackrock (The MC Showroom) – theatre review

Thirty years on Nick Enright’s play about young men and youths callous disregard for the fairer sex continues to resonate.…

Materialists – movie review

How difficult is it to find the perfect match, the person you are prepared to commit to for the rest…

All is Good … in the Glow of Moonlight (Theatre Works’ Explosives Factory) – theatre review

Evocative and entertaining, All is Good … in the Glow of Moonlight is a remarkable insight into the life and…

Happy-Go-Wrong (fortyfivedownstairs) – theatre review

Question: What does it take to really appreciate the life you have? Answer: Getting close to death. That is the…

Soldier Boy (Theatre Works) – theatre review

It is October 1915. Private James Martin (Oliver Tapp) is lying in bed on the hospital ship the Glenart Castle…

Lightscape (Royal Botanic Gardens) – light show review

An unquestionable highlight of winter in Melbourne is Lightscape at the Royal Botanic Gardens. Now in its fourth year, it…

Welcome Home (Chapel Off Chapel) – theatre review

A delightful new play with originality stamped all over it, Welcome Home concerns two women who each believe they own…