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GRIMM (Shake & Stir Theatre Co.) at Fairfax Theatre, Arts Centre Melbourne and touring – theatre review

While growing up, I was captivated by subversive stories in a classic cartoon segment known as Fractured Fairy Tales. That…

The Party’s Over! (M) – 95 minutes – movie review

A decidedly French dark comedy about the class divide, The Party’s Over involves a well to do family and their…

The Deplorables (Skin of our Teeth Productions), at Theatre Works – theatre review

Did you know that the first recorded women’s cricket match in Australia took place at the Bendigo Easter Fair on…

Il Trovatore (Melbourne Opera), at the Athenaeum Theatre – opera review

The drama. The pathos. Melbourne Opera’s production of Giuseppe Verdi’s Il Trovatore sizzles and crackles with feeling. With an empty…

Carrie: The Musical (Patrick School of the Arts), at Chapel Off Chapel – musical theatre review

A superb showcase of future musical talent, Patrick School of the Arts’ presentation of Carrie: The Musical is a beauty.…

Finucane & Smith’s Dance Palace, at Luna Palace, at Luna Park – cabaret review

Bold and bawdy, provocateur extraordinaire Moira Finucane has been turning heads with her fierce brand of variety for 30 years.…

Cleopatra & Antony (Melbourne Shakespeare Company), at fortyfivedownstairs – theatre review

Scheming and passion abound in Melbourne Shakespeare Company’s Cleopatra & Antony. Based on the Shakespearean tragedy Antony and Cleopatra, written…

Spa Weekend (M) – 97 minutes – movie review

Isla Fisher has ample opportunity to show off her comedic acting chops in the girls’ buddy comedy Spa Weekend. Realised…

12 Angry Actors (Asamina Theatre Company), at Meat Market Stables – theatre review

Inspired by fact, a significant moral dilemma confronts actors in a small amateur theatre company five days before opening night.…

Insidious: Out of the Further (M) – 106 minutes – movie review

Pure evil threatens to bring the dead back into the world of the living in this sixth instalment of the…