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Romeo and Juliet (The Australian Ballet), at the Regent Theatre – ballet review

The Australian Ballet’s glorious retelling of the classic Shakespeare tragedy Romeo and Juliet is colourful, powerful and passionate. This is…

Sainting Joan, at Theatre Works’ Explosives Factory – theatre review

Joan of Arc – was she a saint or a sinner? She was an illiterate peasant girl who believed she…

Katzenmusik, at Theatre Works’ Explosives Factory – theatre review

Katzenmusik is a German word that translates as caterwaul, the shrill howling or wailing noise of a cat. And this…

Backrooms (M) – 105 minutes – movie review

A supernatural horror thriller, Backrooms is a phenomenon that has grown through the internet. Co-writer and director of the film…

A Year Without Summer, at Playhouse, Arts Centre Melbourne, as part of the RISING Festival – theatre review

Austrian choreographer and performance artist Florentina Holzinger isn’t known for holding back. So it is when 24 naked women –…

Encore! Songs From The Musicals (Opera Australia), at Regent Theatre – musical theatre review

Magnificent, rich, rounded voices against the backdrop of musical excellence. Clarity of sound, stunning solos, delicious duets and rousing three-part…

A Private Life (M) – 103 minutes – movie review

Living in Paris, American/French psychiatrist Lilian Steiner’s (Jodie) life is spiralling. A patient she has seen for eight years, Pierre…

The Sheep Detectives (PG) – 109 minutes – movie review

A cute Babe-like (1995) whodunnit with some good humour and sight gags. That is what you are in for with…

Anna X, at Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre – theatre review

Newly crafted multi-millionaire Ariel (Tom Stokes) struck up a conversation with the exotic, mysterious, attractive Anna X (Becca Galvin) at…

Lazarus, at Theatre Works – theatre review

It is a shocking tale of displacement (being wrenched away from family), discrimination, institutionalisation, foster homes and police intimidation. As…