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Robot Dog (MTC) – theatre review

It is Melbourne 2042 and artificial intelligence has evolved. Melanie Chan Wing Lam (Jing-Xuan Chan) has died (it appears to…

Never Have I Ever (MTC) – theatre review

If you have money, just how far are you prepared to go and at what price? That is the question…

The Boys in the Band (Chapel Off Chapel) – theatre review ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Revolutionary back in the day, The Boys in the Band still packs punch 57 years later. In 1968, when the…

Honour (Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre) – theatre review

It is such a cliché, but trust the magnificent wordsmith in Joanna Murray-Smith to give it so much edge and…

Gapu Ŋupan (Arts Centre Melbourne) – theatre review

What was it that first divided the world? Could the answer to that question be attributed to the parable as…

Berlin (Little Life Productions) – theatre review

Passion, intellect, history and legacy explode on stage in the masterfully written, acted, directed and produced romantic, dramatic, thriller Berlin.…

Fresno (Chapel Off Chapel) – theatre review

Here we have a new Australian musical that I wanted to embrace, but I struggled with. Most of it is…

The Last Showgirl – movie review

A gritty piece about the travails of an ageing Las Vegas showgirl and those around her, The Last Showgirl feels…

Avenue Q (National Theatre) – musical theatre review

Few, if any, would question how revolutionary the preschool educational television program Sesame Street has been since it first aired…

Pride & Prejudice (QPAC) – theatre review

It’s 250 years since Jane Austen was born and her witty, insightful works still endure. Pride & Prejudice remains one…