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Verity (MA) – 116 minutes – movie review

Sex sells and so it is with the fourth of Colleen Hoover’s novels to be turned into a film. The…

The Music of Elton (40 Years of MSO x Elton John), at Hamer Hall – concert review

Who doesn’t love Elton John’s expansive musical repertoire and who doesn’t appreciate the fine work of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra?…

Koreaboo, at Beckett Theatre, at Malthouse Theatre – theatre review

Imagine being adopted at birth, not in your home country, but abroad, where the cultural difference is significant, and never…

The Turn of the Screw (Victorian Opera), at Palais Theatre – opera review

Unquestionably dark and haunting, Benjamin Britten’s The Turn of the Screw paints a devastating picture of distress and, possibly, madness.…

Dead as a Dodo (Brisbane Powerhouse) – theatre review

The visually stunning puppet show Dead as a Dodo stays with you long after the curtain call. Presented as part…

Coyote vs. ACME (PG) – 103 minutes – movie review

Road Runner constantly outpacing and outsmarting Wile E. Coyote in classic Looney Tunes’ shorts was a memorable part of my…

Triptych, at Fairfax Studio, Arts Centre Melbourne – dance review

Integrated dance, light and sound at their mesmerising finest. That, in a nutshell, is Triptych. While the definition of the…

The Eternally Hopeful, at Theatre Works’ Explosives Factory – song cycle review

Sensitivity and soul permeate a fresh song cycle about life and its vicissitudes from first time writer and director Isabelle…

Lord of the Flies, at Theatre Works – theatre review

Are men savages? Does the battle for supremacy, for power and control, of man against man know no bounds? Is…

Behind the Veil (National Institute of Circus Arts), at NICA’s National Circus Centre in Prahran – circus review

They are so damn good. It is not just the broad variety of circus arts on show that had me…