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Ordinary Days (fortyfivedownstairs) – musical theatre review

What a stunning song cycle! It premiered off the West End in 2008 and off Broadway the following year and…

Cirque du Soleil’s Corteo (John Cain Arena in Melbourne and touring) – circus review

Spirited and playful, with a series of dazzling and often surprising acts, Cirque du Soleil’s Corteo looks back on the…

Eddington (148 minutes) – movie review

The world has gone crazy. How often did you hear those words or similar utterances during COVID-19? It is May…

Together (102 minutes) – movie review

The mysterious and the unnatural collide with devastating consequences in the psychological body horror Together. Tim (Dave Franco) is 35…

When Fall is Coming (103 minutes) – movie review

Can you truly escape your past? That is the question at the heart of When Fall is Coming. Retired grandmother…

Freakier Friday (111 minutes) – movie review

Everything old is new again. That popular expression could apply to the sequel to Disney’s Freaky Friday, which again features…

Footloose (Athenaeum Theatre) – musical theatre review

Light-hearted and fun, Footloose: The Musical is centred around change in conservative America in the 1980s. Navigating it, especially when…

Relay (112 minutes) – movie review

A thriller centred around a fixer who negotiates deals between corrupt corporations and whistleblowers, Relay becomes more tightly wound as…

Dial M for Murder (Theatre Works) ★★★★

A murderous plan, oh most foul. That is at the heart of Dial M for Murder, written by Frederick Knott…

Pride and Prejudice (Bloomshed) – theatre review

What a weapon invective is in Bloomshed’s fun-filled, hilarious take on Pride and Prejudice. The basic ingredients are there, but…