What is truth and what is fiction? At times it’s hard to tell when watching Pvt. Wars. It’s 1975 and three Vietnam vets have good reason to be housed in a mental institution. Their reality is a most unfortunate one. Perhaps there are moments of clarity among their delusions, but if so very few. The…
Physical and improvisation comedy at its absolute, chaotic best. That is what you get when you venture in to Chapel Off Chapel to see the hilarious, contemporary adaption of The Trojan War. All the key characters are in play, the likes of Agamemnon, Achilles, Hector and Paris and, of course, Helen of Troy. The legendary conflict between the…
There have been a few recent screen adaptations of the classic tale of Pinocchio, the marionette who wanted to be a real boy. TJ Klune takes this tale and flips it in his latest book In the Lives of Puppets, while retaining everything that makes the story universal. And he does so in a way…
Kinky Boots playing the Capitol Theatre, Sydney from April 2017 Watch the trailer HERE kinkybootsthemusical.com.au We have five (5) double tickets to see Kinky Boots on Sunday 16 April at 6.30pm** Australia has fallen head over heels for KINKY BOOTS, the heart-warming new musical opening at Sydney’s Capitol Theatre this April. Based on the movie…
– Zola – Only in cinemas from 18 November 2021 We have 5 double in-season passes thanks to Sony Pictures. *(Tickets valid in Australia only)* Watch the trailer HERE “Y’all wanna hear a story about why me & this bitch here fell out? It’s kind of long but full of suspense.” Thus began the odyssey…
What is your anthem? It’s an early question that not only leaves audience members pondering, but sums up the central premise of Shake and Stir’s uplifting new work, Tae Tae in the Land of Yaaas!, appearing as part of Brisbane Festival. More than a favourite tune, a person’s anthem is a theme song declaration of…
(watch my moves), the ninth studio album from Kurt Vile if you include his collaboration with Courtney Barnett on 2017’s Lotta Sea Lice, finds the folk/rock singer-songwriter guitarist in now familiar territory. A traditionally laid-back creator of jangly guitar rock, Vile used some of the pandemic shutdown to build a home studio, OKV Central, which…
– BBC Shakespeare Collection Vol. 5 – On DVD now We have 5 Blu-ray copies thanks to Via Vision Entertainment. *(Valid in Australia only)* Watch the trailer HERE In 1978, the BBC set itself the task of filming all of William Shakespeare’s plays for television. The resulting productions, renowned for their loyalty to the…
Based on fact, Queen of Katwe is a colourful, feel-good picture about struggle and persistence. It concerns a family, and one girl in particular, overcoming a hand-to-mouth existence in the slums of Uganda. For nine-year-old Phiona Mutesi (Madina Nalwanga), life is a constant battle. She spends her days selling vegetables on the streets of Katwe,…
Our selection of the best new music across a range of genres from the week ending 21 February 2020. Melbourne band RVG have announced the release of their second album Feral which will be released on Friday 24 April 2020. They’ve also shared “I Used to Love You”, the second single from Feral; and an…
