| SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE: This 40th anniversary screening of the iconic surf flick, accompanied by live music, proved that it's still as relevant today as it was back then.
| STUDIO 246, BRUNSWICK: While showcasing the promising and consistent offerings at Studio 246, Here, In the Sugarcane could perhaps do with a tweak.
| MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: This local version of the BBC's Doctor Who Proms is a treat for Doctor Who fans, but not as much for classical music fans.
| COMEDY THEATRE, MELBOURNE: It was always going to be difficult to live up to the beloved TV shows, but Yes, Prime Minister the stage show is still entertaining.
| FRINGE WORLD: A tantalising mix of circus, music, dance, cabaret and burlesque combine in the Burlesque Garden.
| FRINGE WORLD: John Conway demonstrates the power of madcap positivity to generate further antics in his high energy Fringe World comedy mishmash.
| BONDI PAVILION: A quirky, slapstick comedy in the manner of Month Python, The Jinglists will make you laugh.
| FRINGE WORLD: Ali Kennedy-Scott's play chronicling the stories of everyday heroes who fought Victoria's ‘Black Saturday’ bushfires takes audiences on unrestrained emotional ride.
| FRINGE WORLD: LA-based writer Brian Finkelstein weaves together tales of the US Writers' Strike of 2007 and Haymarket Massacre of 1886 into an ultimately gratifying whole.
| FRINGE WORLD: If you want to have a dream interpreted in an unusual context, this is the show for you; if you are looking for something more theatrical, not so much.