Olivia Arcaro
Olivia's Latest Articles
Theatre review: Away, Theatre Works
One of Australia's classic plays returns in a new season.
Comedy review: Murder Village, MICF
Clues and red herrings scatter about in this latest iteration of an improvised whodunnit.
Theatre review: La Vie En Rouge, The Speakeasy Theatre
A succinct and sensitive cabaret explores sex work during La Belle Époque.
Musical review: Spring Awakening, Meat Market Melbourne
An 1891 work returns, with music and revamped with issues relevant to contemporary youth.
Performance review: Much Ado About Nothing, Australian Shakespeare Company
Shakespeare set within a rock concert on the lawns of the Royal Botanic Gardens.
Theatre review: The Merry Wives of Windsor
A new musical adaptation that focuses on the 'merry' element of Shakespeare's play.
Theatre review: This Moment in Time
What happens when two strangers meet randomly in an airplane lounge?
Performance review: Almost a Mirror, Chapel off Chapel
If you could make the soundtrack to your life a mixtape, what songs would you choose?
Book review: Strike the Zither, Joan He
A feminist reworking of a classic Chinese story about found family, rivals and identity.
Performance review: Smash it Up
Mashed up songs produce a hit playlist of entertainment.