Search News

See all news

Melbourne

A woman wearing a blue shirt and a dark vest and pants is sitting at a piano. A man in a red shirt and light trousers is standing by the piano.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Musical review: Murder for Two, Arts Centre Melbourne

Premiered in Australia in Sydney last year, this musical returns to bamboozle and amuse another round of crime mystery fans.

StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Theatre review: The Heart Whispers and Whirls, Shirley Burke Theatre

A multidisciplinary ensemble of international women sharing their heritage through poetry, folk songs, dance and shadow puppetry.

Against red drapes stands a dark-haired woman wearing lacey, black underwear-style clothing.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Theatre review: Apologia, Malthouse Theatre

Reality and surrealism collide in one woman's fantasy of wanting to be a French actress.

Five ceramic artworks in light blue. They each have legs on them. They are hollow, with toadstools inside.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Exhibition review: Generation Clay, Bunjil Place Gallery

'Generation Clay' presents Asian heritage celebrated and tweaked in a superlative mix of art and community. 

La Rondine. A man in a white tuxedo is sitting a piano. On the right is a blonde woman in a green gown next to it. There is a bouquet of roses on the piano and a large scale picture of roses in the background.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Opera review: La Rondine, Palais Theatre

A production that celebrated the operatic skill and emotive gusto of leads Kiandra Howarth and Won Whi Choi.

Still from short film ‘Mr Sea’ by Geng Xue, part of group exhibition ‘ Overseas Locals 2024: Blossoms of Chinese Contemporary Art in Melbourne’. Two miniature blue and white porcelain characters sitting atop of one another in a darken forest filled with white porcelain trees.
News

Blossoms of Chinese contemporary art

A multi-part group show co-presented by Art Echo and Vermilion that aims to enhance understanding of Chinese contemporary art.

A sea of battery-operated candles on the stage as well as a candelabra with candles on them.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Music review: Candlelight: A Tribute to Gorillaz and Blur, Athenaeum Theatre

The songs of Britpop sensation Blur and virtual collaborative band Gorillaz are reformatted and performed by a string quartet (plus…

The six cast members of the musical 'Six' strut their stuff. They wear fluorescent-framed sunglasses and matching ruffs, and pose on a stage lit dramatically in red and purple.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Musical review: Six, Comedy Theatre

The return of the musical phenomenon that not only gives agency to Henry VIII's six wives, but makes them pop…

A man wearing only a frilly white apron licks a plate of chops and mashed potato, which he holds up to his mouth with one gloved hand.
Features

Melbourne Fringe cooks up a creative storm

Free food and entertainment are just some of the many events on offer at the 2024 Melbourne Fringe Festival.

English. Southbank Theatre. A classroom set up on stage, with pastel green walls and an orange curtain on the left side. A woman is standing in front of a whiteboard. There is a man and three women surrounding her.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Theatre review: English, Southbank Theatre

The challenges of learning a second language are played out in an Iranian classroom.

1 45 46 47 48 49 286