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An elderly man sitting on a bed. He's wearing a grey robe. The bed too is grey as is the background. The actor is Max Gillies, performing a scene from 'Endgames', a trio of short modernist plays or play extracts at Melbourne venue fortyfivedownstairs.
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Theatre review: Endgames, fortyfivedownstairs

Three short works from modernist playwrights Chekhov, Beckett and Hibberd.

Four women standing with their hands on their hips. A scene from 'FEMME PLAY [ungrateful slut]', now showing at The Butterfly Club.
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Theatre review: FEMME PLAY [ungrateful slut], The Butterfly Club

Judy Doubas’ latest play illuminates women’s roles in contemporary society.

A band on stage with a video screen behind them. There are two men standing on either side of the frame.
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Performance review: Vandemonian Lags, Melbourne Recital Centre

A reprisal of a musical production by Mick Thomas and friends about Tasmanian convicts and their stories.

A dark-skinned woman on all fours, grimacing in the dark.
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Performance review: The Birds, Malthouse Theatre

This adaptation of 'The Birds' sticks far more closely to Du Maurier's tale than the Hitchcock film.

A boxer in silhouette.
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Theatre review: Shadow Boxing, Explosives Factory

A remount of a production needs more signposting about the era.

The planned redevelopment of Bendigo Art Gallery will be one of the largest civic expansions the city has ever undertaken. The image shows a rendering of the new, expanded gallery: a large white cube-like building side by side with the older, Victorian-era, red brick original Gallery. A flight of white steps lined by native plants and gum trees lead up to the main doors; an access ramp is also pictured.
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Bendigo Art Gallery prepares for $45 million redevelopment

The Bendigo Art Gallery will close for two years as expansion and infrastructure upgrades begin in 2026

A pushbike on the left of the stage. On the right is a person dressed as a stork in yellow pants and a white ruffly top. A scene from Antipodes Theatre Company's 'Storked' at Theatre Works.
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Theatre review: Storked, Theatre Works

The politics of pregnancy from a queer perspective.

A Chinese lion, transformed into some form of mermaid, is framed like an old-fashioned theatre stage. The pieces on either side, completing the three-panel work, are octopus tentacles. The artwork by Ruby Li is showing as part of the Asian Heritage Week Exhibition at Dark Horse Experiment.
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Exhibition review: Asian Heritage Week Exhibition, Dark Horse Experiment 

Inner-city Melbourne gallery offers a collection of excellent contemporary Asian-Australian art.

A scene from Thursday’s Child Theatre's 2025 production of Harold Pinter's 'Betrayal'. Photo: Shay Bedel.
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Theatre review: Betrayal, Chapel off Chapel

Harold Pinter's classic play is still relevant decades later.

Ensemble in various period costumes from 1927 dancing on stage in Cloc Musical Theatre's 'Nice Work If You Can Get It'.
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Musical review: Nice Work If You Can Get It, The National Theatre

Socialites and bootleggers jive to the songs of George and Ira Gershwin.

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