Opera Australia: Aida – Theatre Review
Aida. A power struggle story both romantically and politically. Opera Australia’s latest production of Giuseppe Verdi’s masterpiece…
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This Genuine Moment – Theatre Review
We’ve all been there, waking up in the morning after a big night, stranger in our bed,…
Matador – Theatre Review
The energy is palpable when walking into Her Majesty’s Theatre, the crowd positively thrumming with excitement for…
FANGIRLS – Theatre Review
I am a ‘fan girl’. When watching Yve Blake’s original Australian musical FANGIRLS, I was incredibly triggered….
Drummer Queens – Theatre Review
If I were to mention to you the words Stomp or Tap Dogs, you would likely know…
Dolly Diamond’s Star for a Night – Theatre Review
The Midsumma Festival is back in full swing in 2021 with a fantastic range of shows and…
Melbourne Theatre Company: Berlin – Theatre Review
Charlotte is an independent German woman who works at a secret bar under a bridge. Tom is…
Red Stitch: The Cane – Theatre Review
For Red Stitch, last year was a write-off, as instead of excitedly barrelling towards their 20th anniversary,…
Impromptunes: The Completely Improvised Musical – Theatre Review
For lovers of musical theatre and comedy, meet Impromptunes: The Completely Improvised Musical from Australia’s leading team…
Because the Night – Theatre Review
Last night, I had the most unique and interesting theatre experiences at Melbourne’s Malthouse Theatre. Because the…
Soothplayers: Completely Improvised Shakespeare – Theatre Review
When you hear the name Shakespeare, you would normally associate it with romance, tragedy and even comedy….
The Umbilical Brothers: THE DISTRACTION – Theatre Review
If you think that a comedy show is just someone with a mic cracking jokes, or if…
Murder Village: An Improvised Whodunnit – Theatre Review
Melbournians have worked hard over the last 12 months. Seeing the city alive and buzzing again, with…
Voldemort and the Teenage Hogwarts – Theatre Review
It has been a long time between curtains for live theatre in Melbourne. So, when I was…
Melbourne Theatre Company: Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes – Theatre Review
A year to the day that the Melbourne Theatre Company put on their last show, the doors…
Come From Away, Melbourne – Theatre Review
Ten months after COVID shut the doors on live theatre in Melbourne, the incredible musical Come From…
Kingswood at The Corner Hotel, Melbourne, November 27, 2020 – Live Review
It has been 259 days since there was live music in Melbourne. Back on Friday the 13th…
Hamilton – Film Review
I remember being obsessed with Hamilton long before the cultural phenomenon won the Tony Award for Best…
Dromana 3 Drive-In, Dromana, Victoria – Film Related Review
Admittedly, I had never been to a drive-in cinema before. Considering I review films all the time,…
Lunar Drive-In, Dandenong, Victoria – Film Related Review
After more than three months without being able to head to the cinemas due to COVID-19 I…
Kingswood at The Corner Hotel, Melbourne, March 13, 2020 – Live Review
Fresh off the back of the release of their third studio album Juveniles, Kingswood took to the…
Cirque du Soleil’s KURIOS: Cabinet of Curiosities – Theatre Review
Fourteen years on since I saw my first ever Cirque du Soleil performance, Varekai, I was given…
Katy Perry at Pioneer Park, Bright, Victoria, March 11, 2020 – Live Review
Already gracing Australia with her glowing presence by performing at the ICC Women’s World Cup 2020 Final in Melbourne’s…
Joe Hisaishi Symphonic Concert: Music from the Studio Ghibli Films of Hayao Miyazaki at Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne, February 29, 2020 – Live Review
It is phenomenal, the number of lives that have been impacted by Hayao Miyazaki’s work, but Miyazaki’s…
À Ố Làng Phố: Vietnamese Bamboo Circus – Theatre Review
Directed by former Cirque du Soleil choreographer Tuan Le, À Ố Làng Phố is more than just…
Ryoji Ikeda – datamatics [ver. 2.0] and NONOTAK – Shiro, Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne, February 27, 2020 – Live Review
As part of the ASIA TOPA festival in Melbourne, two different audio-visual artists, Ryoji Ikeda and NONOTAK,…
Billy Elliot the Musical – Theatre Review
Originally when Billy Elliot opened in Australia over 10 years ago, I regretfully missed seeing it. So,…
Shrek the Musical – Theatre Review
The much-anticipated Broadway smash hit Shrek the Musical finally opened in Melbourne this week to a packed…
Melbourne Theatre Company: Torch the Place – Theatre Review
As an Australian of mixed Asian ethnicity (Malaysian-Chinese and Filipino), it is very rare, if at all,…
Confessions of a Mormon Boy – Theatre Review
Steven Fales returns to Australia for his one-man show Confessions Of A Mormon Boy as part of…
Mov’in Bed Melbourne, St Kilda Beach – Film Related Review
If you’ve ever wanted a fun and unique cinematic experience, Mov’in Bed is the outdoor cinema for…
Melbourne Theatre Company: Home, I’m Darling – Theatre Review
If you had the chance to go back in time and live your life in another era,…
War Horse – Theatre Review
Twelve years ago, London’s National Theatre premiered a production that would become a worldwide phenomenon. With over…
Moonlight Cinema, Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne – Film Related Review
Melbourne’s Moonlight Cinema is Australia’s first, largest and longest running outdoor cinema. Initially established in 1996 and…
Lizzo at Forum Theatre, Melbourne, January 8, 2020 – Live Review
Feeling like I had a golden ticket, I was one of the lucky few that scored a…
The Choir of Man – Live Review
The Choir of Man brings together nine talented lads from across the United Kingdom into an intimate…
Chicago – Theatre Review
17 years ago, I fell in love with Chicago via the silver screen when Renée Zellweger and…
Home Alone in Concert with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra – Live Review
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. A time where we dust off our favourite ugly…
Openair Cinemas, St Kilda, Melbourne – Film Related Review
Summer is here, which means so is the outdoor cinema season! Out of curiosity, I decided to…
Carly Rae Jepsen at Forum Theatre, Melbourne, December 2, 2019 – Live Review
Carly Rae Jepsen FINALLY headlined her first Melbourne show ever on Monday the 2nd of December 2019…
Melbourne Theatre Company: Kiss of the Spider Woman – Theatre Review
Admittedly, I did not know much about Kiss of the Spider Woman apart from it being a…
Opera Australia: Turandot – Theatre Review
Like many, my first introduction to the opera was through Luciano Pavarotti. I remember as a kid,…
DAY6 at Festival Hall, Melbourne, November 15, 2019 – K-Pop Live Review
In June 1964, The Beatles played over three consecutive nights to cheering fans at Melbourne’s Festival Hall….
MAI FUJISAWA at Melbourne Recital Centre, November 14, 2019 – Live Review
Growing up, I remember falling in love with Studio Ghibli films and the score compositions by composer…
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi in Concert with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra – Live Review
Conducted by Benjamin Northey, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra took to the stage at Melbourne Convention and Exhibition…
Eskimo Joe at Chelsea Heights Hotel, Victoria, November 4, 2019 – Live Review
It is the year 2004. “A Song Is A City” has been released, quickly cementing its place…
Kingswood at The Night Cat, Melbourne, November 2, 2019 – Live Review
Admittedly, while I have heard of Melbourne alternate rock band, Kingswood due to much praise from my…
Evil Dead in Concert with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra – Live Review
It’s Halloween (October 31st), it’s unusually warm at 35 degrees and the Palais Theatre is hosting a…
Bright Star – Theatre Review
Written and composed by Edie Brickell and legendary comedian Steve Martin comes, Bright Star. A double-barreled emotional…
Hans Zimmer at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, October 7, 2019 – Live Review
Chances are, if you love your movies, you would have heard of Hans Zimmer and his incredible…