Archives for July 2022

Sitting in Hamer Hall at the Arts Centre is an experience in itself. I had not been to a classical music concert in many years- other than the recent Toy Story in which I listened to the music, yet watched the film. This time eyes were all on the impeccably dressed musicians and vibrant conductor

Increased cynicism and apathy of Australian politics was the driving force for writer and director Darryl Emerson to pen Talking to the Future, together with a loss of faith in Democracy today, Democracy that started with Federation back in 1900 and has been the backbone of Australian politics ever since. Being basically a lesson in

Salty Theatre presents Voldemort and the Teenage Hogwarts Musical Parody from July 6-9 at the George Jenkins Theatre, Frankston. The musical comedy aims to bring pop culture to the fore with humour, grit and some spice. Before Voldemort was He Who Must Not Be Named, he was just Tom Riddle, another moody teen who couldn’t

Musical theatre and Cclassical crossover star Josh Piterman has released the first single Caruso from his new EP Loving You. Recorded between London and Melbourne, the four-track EP is a musical collaboration with UK friend, producer and songwriter, Steve Anderson, who he began working with throughout the first lockdown of 2020. Anderson has had a

Palace Cinemas presents the Carlsberg Scandinavian Film Festival, screening nationally at Palace Cinemas, Luna Palace Cinemas and Palace Nova Cinemas from July 12 to August 10. This year’s specially curated selection encompasses films from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden with a number arriving directly from this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Opening the Festival is

Billed as “Australia’s Premier Circus”, Circus Royale presents an all-new circus at Westfield Fountain Gate until July 17. Presented by Circus Royale owner Damian Syred, the 2022 edition features new acts from across the globe, including the motorcycle globe of death, balancing talents on the high wire and new stage illusions which aim to bewilder

After three years in the UK, Australian-born comedian Felicity Ward is returning to Australia to present her show She’s Back Baby! in capital cities. The Melbourne performance is on Saturday, July 9 at 7.30pm at the Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne. Presented by Laughing Stock Productions, direct from her very own Amazon Prime UK stand-up comedy special,

Sisters in Crime: Shafted: Women in Peril, Friday July 22 at 8 pm at the Rising Sun Hotel, 2 Raglan St, South Melbourne. Two women lie at the bottom of abandoned mine shafts in rural Victoria in the latest books by Kimberley Starr (A Map of Night) and Margaret Hickey (Stone Town), amazing but true).

British Comedy Award winner Bill Bailey returns to Australia with his new show En Route To Normal starting in Toowoomba on September 22 and taking him around the country for 16 shows. Bill performed this show with rave reviews and sold out theatres in New Zealand earlier this year while he was there filming his

Melbourne artiste provocateurs Finucane and Smith return to the heart of the city with Future Joy Club, a sultry celebration of golden era burlesque and variety vanguard. Created and directed by Moira Finucane and Jackie Smith, the Future Joy Club, led by Moira Finucane, will reside in the mirrored ballroom of Sofitel Melbourne On Collins