Archives for September 2024

Marcus Ryan has performed in 57 countries and six continents. Fresh from a world tour including Edinburgh Fringe and the London West End. Ryan says, “When I was a kid, I hated walking. Dad loved it and I never understood why. In 2017 – of my own free will – I chose to walk over

The National Theatre Live production of Suzie Miller’s powerful one-woman play has returned to Australian cinemas for a limited season. Multi-award-winning British actor Jodie Comer delivers a riveting, consummate performance as young, hard-working, highly successful barrister Tessa. We first meet Tessa during a lunch-break, confidently riding on her success as a barrister and re-enacting her

n New Zealand actor Florence Hartigan’s new show Me, My Mother and Suzy Cato can be seen in the Melbourne Fringe Festival from October 16-20 at the Festival Hub in the Music Room at the Trades Hall, Melbourne. Described as ‘a goofy, nostalgia-filled one woman show about coming of age in the Y2K era,’ Me,

Lemony S Puppet Theatre returns to the Melbourne Fringe Festival with a Victorian premiere season that invites audiences on an inspiring journey of discovery and connection, through space and time. Made in collaboration with maths teacher and Turkish refugee, Deniz Aslan, Ada, Asmin and The Analytical Engine marries the real-life experiences of girls worldwide (who

Escalate is being presented by Throwcatch Collective and Lauren Eisinger’s Parrot Ox as part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival from October 9-20 at the Circus Oz Hub, Collingwood. Directed by Joe Fisher, virtuosic juggling, innovative lighting and relentless energy collide in this daring new show, blending musicality and movement. Audiences have a unique opportunity to

Rebel Ridge (MA). 131 minutes. Now streaming on Netflix. Six years after his last film, the underrated 2018 thriller Hold The Dark (that strangely went straight to Netflix), writer/director Jeremy Saulnier (Blue Ruin, Green Room) returns with Rebel Ridge, which unfortunately has suffered the same fate, relegated to the streaming giant instead of being shown

An original Australian circus, voted one of the best 10 circuses in the world, Silvers excites people of all ages. While one expects they just play to children, not always so, as their acts today are a combination of skill, precision and split-second timing with a flair for tempting danger. Silvers have a well-deserved reputation

LOTS Theatre (Legends of the Skies) presents LOTS Series 12, based on The Mac-Robertson Trophy Air Race, from October 24-27 at the Moorabbin Air Museum. October 20 marks the 90th anniversary of the MacRobertson Centenary Air Race (now more commonly called the MacRobertson Trophy Air Race ) from London to Melbourne. This race was envisaged