From underneath the half-opened roller door, a strange green glow reaches across the street pavement. Melancholy music befitting a long ago circus wafts into the graffiti-laden dead end street where a crowd wait impatiently. At last, they’re invited to duck into the abandoned quilt factory and find their seats, ready for A Grim Era, the […]
Continue ReadingSo Fukin Native
So Fukin Native is an interesting group show, with its heart in the right place, that slightly misses the mark as it unpacks what we understand to be ‘native’ and ‘authentic’ and the oppressive nature of this body of thought. Its curatorial impetus is to look at and understand the complex positioning of indigenous identity in […]
Continue Reading1938: An Opera
Here is a play that every activist, racist, historian, student, business man, and housewife – in fact, every citizen – should see, produced by a company which is continually raising the bar for student theatre. Fregmento Stokes, writer of the outstanding 2008 musical Melbourne Model: The Musical, has outdone himself with his latest piece 1938: […]
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Boon-esque
A choir of angels found in the depths of saucy cabaret – that pretty much sums up Boon-esque, a show that straddles the line between romance and satire. The show is dedicated to the romance novels of Mills and Boon, taking the audience through every iteration of the genre; the show features scenes from historical […]
Continue ReadingGod of Carnage
There’s a certain joy in watching personalities clash with one another on stage – yet that joy is somewhat nullified when you can identify with the victims of the theatrical parody. Picking up on the idea that parental relationships can be just as tumultuous as those of children, God of Carnage is a clever – but […]
Continue ReadingBody Obscure Object
Body Obscure Object certainly lived up to its title. Choreographer Shian Law won the Fringe Festival’s Best Dance award last year for his debut performance Proximate Edifice. Law and his fellow performers are all acclaimed graduates of the VCA School of Dance. Body Obscure Object was inspired in part by Brian De Palma’s 1969 film recording […]
Continue ReadingJust a Little Something I’ve Been Working On
The persistence of Ruth Wilkin has to be admired. Her dad has long since stopped pretending to be interested in her newest musical compositions and her mother nags her to be more like her academic sister, but Ruth will have none of it. She has a dream, the only dream worth having: to be a […]
Continue ReadingSilent Dinner Parties
At least two hours of silence with more than twenty strangers you have never met. A three-course vegan dinner in a private residence. No technological gizmos permitted. As a meat-eater with a penchant for talking and a fear of silent moments lasting more than two seconds lest they be deemed ‘awkward’, Honi Ryan’s Silent Dinner Party […]
Continue ReadingThe History of Rock ‘n’ Roll (1962 – 1989)
I can identify with Sam Marzden. He has, much like myself, read too many rock star biographies, and has amassed a wealth of knowledge about the genre’s decadent history, fluids and all. Unlike me, however, Marzden has decided to do something productive with his knowledge, condensing it into a one-hour narrative dubbed The History of […]
Continue ReadingBar Studies 101
Shuffle your stool closer and prop up your elbows: this is one barman you need to keep your eye on. From the Lounge Bar at St. Kilda’s tiny Felix Bar, Bar Studies 101 explores the science, history and psychology behind Australia’s favourite past-time in hilarious fashion. Toeing the line between comedy and science is […]
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