Tag: Opinion
One not to miss in Melbourne
The Phantom of the Opera
Melbourne, the home of Australia’s theatre, welcomed Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The new Production of The Phantom of the Opera.
Back in...
Don’t Worry Darling is If The Stepford Wives met The Matrix
Don't Worry Darling
Starring Florence Pugh, Harry Styles and Chris Pine
Rated M
4/5
Directed by Olivia Wilde, Don't Worry Darling is an enthralling psychological thriller.
In a 1950s...
CARTOON: flooding in the Yarra Valley
Cartoonist Danny Zemp has put the spotlight on local flooding in this week's cartoon.
The humble beginnings of Healesville Sanctuary
Up to 400,000 people visit Healesville Sanctuary each year. I doubt that many of them know anything about its beginnings, the problems it...
How to pick a scammer and where to go for help
With people using digital technology and accessing the online environment more than ever, the risk of exposure to scams has increased dramatically over the...
Michael Myers saga ends well
Halloween Ends
Starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Rohan Campbell and James Jude Courtney
Rated MA15+
4/5
Halloween Ends is a satisfying conclusion to David Gordon Green's new Halloween sequel...
CARTOON: Floods
Maybe we can take a eucalyptus leaf out of a koala's book to escape flooding.
Oral history valued in historic book
A review of South Flows the Pearl: Chinese Australian Voices by Mavis Gock Yen
South Flows the Pearl: Chinese Australian Voices is a book...
Restless-ly tense and funny French thriller
Restless
Starring Frack Gastambide, Michaël Abiteboul and Simon Abkarian
Rated MA15+
4.5/5
A French remake of the South Korean film A Hard Day, Restless is a compelling, darkly...
Are you on the hunt for a local theatre show?
The 1812 Theatre
The History Boys.
The 1812 Theatre’s October production was Alan Bennett’s The History Boys.
A story of a mythical boys grammar school in the...
What’s on in the Yarra Ranges theatres
The Bakery at 1812 Theatre presents The History Boys
The play opens in Cutlers’ Grammar School, Sheffield, a fictional boys grammar school in the north...
Roundtable of “Reader Development”
The 2022 Cities of Literature Network Meeting recently took place in Melbourne, attended by representatives from 26 of the world's 42 Cities of Literature....
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Billy Elliot at CLOC Musical Theatre
The 1812 Theatre
The Great Gatsby
Jay Gatsby, a self-mase millionaire, passionately pursues the elusive Daisy Buchannan. Nick Carroway, a young newcomer to Long Island, is...
