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Menage begins, as most trysts might, with a chance meeting, a text message, and a phone call and it continues on to an intimate encounter in a bedroom. An audience of two hears intimate stor…
Produced by One Eyed Man Productions, Side Show is the latest independent musical to open at Sydney’s gorgeous Hayes Theatre Co and it’s a suitably intimate piece for theÂ…
The image of Loie Fuller's billowing flower-like, pink-hued sleeves captured in the 1896 film La Danze Serpentine by the Lumiere brothers is infamous even a hundred years later. This hypnoti…
"Hooray and up she rises, Hooray and up she rises" chant the working women of Rome to celebrate Caesar's victory and her return to the capital. Soon, though, Caesar is warned to "Beware the …
Taking over from Wesley Enoch as Artistic Director of Queensland Theatre Company late last year, Sam Strong delivered Wesley's last season throughout 2016. There is anticipation crackling…
In the largest schism in Australia's Catholic history, Father Peter Kennedy was ousted from his post at St Mary's by the Church for his unorthodox practices. The beloved priest was progressi…
Who is the best James Bond? It's a question that has plagued us since the time someone-other-than-Sean Connery played the role. Shaken is pitched as Baritones Belting Bond and the songs are …
Not Another Indie Cabaret is another indie cabaret, but Jessamae St James knows that and plays with your expectations. Jessamae describes herself as low-level clusterfuck, who has trouble wi…
You're outside a bar in North Melbourne. It's cold, you're wearing a scarf and a stranger gives you a pair of headphones to put on. There's a woman at a tram stop and you're told to follow h…
The six finalists for the 2016 Rob Guest Endowment have been announced! Now in its eighth year, the Rob Guest Endowment is a highlight of the Australian musical theatre scene, providing a…
Admit it, we all know at least one person who drives us mad on Facebook, whether it's the constant meme poster, the fitness junkie, the spiritual hippy or those who jump on every new posting…
Winner of possibly the longest Fringe title this year, Isobel Marmion's new show is a candid and refreshing look into mental illness and the fear of dying alone. After a (tiny) mental breakd…
Renae Shadler's new solo show RESTORE is a beautiful and sensual experience that melds text and dance. Inspired by a residency that she undertook in an Icelandic fishing village with an acti…
Performed by Melbourne drag kings Rex Spandex and Harden Long, the riotous Planet of the Kings is packed with laughs, love and adventure. Cabaret meets mockumentary, Spandex and Long are thr…
It's the end of the world. The human race is running full steam towards its demise and the threat of being superseded by highly intelligent gelatinous zooplankton has never been more real " …
Bron Batten has dated men all over the world. Now that she's tried online dating, which she describes as "squeezing the rancid bowels of the internet", she's decided to try onstage dating. A…
Previews for Dream Lover: The Bobby Darin Musical have commenced this week and Caroline O’Connor took some time out of her busy schedule to introduce the new musical to AussieThe…
I know that it's totes unprofesh to whoop loudly during a show that you've been sent to review, but Jess Hackett did name-check a family member, so I hope I can be forgiven. Journey of a Tho…
Alice Tovey is a fierce operatic rock goddess. In her second coming since her hit debut Malice at last year's festival, she returns to rain down enough fiery wrath to make even the most veng…
Andi Snelling's new solo show Déjà Vu is an eerie and fascinating physical exploration into the subconscious mind. With absolutely no dialogue, the show is 45 minutes of intense movement…
After a successful season in Melbourne last month, Prince Moo’s production of Avenue QÂ has confirmed it is heading to Crown Theatre Perth for a limited run! Scheduled to play from 2…
It’s busy times like these that I actually wish I did drink coffee. Alas, my metaphorical ones continue… I am now into my fifth week in New Zealand (my home country), playing the …
There's no bells and whistles on Andrew Langcake's recent production of  David Harrower’s Blackbird. Presented by Throwing Shade Theatre Co for the 2016 Sydney Fringe Festival…
The one-man cabaret show Cycology: Inside the Mind of Cy Coleman, written and performed by Richard Woodhouse, is a vocal memoir. Woodhouse plays Coleman, reflecting upon his life as a musici…
A theatre company is putting on a new play that sounds almost exactly like Hamlet, but does this play meet the needs of its shareholders? Is the play itself worth doing or can it also find a…
