Live, Music, Reviews Jess Ribeiro review (NGV, Melbourne) Melinda Oliver The National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne is a place for experimenting with all styles of art – and the mix …
Exhibitions, Live, Music, Reviews, Visual Arts Clare Bowditch and Degas: A New Vision review (NGV, Melbourne) Melinda Oliver If 19th century French artist Edgar Degas were alive, he’d likely find inspiration for his portraits in the beautiful smile, …
Dance, Reviews Swan Lake (Arts Centre, Melbourne) Melinda Oliver The familiar Tchaikovsky notes exude from the orchestra pit as the stage lights rise on the opening set of Swan …
Live, Music, Reviews, Visual Arts Regurgitator does Velvet Underground at Warhol–Weiwei Melinda Oliver As the world absorbed the loss of US musician Prince, Australian alt-rock band Regurgitator celebrated the great artist’s life with …
Comedy, Reviews, Stage Peter Helliar (Melbourne International Comedy Festival) Melinda Oliver Peter Helliar has to keep well behaved on the set of Channel Ten’s The Project, so he declared it was time …
Comedy, Reviews, Stage Charlie Pickering (Melbourne International Comedy Festival) Melinda Oliver If you’ve ever wondered why weather presenters jump on pogo sticks, hovering dangerously over hot lava while simultaneously smiling and …
Comedy, Reviews, Stage Tom Ballard (Melbourne International Comedy Festival) Melinda Oliver If you like a dose of political cynicism mixed with squeamish sex stories and a bold stab at terrorism, Tom …
Comedy, Reviews, Stage Alex Williamson (Melbourne International Comedy Festival) Melinda Oliver If you’re precious about women’s rights, the wrongdoings of the Catholic Church, racism, or a four letter word beginning with …
Comedy, Reviews, Stage Nazeem Hussain (Melbourne International Comedy Festival) Melinda Oliver If there’s a possum hiding in your bedroom, don’t call comedian Nazeem Hussain to help get it out. Why? He …
Comedy, Reviews, Stage Matt Okine (Melbourne International Comedy Festival) Melinda Oliver This time last year Matt Okine was reveling in his newfound riches. After years as a drama student, TV extra …