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World Problems (MTC), at Southbank Theatre, The Lawler - 60 minutes
Memories – personal, intimate, global … over time and space … on Earth and beyond. A monologue that is vivid and humorous and, at times,...
Alex First
May 9, 20242 min read


Way (theCoalface), at fortyfivedownstairs - 75 minutes, without interval
A searing look at female homelessness in Australia over the age of 55, Way, written and performed by Sally McKenzie, is as powerful...
Alex First
May 4, 20243 min read


The Grinning Man, at Alex Theatre - 2 hours 10 minutes, plus a 20-minute interval
The bawdy meets the bizarre in the Australian premiere of the tragicomic musical The Grinning Man, which is based on the Victor Hugo 1869...
Alex First
May 3, 20243 min read


Potted Potter, The Unauthorized Harry Experience, A Parody by Dan and Jeff, at Athenaeum Theatre - 70 minutes
Whether or not you are a Harry Potter fan, it would be hard to be unimpressed or unamused by this delightfully ditzy offering. In short,...
Alex First
Apr 29, 20242 min read


You're Being Dramatic, at Theatre Works' Explosives Factory - 90 minutes without interval
Fifteen-year-olds Arvy (Jess Sofarnos) and Thea (Megan Mitchell) are besties. They met in a science class and have been inseparable ever...
Alex First
Apr 28, 20243 min read


Things I Know To Be True, at Theatre Works - 2 hours 20 minutes, including a 20-minute interval
A loving but dysfunctional family is put through the wringer in Andrew Bovell’s Things I Know To Be True. Bob Price (Ben Grant) has...
Alex First
Apr 24, 20242 min read


The Exact Dimensions of Hell, at fortyfivedownstairs - 90 minutes
On the dark web, thousands of people connect. One such encounter involves a deeply troubled 14-year-old girl, played by Matilda Gibbs....
Alex First
Apr 22, 20242 min read


The King's Player (Victorian Theatre Company), at Alex Theatre - 70 minutes
I am not sure I fully understood, absorbed or appreciated all that The King’s Player was about, even though other patrons seemed to be...
Alex First
Apr 21, 20242 min read


The Almighty Sometimes (MTC), at Southbank Theatre, The Sumner - 2 hours 30 minutes, including a 20-minute interval
At age eight, Anna (Max McKenna) was writing brilliant, highly creative, if dark stories. She was a very bright little girl. Upon...
Alex First
Apr 20, 20243 min read


The Trojan War (A Slightly Isolated Dog), at Chapel Off Chapel - 65 minutes
Physical and improvisation comedy at its absolute, chaotic best. That is what you get when you venture in to Chapel Off Chapel to see the...
Alex First
Apr 19, 20242 min read


A Case for the Existence of God, at Red Stitch Theatre - 85 minutes, without interval
Keith (Kevin Hofbauer) is a single, black, gay mortgage broker and caretaker of a young foster daughter. Ryan (Darcy Kent) is an...
Alex First
Apr 18, 20242 min read


The Beaks: Stickybeak, in The Tower at Malthouse Theatre, as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival - 55 minutes
Original homespun (literally) physical comedy, The Beaks: Stickybeak is a clever and creative look at everyday life in suburbia. It is...
Alex First
Apr 17, 20242 min read


Adults Only Magic Show, at Arts Centre Melbourne and Sydney Spiegeltent - 70 minutes
You might think sleight of hand and escape tricks are simply par for the course in a magic show, but then clearly you haven’t yet seen...
Alex First
Apr 15, 20242 min read


Marvel Universe Live! (touring), 105 minutes, including a 20-minute interval
Loki – Thor’s adopted brother and nemesis – has his sights set on becoming the supreme leader of Asgard and Earth in the action-adventure...
Alex First
Apr 15, 20242 min read


Cricket Is a Funny Game, at Chapel Off Chapel, as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival - 60 minutes
Stew Walker is an unashamed cricket tragic – always was and always will be. His earliest memories include playing backyard cricket with...
Alex First
Apr 14, 20242 min read


Bang On Live with Myf Warhurst & Zan Rowe (touring) - 60 minutes
I arrived at Melbourne Town Hall knowing nothing about the Myf Warhurst and Zan Rowe’s weekly podcast, Bang On. That is where they...
Alex First
Apr 14, 20243 min read


I Have No Enemies (Bare Witness Theatre Co.), at Theatre Works' Explosives Factory - 2 hours, including a 20-minute interval
Four actors … who break the fourth wall, track down a Melbourne man from a seven-minute rant obtained by a transcription service and give...
Alex First
Apr 12, 20243 min read


Lucky Stiff (Be You Productions), at Chapel Off Chapel, as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival - 2 hours, including a 20-minute interval
A corpse dressed to the nines being carted around the French Riviera in a wheelchair. What could possibly go wrong? Plenty in this...
Alex First
Apr 11, 20243 min read


Corpus Delicti!, at La Mama Courthouse, as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival - 55 minutes
Off-the-wall … wacky and wild, this whodunnit is so much fun. Hark back to the middle of last century. Corpus Delicti! concerns a filthy...
Alex First
Apr 10, 20242 min read


Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show, at Margaret Court Arena and touring to Brisbane and Sydney - 100 minutes, plus interval
Scintillating and sensational. Riverdance is back and how! It has been more than a decade since this Irish originated troupe last visited...
Alex First
Apr 7, 20242 min read
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