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The Dictionary of Lost Words, at Playhouse, Arts Centre Melbourne - 3 hours, including a 20-minute interval
What is in a word? Everything … for the person around whom the sweeping tale The Dictionary of Lost Words focuses. I speak of Esme Nicoll...
Alex First
Feb 22, 20243 min read


Rent, at State Theatre, Arts Centre Melbourne - 2 hours 35 minutes, including a 20-minute interval
A rich array of talent is on display, as love and loss take centre stage in Jonathan Larson’s passion filled musical Rent. Based on...
Alex First
Feb 21, 20243 min read


The Whisper, at fortyfivedownstairs - 50 minutes
A distressing story about intimidation and forced relocation, Aboriginal playwright and performer Brodie Murray dug into his own family...
Alex First
Feb 17, 20243 min read


Meet Me at Dawn, at Fairfax Studio, Arts Centre Melbourne - 75 minutes, without interval
Grief. How to deal with it. How to cope when you have lost a beloved one. That difficult subject has been turned on its head in the MTC...
Alex First
Feb 15, 20242 min read


The Wharf Revue: Pride in Prejudice, at Union Theatre, University of Melbourne - 105 minutes, without interval
The satirical virtuosity in this show is in both the writing and execution. A small, talented troupe of entertainers that has been at it...
Alex First
Feb 14, 20243 min read


Richard O'Brien's 50th Anniversary production of Rocky Horror Show, at Athenaeum Theatre - 100 minutes, plus a 20-minute interval
Fifty years on, it remains just as wacky, bold, sexy, energetic and as much fun as when Tim Curry first took to the London stage in 1973....
Alex First
Feb 12, 20243 min read


Candide (Victorian Opera), at Palais Theatre, 2 hours 30 minutes, including a 20-minute interval
Exactly what is the best of all possible worlds? You may well ask that question before, during and after watching the delicious Broadway...
Alex First
Feb 9, 20242 min read


Torch Song, at Chapel Off Chapel - 2 hours 40 minutes, including a 20-minute interval
Imagine a sensitive drag queen – a gay man – falling for a bisexual man who has trouble with commitment and you have the starting point...
Alex First
Feb 3, 20242 min read


Overflow, at Fairfax Studio, Art Centre Melbourne - 80 minutes
Survival is at stake when stunning brunette Rosie (Janet Anderson) finds herself cornered in a bathroom. She is a transwoman who has had...
Alex First
Feb 2, 20242 min read


Groundhog Day: The Musical, at Princess Theatre - 2 hours 30 minutes, including a 20-minute interval
Imagine living your life in an endless time loop and going crazy in the process. In essence, that is what Groundhog Day: The Musical is...
Alex First
Feb 2, 20243 min read


Fame: The Musical (Soundworks productions), at Caulfield Grammar - 2 hours, plus a 20-minute interval
Energy and enthusiasm are the hallmarks of Soundworks productions’ Fame: The Musical. The cast – mostly aged 16 to 23 (the exception...
Alex First
Jan 30, 20243 min read


Transwoman Kills Influencer, at La Mama - 80 minutes
A murder mystery with a difference, Transwoman Kills Influencer pits four colourful and flawed characters against each other. This hardly...
Alex First
Jan 29, 20243 min read


The Local Lesbians (at Chapel Off Chapel and touring) - 70 minutes
An endearing, entertaining, humorous and poignant narrative concert about finding comfort in your own skin, The Local Lesbians are a...
Alex First
Jan 28, 20242 min read


They Came From Uranus (touring) - 60 minutes
Debauched aliens targeting a burlesque beauty. What could possibly go wrong? Plenty, as you will see if you venture into The MC Showroom...
Alex First
Jan 27, 20242 min read


The Inheritance, at fortyfivedownstairs - Part I (3 hours, including interval) and Part II (3 hours 10 minutes, including interval)
Set a generation after the height of the AIDS crisis, The Inheritance looks at what it is like to be young and gay in New York. It...
Alex First
Jan 26, 20243 min read


Malevo, at Arts Centre Melbourne - 80 minutes
Electrifying rhythm, dance, drums and more, Argentina’s Malevo is mesmerising machismo. 13 artistes extraordinaire and a four-piece band...
Alex First
Jan 24, 20242 min read


Seventeen (MTC), at Southbank Theatre, The Sumner - 100 minutes
Do you remember what your last day of school was like? You’d just finished your final exams and freedom was there for the taking. The...
Alex First
Jan 20, 20242 min read


Legends in Concert, at The Palms at Crown - 2 hours 30 minutes, including a 20-minute interval
The ultimate multi legendary artist tribute show – the longest running in Las Vegas history – is celebrating its 40th anniversary, with...
Alex First
Jan 15, 20242 min read


Laundry Shoot!, at Theatre Works - 70 minutes
I don’t read about a play or musical or film before seeing it. The reason: I want the art form to speak for itself. But taking that...
Alex First
Jan 13, 20242 min read


Jazz Men (touring) - 1 hour 50 minutes, including a 20-minute interval
Sensual, highly energetic and colourful, Jazz Men appears intent on giving Magic Mike a run for its money. I speak of 11 locally based...
Alex First
Jan 12, 20242 min read
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