Melbourne Festival

Melbourne Festival: Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour

It was impossible to get a ticket for Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour at the 2015 Edinburgh Fringe, but it’s…

8 years ago

Melbourne Festival: The Money

The Money is every meeting I’ve ever been to. Created by UK-based company Kaleider, it’s part game, immersive theatre and…

8 years ago

Melbourne Festival: You and me and the space in between

I wonder if we go to theatre to re-create, or discover, the childhood experience of sitting in a loving lap…

8 years ago

Melbourne Festival: Two Dogs

Director Meng Jinghui is a cult theatre superstar in China and the National Theatre of China is one of the most…

8 years ago

The success of the Melbourne Festival

It’s been 48 hours since my last Melbourne Festival show… Although Melbourne’s festival lovers are looking forward to being in…

9 years ago

Melbourne Festival: Masquerade

Kate Mulvany’s gorgeous adaption of Kit Williams's picture book Masquerade celebrates why picture books and stories are so important to…

9 years ago

Melbourne Festival: The Bacchae

I didn't take my eyes off the stage and am still trying to fully understand the astonishingly beautiful, often disturbing…

9 years ago

Melbourne Festival: When the mountain changed its clothing

"If you liked that show, I'm going to push you under a tram." It could only be said in Melbourne,…

10 years ago

Melbourne Festival: The Trouble with Harry

Written by Australian playwright Lachlan Philpott, The Trouble with Harry is a story about Harry Crawford, who was made famous…

10 years ago