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…

10 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…

10 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…

10 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…

10 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…

11 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…

11 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…

11 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,…

12 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…

12 years ago