A musical that challenges the portrayal and stereotypes of lesbians in popular culture, and coincidentally opened on the night of the Marriage Equality postal survey results being announced, left itself big shoes to fill.
BREAD CRUMBS... FOLLOWING THE TRAIL
BREAD CRUMBS is a warped retelling of the well-known fable Hansel and Gretel – it’s a crass and highly stylised exploration into the link between gender roles, domestic abuse and the scarring impact it has on young people.
REVIEW: ALEXITHYMIA
It’s not often I get the pleasure of interviewing and writing a feature, and then also reviewing the show, but I was lucky enough to speak to Tom Middleditch of A_tistic and director and producer Jayde Kirchert ahead of the opening of the show.
MICHELLE MCNAMARA: DRAWING ATTENTION TO THE LOST SOULS AMONGST US
Illumi-Nation Theatre director, Michele McNamara, has brought together five poetic monologues from award-winning Australian playwright, Daniel Keene as part of this year’s Poppyseed Festival.
TARAH CAREY: TANDEM TALKS
A chose your own circus adventure, the world premiere of Gravity Doll’s new show Tandem opens at Chapel Off Chapel as part of the Poppyseed Festival in late November.
JEAN TONG TALKS: FUN, CAMPY AND POLITICALLY IRREVERANT
Star crossed lesbian lovers, a dead lesbian chorus and some pretty gay songs – Romeo Is Not The Only Fruit as part of the Poppyseed Festival promises to be fun, campy, politically irreverent and casually incisive.
JAYDE KIRCHERT AND TOM MIDDLEDITCH: DEVELOPING EMPATHY FOR NEURODIVERSE HUMANS
Alexithymia is described as the inability to name and describe emotions, which affects 85% of people diagnosed on the autism spectrum. Citizen Theatre and A_tistic have joined forces to create a new theatrical work that gives a voice to stories of females who are on the spectrum.
YANA ALANA: I DON'T WANT TO BE AN AUSTRALIAN CELEBRITY
Melbourne cult cabaret icon Yana Alana is a multi- Green Room award winner, a Helpmann award winner, a femme drag star and this week, an artist launching her first album.
REVIEW: ALL THE SEX I EVER HAD
All The Sex I’ve Ever Had is quite possibly the most warm, safe space I’ve ever drifted into in a theatre, for an open, honest and loving conversation about sex and relationships, and yet it was still both serious and light hearted and funny all at the same time.
REVIEW: UNDER SIEGE
Under Siege might be the reason I now finally understand, and like, contemporary dance.
ANDREW STRANO AND LUCY O'BRIEN: JACK OF TWO TRADES
Jack of Two Trades, inspired by Carlo Goldoni’s The Servant of Two Masters, is another brand new Australian musical coming to life in partnership with Monash University’s Academy of Performing Arts.
TAKE A BITE OF POPPY SEED
Poppy Seed Festival presents it’s most diverse and expansive program from 8 November to 9 December, and includes a choose your own circus adventure; an intelligent and quirky lesbian musical; a female’s perspective of the world from autistic experiences and a politically savvy fantastical retelling of a children’s fable.
MORGAN ROSE AND KATRINA CORNWELL ON DEATH MATCH
Brand new Australian theatre is sprouting this Spring, with Monash Centre for Theatre and Performance and the Malthouse Theatre presenting Death Match, an explosive new piece of physical theatre that examines life, death and ambition against the backdrop of a sporting arena.
REVIEW: SUPER WOMAN MONEY PROGRAM
If you take one thing away from this funny look at life as a young millennial woman trying to work out your finances, its this: A man is not a financial plan.
REVIEW: DIARY OF A POWER PUSSY
A hot mess of glitter, circus performers and powerful voices, Diary of a Power Pussy has the potential to be a really fantastic show, if it had been rehearsed.
REVIEW: HOW TO KILL THE QUEEN OF POP
If ever there was a belly laughing, glittery, musical inspiration drag queen performance that captures the spirit of Melbourne Fringe Festival, then this is it. It’s like a dramatic, colour saturated version of Priscilla, Queen of the Dessert at the Olympics in Sydney…
CIRCUS OZ'S SIDESAULT 2017: COLLABORATION AND INNOVATION
Circus Oz are no strangers to taking risks and leaping off the edge, after all they have been putting on brave, bold circus shows since their inception in 1978. Their new Sidesault program is all about creating a hub for this innovation and supporting and inspiring a new generation of circus artists.
JAMAICA ZUANTETTI: THE EXPECTATIONS OF WHAT IT IS TO BE A WOMAN, AND HOW WOMEN SHOULD BEHAVE
A pertinent exploration of female sexuality and empowerment across generations, this powerful premiere season of Too Ready Mirror by playwright Jamaica Zuanetti calls into question the expectations of what it is to be a woman, and how women should behave.
JONATHAN MORGAN BY A THREAD
One Fell Swoop Circus is about to present their highly lauded revamped and reinvigorated, By A Thread, at Gasworks this month. By A Thread involves 7 acrobats, 30 metres of rope and is an ensemble circus creation exploring the relationship between trust and play.
REVIEW: MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG
Merrily the show rolls along in the Lawler Theatre, with Watch This’ latest production, Merrily We Roll Along opening to sold-out audiences last week. The show, their next Sondheim offering following their production of Company has a book by George Furth and is based on the original 1934 play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart.