LOVESONG

Lovesong is a touching play; both melancholic and sweet, the production explores themes that are universal to almost all of us; falling in love and growing old. With a live Cello soundtrack and heart-achingly tender scenes, it’s surely one to have you reaching for the tissues. The Melbourne Critique spoke with director, Denny Lawrence, about…

PERFORMANCE

13/07/2018

POLYGRAPH

With over 30 years of professional theatre experience under her belt and her own theatre company, OpticNervePerformance Group, Tanya Gerstle certainly has an incredible wealth of theatrical knowledge to share. After many years of teaching and researching she has even developed her own style of training, Pulse, which produces memorising, authentic physical theatre. The Melbourne Critique spoke with Tanta Gerstle about her unconventional…

PERFORMANCE

12/06/2018

STEAMPHUNK

With so many different party collectives constantly popping up in Melbourne, it is surely hard to stand out in the crowd. However, that’s is exactly what SteamPhunk manages to achieve with their wild, whimsical events. Combining performance art with electro swing, glitch hop, ghetto funk and tech house sub genres, their events encourage us to…

MUSIC

08/06/2018

HEREDITARY

Avid horror fans, rejoice! For Hereditary, the new Art-House horror film of the hour, is now showing at cinemas across Australia. Proclaimed as the scariest film of the year and heralded as the modern-day equivalent to The Exorcist, Hereditary is like a nightmare which lingers in your mind for days to come. It will leave…

FILM

04/06/2018

RETRO FUTURISMUS

Going off the previous work of Retro Futurismus, Brave World promises to be funny, bizarre, immersive and boundary-breaking. The collective of 5 fierce women – all from varying backgrounds of burlesque, circus, theatre, music and more – describe the show as a post-apocalyptic after party. And what better response to the end of the world…

PERFORMANCE

18/05/2018

THE BLEEDING TREE

When you go to see a play that already has multiple awards and sell-out success at the Sydney Theatre, you know that you probably won’t be disappointed. Gripping, powerful and beautifully poetic, The Bleeding Tree certainly does not disappoint. This minimalist production explores family abuse, moral conflict, community and vengeance; all set against the quintessential…

PERFORMANCE

16/05/2018

CARRION

What does it mean to be human, in a period when destruction on the planet is rapidly redefining the laws of nature? Melding flesh, costume and a robo-primordial aesthetic, Carrion is a stunning new solo performance by Justin Shoulder (V and The River Eats) that introduces the figure of Carrion – a shape-shifting, post-human spectre that speaks…

PERFORMANCE

02/05/2018

KATIE SFETKIDIS

With the scandalous resignation of previous Lord Mayor, Robert Doyle, due to allegations of alcohol abuse, intimidation and sexual misconduct, the pressure is on to fill this all-important role. Mr Doyle’s replacement will be responsible for governing businesses, tourists, residents, CBD workers and the homeless and student populations. With the arts as such an integral…

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