Help me, If You’re Hearing This. You’re my only hope.
REVIEWED BY BATRISYIA MD KHAIRIL EDITED BY CHARLOTTE FRASER When entering the Motley Bauhaus, you’ll notice the colourful posters of various comedy festival acts. Keep an eye out for the poster for If You’re Hearing This. It’s the one with a space-suitted Ally Morgan looking out with mild confusion and bewilderment. Don’t let this fool you; Morgan knows exactly what she’s doing. Using only a … Continue reading Help me, If You’re Hearing This. You’re my only hope.
‘God Can’t Make Me Come’: CONFESSIONAL by Gumboot Theatre Company
REVIEW BY JADE BREEN EDITED BY CHARLOTTE FRASER We’ve all felt it. The stomach dropping, cheek warming, goosebump giving embrace of a crush. Perhaps it was a coworker, or a stranger on the street. Maybe it was a little closer to home, a best friend, a classic forbidden love. Whoever it was, however it may have festered, the vulnerable act of yearning is a universal … Continue reading ‘God Can’t Make Me Come’: CONFESSIONAL by Gumboot Theatre Company
Alanah Parkin’s Garage Sale
REVIEW BY JESSICA FANWONG EDITED BY CHARLOTTE FRASER In our current age of spiking inflation rates and a volatile political landscape, the second-hand market has seen a boom. We’re seeing a resurgence of trend comebacks: from Y2K to 80s glam to piratecore and grandpacore. For some of us, treasure-hunting a preloved store is nostalgic. For others, it’s out of necessity – the best place to … Continue reading Alanah Parkin’s Garage Sale
Two Households Both Alike in Dignity: The Bloodthirsty Battleground of Articulate
REVIEW BY JADE BREEN EDITED BY AUDREY MUELLER A tale as old as time. Warring households.Star-crossed lovers.An intense age-old rivalry.Sound familiar? It’s that time of year again, the annual share house showdown where Bourke Street and Vine Street go head-to-head in a tense game of ARTICULATE. The winners will leave victorious beaming with eternal glory, bragging rights, and dominion over the streets of North Melbourne. But the losers? … Continue reading Two Households Both Alike in Dignity: The Bloodthirsty Battleground of Articulate
Magical, subtle and real: Back to Te Maunga by Antipodes Theatre Company
REVIEWED BY ELLA CALLOW-SUSSEX EDITED BY CHARLOTTE FRASER There was a sense of warmth in the alleyway next to the La Mama Courthouse. It was my first time back since they reopened and I was flying solo. My guest had to pull out last minute and I’ll admit I was a little intimidated. It was their closing afternoon, a 4pm show and it was sweltering … Continue reading Magical, subtle and real: Back to Te Maunga by Antipodes Theatre Company
Amplified: Absolute Theatre
REVIEW BY TARAS SCURRY EDITED BY CHARLOTTE FRASER This production was nothing short of electrifying. There’s little point in attempting to soften that claim, Amplified: The Exquisite Rock and Rage of Chrissy Amphlett asserts itself with a ferocity and confidence that refuses dilution. Raw, unapologetic and deeply reverent, it is a performance that pulses with both backbone and an unmistakable sense of identity. From the … Continue reading Amplified: Absolute Theatre
I THOUGHT YOU SAID: What to do when the stars are falling
Review by Mya Helou Edited by Charlotte Fraser Everything is pretty normal if you ignore the fallen star emanating a slow pulsing light in the corner. Set designers Aisha Tabit and Julian Machin create a quintessential petrol station, complete with linoleum flooring, a scuffed-up counter and a shelf stacked with snacks and toiletries to really sell it. Sam (Ally Taueki-Gatt) has already clocked in, stocking … Continue reading I THOUGHT YOU SAID: What to do when the stars are falling
Bathory Begins … but what ensues? A Guide to Disposing Vampiric Teachers
REVIEW BY JESSICA FANWONG EDITIED BY CHARLOTTE FRASER We all remember that one teacher we particularly disliked in high school. Whether they were no-nonsense rule-enforcers who dispense detentions like spraying insect repellent, or full-on Miss Trunchbulls who should not be within 100 meters of minors. Hijinx Theatre Company’s Bathory Begins takes it to a higher notch – what if that teacher is a reincarnated vampiric … Continue reading Bathory Begins … but what ensues? A Guide to Disposing Vampiric Teachers
RMIT RedActs’ Little Shop of Horrors
REVIEW BY TOM WORSNOP EDITIED BY CHARLOTTE FRASER RMIT Red Acts rounds off a strong year of student theatre with a production of the classic 1982 musical Little Shop of Horrors by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman. It tells the story of Seymour Krelborn (Sol Summers) who turns the fortunes of his struggling flower shop around by growing a strange alien plant – one that … Continue reading RMIT RedActs’ Little Shop of Horrors
METRO: Travelling The Rails Of Grief
REVIEW BY JESSICA FANWONG EDITED BY CHARLOTTE FRASER Presented by APK Productions as part of Melbourne Fringe Festival 2025, Todd Kingston’s haunting new postmodern play, METRO is a raw urban surrealist meditation on memory, grief and mental health. Set on a Melbournian train carriage (with brief dips into a parallel surrealist dreamscape), the show draws an analogy between a train ride and grief. Each of … Continue reading METRO: Travelling The Rails Of Grief
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