Heathers: The Musical, based on the 1988 film of the same name, is not your typical high school musical. It is set at an educational institution, the fictional Westerburg High, and it does feature all your usual stereotypes; jocks, nerds, the popular girls and try-hard teachers. Murder, suicide, bombs and bullets however? Let’s just say it’s not exactly Grease or Hairspray… Continue reading Heathers: Bullets, Bombs and Beautiful Harmonies
Helmut’s Helmet, written by Finbar Todd, directed by Sophie Newnhan and presented by Trinity College, is a brand new and extremely funny Australian play. Set largely in the shadows of the Himalayas, the show revolves around Robbie (Niamh Todd) as she and her best friend Sue (Annie McGinley) jet off to Nepal to join a charity, aiming to do some good. Almost immediately their motives … Continue reading Helmut’s Helmet: Humour in the Himalayas
Be More Chill opened on Broadway in March this year, closing in August after just 177 performances. Fresh off Broadway, St Hilda’s College, under the direction of Bebe Berryman and Ryan McAllery, have brought the show to the Union House Theatre for Melbourne audiences to enjoy. Evoking a modernised Little Shop of Horrors, Be More Chill tells the tale of Jeremy Heere, a quintessentially unpopular … Continue reading Be More Chill: A Musical That I’d Kinda Be Into
Footloose opens with Ren McCormack and his mother Ethel moving from Chicago to small town Bomont, and Ormond Drama have made the same journey, after performing Chicago at the Union Theatre last year. Back at the same venue in 2019, the theatre is abuzz with opening night nerves and excitement, as family, friends and the rest of the audience eagerly await their introduction to Ren … Continue reading Footloose: An Impressive Feat of Feet
On a Stark and Dormy night in the tower of the Malthouse Theatre, strange happenings are afoot. The lights flicker and the wind howls (via playback), as the characters of Bunk Puppets’ sci-fi thriller are brought to life on stage by Christian Bagin and James Pratt. The production combines shadow puppetry and live-action characters to tell the story of Fox’s Family Fun Park, a theme … Continue reading Stark and Dormy: Puppets with Character
A Very Fancy Dinner Party may take place in “the basement” of the Victoria Hotel, as Michelle Brasier – one half of comedy act Double Denim with Laura Frew – points out whilst slapping the roof at the start of the evening, but this show deserves a thousand-seat theatre, as Brasier and Frew leave the audience gasping for air. In the past few years the … Continue reading Double Denim: A Very Funny Dinner Party
At 9:30pm on a Tuesday night you’d forgive a city for being a little sleepy, but there is a buzz in Melbourne as I walk down Swanston St, it must be Comedy Festival time. I’m in town to see Anne Edmonds perform What’s Wrong With You? The show begins with Edmonds introducing herself and we’re already away, launching into an hour of high-intensity laughs. Edmonds … Continue reading Anne Edmonds: There’s nothing wrong with Anne Edmonds
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