Review – Still Life
See Still Life if you need a good cry and a reminder to spend more time with the people you love.
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This account of one of the Great War’s most under-reported struggles is long overdue, although Ettie herself would probably have wondered what all the fuss was about.
Review – Half of a Yellow Sun
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Review – Bad Neighbours
Bad Neighbours is destined to be one of those touchstones comedies that teenagers will rewatch endlessly and adults will hold up as a classic of the genre.
Review – Dilruk Jayasinha is Kind of a Big Dil
Do you ever wonder why there are so many hipsters? Discussions on the validity of the term aside, it’s because everyone loves being the person who ‘called it’ with something that’s popular. I had...
Review – Dr. Professor Neal Portenza: Performs his Own Autopsy Live on Stage. One Night Only. (Obviously).
It’s a strange feeling to come across something that could easily either be deceptively brilliant or inanely shit. Well, Dr. Professor Neal Portenza is exactly that. I still don’t know if I should be...
Review – El Jaguar: The Rise of El Jaguar
Before I start this review, I have to say one thing. Before I went into the room for his show, I had no idea what to expect. El Jaguar history as a former WWF...
Review – Colin Hay: Waiting for My Real Life…
If you’re waiting for your real life to begin and pondering if it is a beautiful world, perhaps you could look inwards and wonder who could it be now? I know, using the names of...
Review – Jason Chong: Stay Puft
Before this show I’d never heard of Jason Chong, and I’m not sure why; the man is a very strong comic talent who should be a household name. This sharp, punchy show brought...
Review – Headliners
How refreshing is it when you go to see a show that utilises elements of comedy that doesn’t attack the audience? Well, Headliners 2 almost gets there, with a range of stand up artists...
Review – Craig Hill: Tartan About
Craig delivers a high-energy highland fling of a performance. You wonder where this Scottish laddie gets his energy from, considering that Coca Cola is not their top soft drink. Caffeine deficit aside, he...
Review – Seussical
Seussical: The Musical is a fun-loving romp that children and parents alike will enjoy. Old Carey Performing Arts Club have delivered a funny, endearing and visually exciting rendition of the adaption of Dr Seuss’...
Review – Simon Taylor: Funny
Simon Taylor’s show Funny opened at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival last night and I’m happy to report that the title is not, in fact, bullshit. This guy is seriously funny in his ~1hr...
Review – Alexis Dubus: Cars and Girls
The name of this show is a little misleading. Well, Dubus does focus on the loves of his life, and the vehicles that drove him there, but put aside notions of a man who...
Review – FanFiction Comedy
A line up of comedians write fanfictions and then read them aloud in front of an audience. It’s a simple premise, a little weird and even a bit scary if you know even so...
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