Hayley Edwards: Shitbag {Melbourne Fringe} – Theatre Review
I’ll be honest, having an invisible, chronic disability sucks, but ask me a question about it, and…
Author: Kiera Stephens
The Whale – Theatre Review
Samuel D. Hunter’s ‘The Whale’ first debuted off-Broadway in 2012 and became exposed to a larger audience…
The Exorcism – Film Review
Exorcism movies will never die and studios are never going to stop making them. Some are perfect…
Homo Pentecostus – Theatre Review
Homo Pentecostus is a collaboration between actor-dancer-writer Joel Bray, performer Peter Paltos and theatre expert Emma Valente,…
Swamplesque {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Theatre Review
Shrek is love. Shrek is life. That’s something I firmly believe, and burlesque performances are some of…
Meg Taranto & Elliot Wood: Pass the Parcel! {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
When was the last time you played pass the parcel? Was there a prize in every layer,…
Geraldine Quinn: The Passion of Saint Nicholas {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
The Passion of Saint Nicholas is a rock cabaret that is beautifully personal and breathtakingly hilarious. Every…
Lauren Edwards: Brace Yourself {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
I’m going to start by saying that Lauren Edwards is one of my favourite Australian comedians. Everything…
Ally Morgan: Hard Launch {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
I associate Ally Morgan the most with her wonderful show, Not Today so I didn’t immediately recognise…
Control – Film Review
Kevin Spacey always excelled at playing the villain, so when the multiple allegations for sexual misconduct came…
Monument – Theatre Review
Having already had an exceptionally successful season in 2023, Emily Sheehan’s ‘Monument’ has returned to St Kilda’s…
Australian Shakespeare Company: A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Theatre Review
If there was a Shakespeare play that would be perfect for a performance outdoors at Melbourne’s Royal…
Kojey Radical: Reason To Smile Tour – Howler, Melbourne, October 4th 2023 – Live Review
As an award-winning artist (Brit Award and Mercury Music Prize) Kojey Radical has a reputation to live…
Saw X – Film Review
I’ve always had a soft spot for the Saw series. There’s always something about Billy the Puppet…
Chameleon – Theatre Review
You might be under the impression that a performer who calls themselves a ‘chameleon’ wouldn’t be the…
The Tank – Film Review
It’s not uncommon for low budget horror movies to become incredibly successful, or at least attain a…
Lastlings, Forum Melbourne, Melbourne, June 30th 2023 – Live Review
Lastlings, electronic pop band and sibling Amy and Josh Dowdle from Gold Coast, Queensland kicked off their…
Broadway Diva – Theatre Review
There are few things better to do on a blustery night in Melbourne than heading to The…
Lightscape 2023, Melbourne – Event Review
After a sellout 2022 winter season, Lightscape returns to The Royal Botanical Gardens in a new and…
Ballet Revolución – Theatre Review
Ballet is a form of dance that isn’t for everyone. I love it, but I’ve learnt that…
Kisschasy: Australian Tour 2023, Corner Hotel, Melbourne, May 18th 2023 – Live Review
Back in 2015, Kisschasy had a farewell tour. Having loved the band for years but being under…
John Farnham: Finding The Voice – Film Review
It will soon be four decades since the release of ‘Whispering Jack’, an album that achieved, 24x…
Driftwood The Musical – Theatre Review
Starting as a family memoir; ‘DRIFTWOOD: Escape and Survival Through Art’ written by Eva de Jong-Duldig, Driftwood…
Nothing But Thieves: Welcome to the DCC World Tour, Forum Melbourne, Melbourne, April 27th 2023 – Live Review
After four years, Nothing But Thieves have finally returned to Australia as part of their ‘Welcome to…
A Lovely Day To Be Online {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
While everyone has unlimited access to the internet 24/7 thanks to our phones, our co-dependency and internet…
The Smashing Pumpkins: The World Is A Vampire Tour, PICA Port Melbourne, April 22nd 2023 – Live Review
The World is a Vampire Tour is more like a mini festival. With its singular stage, you…
Ned Kelly: The Big Gay Musical {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
There are few figures in Australian history that have become a symbol of masculinity in the way…
Geraldine Quinn: Broad {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
After seeing ‘Broad’ I have decided that Geraldine Quinn is my queen of cabaret. She’s hilarious, musically…
Ability Fest 2023, Birrarung Marr, Melbourne, March 26th 2023 – Live Review
Organised by The Dylan Alcott Foundation and Untitled Group, Ability Fest 2023 featured a stellar line up…
Lorde: Solar Power Tour, Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne, March 10th 2023 – Live Review
It’s been five years since Lorde has been back to Melbourne. The world has changed but it’s…
Creed III – Film Review
Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky premiered almost 50 years ago and has become the gold standard of how to…
Cruel Intentions: The ’90s Musical (Encore Melbourne Season) – Theatre Review
One of the biggest film trends in to 90s was retelling ‘classic’ films and plays but with…
Softly Softly – Theatre Review
Softly, Softly, performed at Collection Bar in Richmond is a no-frills production, where the actors have no…
Wittenoom – Theatre Review
Wittenoom is a story written by Mary Ann Butler about a mother and daughter that weaves the…
Lemon Tree on Dreg Street – Theatre Review
Lemon Tree on Dreg Street is an offbeat and heart-warming story written by Amy May Nunn under…
Halloween Ends – Film Review
After the disappointing Halloween Kills, my expectations for Halloween Ends were very low, Halloween: Resurrection low, so…
Bros – Film Review
I’m not usually a fan of romantic comedies as I very rarely find them to be actually…
Candice D’Arcy: Foreign Body {Melbourne Fringe} – Theatre Review
I’ve tried numerous times to comprehend the vast and complicated history of Africa, constantly getting side-tracked by…
Ghost Stories – Theatre Review
Produced by Amy Johnson and Nathan Alexander for Realscape Productions (AU), Jeremy Dyson, Sean Holmes, and Andy…
Titwitchez: Business Boyz – Theatre Review
Titwitchez’s Business Boyz is the kind of absolute on-stage fun that I love to see. There was…
The Invitation – Film Review
As a fan of the horror genre (a horror movie tragic, really), I always want horror films…
The Marvellous Life of Carlo Gatti – Theatre Review
The Marvellous Life of Carlo Gatti is a unique, dark comedy written by Cassandra-Elli Yiannacou and directed…
Medea: Out of the Mouths of Babes – Theatre Review
Medea was first performed in Athens 431BC, with the plot centring on the actions of Medea as…
Puppets – Theatre Review
Everybody loves puppets! That’s why using them to tell the story of a 20-something struggling through dating…
Caligula – Theatre Review
Caligula is a Shakespearean epic written by Albert Camus and Directed by Robert Johnson telling the story…
Lachlan Wilde: World of Wonders – Theatre Review
I love magic. Maybe this comes from my love of the movie The Prestige, but also because…
The Amateurs – Theatre Review
Jordan Harrison’s witty tragedy-comedy play, ‘The Amateurs’ revolves around a group of players as they attempt to…
Max Paton: Big Funny – Comedy Review
In a rescheduled Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2022 season, unfortunately postpone due to Covid, Max Paton has…
5 Stars – Theatre Review
Jake Stewart may be one of the best young theatre writers working now. There was a joke…
Fisher – Theatre Review
There’s been a change in the way we see the world in the last few years. There…