Most people over the age of 20 would remember where they were that day. The day that…

Green Day’s seventh studio album, ‘American Idiot’ is known for being a successful punk rock opera concept…

Max Martin. You may not be familiar with his name, but you will be with his music….

One of the biggest film trends in to 90s was retelling ‘classic’ films and plays but with…

“Tick, tick… BOOM!”That’s the internal sound of Jon’s anxiety with the pressure to achieve all his wildest…

The winds have changed and Mary Poppins has made her long-awaited return to Melbourne’s Her Majesty’s Theatre….

Madagascar first came onto the scene via its initial animated film in 2005. There was a lot…

Hairspray, with music by Marc Shaiman and lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, with a book…

Parody is never an easy genre to get right. There has been many a time over the…

Titanic. A name that is instantly recognisable. Not only is it arguably the most famous ship of…

In all honesty, I never thought I’d have the opportunity to see Phantom of the Opera again….

Nominated for 9 Tony Awards and winning three of them for Best Book, Best Original Score, and…

The idea of body swapping isn’t something new. But it is a tale that has always been…

For many my age, the 90s were hugely influential to who I have become today, influenced by…

Sometimes emotions around theatre are an interesting thing. Twice I had tried to see Come From Away…

Initially in 1988, we saw the original Hairspray film starring John Waters make some significant noise. In…

Back in early 2021, I saw a little-known production titled FANGIRLS at the Playhouse Theatre, Arts Centre…

Initially released back in 1980, 9 to 5 is a comedy film starring Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda…

Passing Strange is a bold and brave musical that was quite the strange experience. Hosted at the…

Love. Whether it be for a love of music, friendship love, family love, or unrequited love, like…

Whether we’re history buffs or not, we’ve all heard of Henry VIII (pronounced ‘Henry the 8th’) in…

Back in 2013, the film Frozen took the world by storm, with kids falling in love with…

Adapted from the 1782 French novel ‘Les Liaisons dangereuses’ or its English title ‘Dangerous Liaisons’, the 1999…

There are many versions of Cinderella scattered through time via various forms of media, whether it be…

There are many harrowing stories that families have about war. How they managed to escape, the family…

There is no denying that Bob Dylan is one of the greatest songwriters of all time. I’ve…

I want to take you back to the 1950s where the legend that is Gene Kelly is…

Adapted from the graphic-memoir by cartoonist Alison Bechdel titled ‘Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic’, Fun Home is…

It is undeniable that the late great Stephen Sondheim is one of the best musical composers and…

I remember growing up being a huge fan of Alanis Morissette for her naturally beautiful charm, as…

It’s hard to believe that Disney’s Frozen phenomenon started 8 years ago. Since then, we’ve had two…

I am a ‘fan girl’. When watching Yve Blake’s original Australian musical FANGIRLS, I was incredibly triggered….

It has been a long time between curtains for live theatre in Melbourne. So, when I was…

Ten months after COVID shut the doors on live theatre in Melbourne, the incredible musical Come From…

The much-anticipated Broadway smash hit Shrek the Musical finally opened in Melbourne this week to a packed…