Theatre & Dance
Latest Melbourne theatre and dance reviews and previews
School of Rock is playing in Melbourne
Melbourne, school is back in session and now it’s time to learn how to rock.
Theatre, dance, musicals and opera on now in Melbourne
A guide to Melbourne's theatre scene
Latest theatre reviews
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg review
Opera Australia takes on Wagner's comedy in this Royal Opera House co-production
The Miss Behave Gameshow
Everyone's a winner at this Midsumma show that's part disco party, part gameshow
The Hamlet Apocalypse review
Seven actors perform Hamlet on the eve of the apocalypse in this critically acclaimed play from Brisbane
School of Rock: The Musical review
Andrew Lloyd Webber takes on a classic Jack Black comedy in this winning new musical
What's on at...
You might also like...
Eva Rothschild: Kosmos
This is the first survey Australian exhibition of the Irish-born artist who's set to represent Ireland at next year’s Venice Biennale. For her illustrious two decade career, she’s used just about every material imaginable – concrete, leather, jesmonite, fabric and plastic – to create striking but minimal sculptures. She draws her inspiration from the minimal art of the 1960s and '70s, as well as classical architecture and pop culture. The exhibition at ACCA brings together recent work from the past decade with brand new commissions.
Try a fun roaming photobooth at your party
With Christmas creeping up, now's the time to lock in your festive celebration details. Organising food and drink is easy, but making your party slicker than the rest is the tricky part. Fotobox Australia is all about capturing parties and events in the most fun and dynamic way possible. Try one of their Mobstas to capture all the Christmas and holiday cheer. It's the next generation of roving photobooths for hire. With the Mobsta, you can snap a branded 3D animated GIF, Boomerang or stop-motion GIF on the spot. The best thing about it? It's handheld and totally portable, meaning it can pop up anywhere at your event. After you've snapped your moment, you can have it sent to your email instantly. For events and brands that means heaps of great social interaction, and for you, it means red hot chrissie content. Fotobox is offering you one hour free if you book a Mobsta between November 26 and December 23. Exclusively for Time Out readers, this deal means you get the required three-hour minimum Mobsta time at your event with the final hour valued at $150 on the house – just remember to use the code TIMEOUT during your consultation. Book your Mobsta roaming photobooth and find out more here.
Summer events in South East Queensland
During summer in Queensland it’s all systems go on fun and frivolities. The southeast corner in particular becomes a flurry of activity, including sporting tournaments, music festivals, art exhibitions and much more. As 2018 ticks over to 2019, you can watch all the tennis action in Brisbane, let your hair down at one of the country’s biggest folk festivals, and enjoy a spot of polo by the beach. Culture buffs can peruse international works of contemporary art, while sports nuts sit it out for three days at the Gabba with eyes fixed on a cricket ball. In between the formalities there are plenty of other places to chill/explore (depending on your energy levels), including Brisbane’s inner-city beach at South Bank, which makes even locals feel like they’re on holidays; the hill with a view, Mt Coot-tha; and wine trails through the Granite Belt. You can also head offshore to Stradbroke, Moreton and Fraser Islands, the latter being the world’s largest sand island, or get lost in the hinterlands behind the Gold or Sunshine Coasts. Of course, the coasts are also ripe for beachy stuff, so bring your towel and a surfboard.
Prince Alfred is hosting a Sunday session for you and your dog
Dogs are welcome, nay, encouraged at the Prince Alfred’s new Sunday sessions. Hair of the Dog is the pub’s new Sunday sesh where the drinks are flowing, the specials are ample and your mutts are part of valued clientele. Every weekend Richmond’s Prince Alfred will help you shake off your Saturday night hangover better than your dog shakes off after a bath. Bring your Staffy, greyhound, Frenchie or poodle variation down to Prince Alfred from 11.30am every Sunday and nurse yourself back to a functioning human in the pub’s gloriously sunny beer garden. To ease your transition into the week, the Prince Alfred’s bar will be slinging Bloody Marys for $12. More of a wine drinker? The venue is also doing ‘Clicquot hour’ where punters can score glasses of the extra spesh Champagne for $19, or try a glass Veuve Clicquot rosé for $22. The best part is Clicquot hour is every hour at Prince Alfred and the friendly team will even serve you popcorn to enjoy while you sip. Prince Alfred has even come up with a way to avoid those big ol’ puppy eyes from making you feel guilty about eating and drinking in front of your pet. The Hair of the Dog Sunday sessions will also have puppy snacks, freely available so your favourite family member (it’s true, don’t deny it) won’t go hungry. The pub’s big, leafy beer garden is just asking to be sniffed and explored by your pooch, pupper or very good boy. Prince Alfred’s Hair of the Dog Sunday sessions are on every Sunday from 11.30am to 1.30pm.
