Arts & Culture
La Mama’s Festival of Mother Tongues
From November 12 to 24 La Mama Theatre will present the inaugural La Mama’s Festival of Mother Tongues; a multi-lingual season with shows in languages including Farsi, Persian, Sicilian, Wathaurong, Marathi, Spanish, Filipino, Italian, Polish, French, Māori, Greek, Mandarin and Macedonian.
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The Johnston Collection presents new exhibition Inspired By Women
The Johnston Collection (TJC) in East Melbourne is now hosting a new exhibition, Inspired By Women, which celebrates the creative and intellectual contributions of women from the Georgian era.
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Dancehouse presents The Solos
Dancehouse and Weave Movement Theatre are excited to present The Solos, a series of independent dance explorations as part of the 2024 Melbourne Fringe Festival from October 2 to 5.
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Gas streetlights in Melbourne
In the early days of Melbourne, streets were dark and dangerous. The only lights that enabled you to see your way along the street were the oil lights that publicans were obliged to have outside their hotels.
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A Sneaky Little Bugger Story at La Mama Courthouse
New theatre work Sneaky Little Bugger Story unpacks shame through innovative performance at La Mama Courthouse from August 28 to September 1.
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A step back in time in Carlton at Bridget McDonnell Gallery
Carlton’s Bridget McDonnell Gallery is displaying Julia Hilton’s Early Drawings from The Studio until August 9.
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Melbourne French Theatre brings Marivaux’s La Surprise de l’Amour to life
The Melbourne French Theatre (MFT) is excited to announce 14 performances of their 2024 production, La Surprise de l’Amour by Marivaux, from August 6 to 17.
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The surreal and wonderful mind of Nick Gatenby
Running an agency while creating a surrealist oeuvre is not for the faint-hearted, but it has been the reality for Parkville-based artist Nick Gatenby since he made his move across the ditch amid the pandemic.
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Three Magpies Perched in a Tree returns to La Mama Courthouse
Directed and written by proud Arrindjeri/Wathaurong man Glenn Shea, Three Magpies Perched in a Tree returns this season to La Mama Courthouse from August 14 to 25.
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Kinds of Kindness – a review
Kinds of Kindness is the latest curiosity from Yorgos Lanthimos, the acclaimed director of The Lobster (2015), The Favourite (2018), and Poor Things (2023).
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