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Review: ‘Piper’ (2023)

2023, M (Supernatural themes and suicide scenes), 100 mins
Available on DVD and Digital Platforms from November 13, 2024

Stars Elizabeth Hurley, Mia Jenkins, Jack Stewart and Tara Fitzgerald
Directed by Anthony Waller

The Pied Piper of Hamelin is a famous fable that has arguably fallen out of the public consciousness in recent decades, but the creepy undertones of the story have enormous potential to be repurposed for a horror movie. Piper revives the legend to solid effect, and tries hard to evoke an unsettling mood throughout, even if it doesn’t quite work overall.

Review: ‘Sister Act’ at Melbourne’s Regent Theatre (2024)

Sister Act, a divine musical comedy, is currently playing at Melbourne’s Regent Theatre.
More information and tickets can be found at sisteractthemusical.com.au

News: Cast announced for ‘The Book of Mormon’ in Sydney

Producers of the Tony, Olivier, and Grammy award-winning production The Book of Mormon, have announced principal casting for the production opening in Sydney in July 2025.

News: Full Cast Announced For ‘A Christmas Carol’ (2024)

One of Australia’s most loved and award-winning stars across film, television and theatre, Erik Thomson, will play the coveted role of Ebenezer Scrooge in the blockbuster production of A Christmas Carol – Melbourne’s new festive tradition at the Comedy Theatre from Friday 22 November.

Review: Smile 2 (2024)

Minor SPOILERS!

Writer/director Parker Finn’s Smile, released in 2022, was a surprise hit upon release. Originally intended as a streaming release, it was so good that it demanded a theatrical release instead and ended up making more than $200 million at the worldwide box office.

A sequel was inevitable, but thankfully Finn has given us a follow-up that feels both of a piece with the original and its own thing entirely, and has a bigger budget to play with and more elaborate horror sequences to delight and scare us with.

News: 2025 Australian Tour Dates Confirmed for ‘Les Misérables – The Arena Spectacular’

Cameron Mackintosh, in association with Nick Grace Management and Live Nation Australia announce that Les Misérables – The Arena Spectacular is coming to the ICC Theatre Sydney on 30 April 2025, to be followed by Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne from 14 May 2025 and then Brisbane Entertainment Centre from 28 May 2025 for strictly limited performances.

Review: ‘Me, My Mother and Suzy Cato’ at Melbourne Fringe Festival

Following a sell out season at Auckland Fringe where it won the award for ‘Outstanding Performance by an Individual’, Me, My Mother and Suzy Cato is playing at the Melbourne Fringe Festival until October 20th at Trades Hall, Music Room.

A delightful, touching, nostalgia-filled trip back to the turn of the millennium, a time where Y2K paranoia ran rampant and the only thing a mobile phone could do was send a text; Me, My Mother and Suzy Cato is the brainchild of talented New Zealand actor, writer and producer, Florence Hartigan, who has crafted a sweet and nuanced coming of age tale.

Review: ‘Terrifier 3’ (2024)

SPOILERS for Terrifier 1-3 (2016-2024) and All Hallows’ Eve (2013).

Terrifier franchise director, writer and producer, Damien Leone first created Art the Clown for his 2006 short film The 9th Circle. A second short film titled Terrifier (2011) expanded into the 2013 anthology film (and Leone’s feature film directorial debut) All Hallows’ Eve (starring Mike Giannelli as Art and Katie Maguire, who went on to play talk show host Monica Brown in T1).

Terrifier (T1) was released in 2016, and, despite its low budget of $35,000 and mixed reviews, the film quickly rose to cult film status. Its 2022 sequel Terrifier 2 (T2) became an unexpected box office success, grossing well above its estimated $250,000 budget. The highly anticipated Terrifier 3 (T3) will be released in Australian cinemas from tomorrow, October 10, 2024.

Review: ‘TINA – The Tina Turner Musical’ at Melbourne’s Princess Theatre (2024)

More akin to a rock concert at times than a traditional musical, TINA – The Tina Turner Musical is positively overflowing with energy and toe-tapping brilliance. You’d be hard pressed to find someone who isn’t a fan of the late, great Tina Turner, with Australia always being one of her most successful and enduring markets.

The phenomenal local success of this musical, which premiered in Sydney in 2023 after debuting on the West End stage in 2018, is a testament to Turner’s icon status and is proof that her legacy and popularity will endure for a long time to come.