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Review: ‘A Christmas Carol’ at Comedy Theatre, Melbourne (2024)

For the third year in a row, GWB Entertainment’s A Christmas Carol is once again playing at Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre. Based on the 1843 novella by Charles Dickens, the iconic story sees curmudgeon Ebenezer Scrooge visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve.

News: New Musical ‘No Love Songs’ Starring Keegan Joyce and Lucy Maunder To Tour Nationally

No Love Songs is a powerful and uplifting modern love story featuring heart-felt songs by Kyle Falconer, lead singer of the Scottish band The View, and starring Keegan Joyce and Lucy Maunder.

The highly acclaimed new musical will tour Australia in 2025, with performances commencing 7 March 2025 for a limited season Sydney’s newest venue, the Foundry Theatre, part of the Lyric Theatre Sydney.

Review: Latency (2024)

2024, 90 mins
M (Mature themes, horror themes, violence and coarse language)

Stars Sasha Luss, Alexis Ren
Directed by James Croke

A great premise and striking visual style elevate what is ultimately a frustrating and not fully-realised horror thriller. Latency is one of those films that starts out brilliantly and hooks you in, but then sadly doesn’t really go anywhere with its premise. Still, there’s a lot to like in Australian writer/director James Croke’s debut feature.

Review: ‘One Day In September’ at Athenaeum Theatre 2, Melbourne (2024)

When I heard that Maverick Newman and Kohan van Sambeeck had created a new Australian musical based around Australian Rules Football, I was immediately intrigued. I don’t have any interest in the sport but knowing it centred on a fictional closeted player (and to date there has never been an openly gay player in men’s AFL), it sounded like a bold subject for theatre.

News: Sister Act x the Choir of Hard Knocks Pop Up Performance, December 1

The cast from Sister Act will perform together with Melbourne’s beloved Choir of Hard Knocks, in a free performance to celebrate the joy and connection of singing on Sunday, 1 December at 11am on the steps of the Regent Theatre.

News: Natalie Bassingthwaighte to star as Shirley Valentine

Leading lady of stage and screen Natalie Bassingthwaighte returns to Australian stages to star in one of the world’s most popular plays, Shirley Valentine, directed by Lee Lewis. This joyous, life affirming comedy will be staged at Melbourne’s Athenaeum Theatre from 30 January for a strictly limited season. Tickets are on sale now through Ticketmaster.