Daniel MacPherson and John Waters star in The Woman in Black – the second-longest running play in London,after Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap.
With a beefed-up performing arts program,this was the first year of Rising that felt like more than a poor shadow of an international arts festival.
Rising is the biggest cultural event in Victoria and receives millions in government funding,with ambitions to rival the Australian Open and Grand Prix.
Gurr Era Op,a beautifully composed dance theatre piece,is like a sea breeze:it blows strong and tastes fresh.
At first,indie duo Good Morning and the Melbourne Recital Centre seemed like an unusual match. But then the music started.
There were no selfies or duck faces when Rennie Ellis was roaming Melbourne with his camera instead he captured the unaffected and ordinary faces of the city.
It’s worth seeing this show just to watch Justine Clarke transform into Gillard and,in a thrilling display,deliver the misogyny speech in full.
An ethereal soundscape in Melbourne’s CBD begins the moment the sun grazes the horizon – and no two listeners will hear the same work.
The cult pop enigma returns to Australian stages for Vivid Live in Sydney and Rising in Melbourne.
At this year’s Rising festival,traditional brass bands meet classic techno tracks,and you’ll be surprised at the result.
Soundtracked by the Warumpi Band,when Big Name,No Blankets premiered it ‘had standing ovations every night,even sometimes during the show’.