Top 10 Melbourne Culture On this week 23/06/2019

This week's pure magic - Anthony Warlow covered in the blood of his victims.   10) Flora, The Red Menace 25th June What: Written in 1965 but set in 1935, this rarely-seen gem tells the story of the indefatigable Flora, who falls in love with Harry, a Communist. Their romance...

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Top 10 Sydney Culture On this week 23/06/2019

We're launching you into the celestial sphere. But not before a lengthy stint in the vinosphere.   10) Art Battle 29th June What: Artists have 20 minutes to take their canvases from blank to beautiful, battling not only the clock but each other as well. Watch the paint fly before...

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Emerging Writers – Sharpen Your Quills; Wear A Cup

...Because if you're going to try to survive in the dystopian cannibalistic wasteland of corporeal book publishing, you're going to at least need to protect your genitals. This week will see Australia's largest gathering of emerging writers. Apart from Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Tumblr, Reddit, Snapchat and...

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Top 10 Melbourne Culture On this week 16/06/2019

You'll emerge from this week like a butterfly with a hangover.   10) IoT Festival  18th June What: Welcome to Australia’s premier Internet of Things industry event! Now in its 3rd year, the 2019 Australian IoT Festival is a celebration of the increasingly-connected world and the possibilities it creates for business,...

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Your Vivid Final Hours

It was Macbeth that cried 'out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow!'. But he was a creature born of fiction with a hot enterprising wife and a title that assured him enough income to be able to afford to invest in housing. You are -...

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Dr Faustus Lights the Lights; Theatre Students Bask In Them

Ever tried double distilled vodka and wondered how it would taste in the form of contemporary theatre? Read on. "Gertrude Stein, one of the giants of modernist formalism, takes the Faust myth for what could be seen as an eco-feminist spin: selling your soul for electric light. This...

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Top 10 Melbourne Culture On this week 09/06/2019

It's time to make a deal with the Devil. Again. And just like last time, tequila will be involved.   10) Artists' Talks: Lauren Bamford and Lydia Wegner 15th June What: Join exhibiting artists Lauren Bamford, and Lydia Wegner as they discuss the concept and process behind the commission Robin Boyd,...

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Top 10 Sydney Culture On this week 09/06/2019

It's a week of 'isms'. Functionalism not included.   10) Sydney Ideas: Why Should the Perfect Robot Look and Think Just Like a Human? 11th June What: Drawing on the latest research in engineering and social science, this event will explore the ways in which emerging technologies are similar to and...

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Top 10 Sydney Revelry On this week 09/06/2019

The vivid lights are waning. Time to bust out the flame-thrower.   10) Pyjama Party 11th June What: Everything is better when you put on your favourite pair of PJ's! So slip into your comfiest garms and enjoy a glass of wine or two whilst feasting on an epic grazing station...

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Reinforce Your Garters; The Sydney Cabaret Festival Is Swanning In

What good is sitting all alone in your room? Come, hear the music play. Life is not a cabaret. It’s an oxymoronic mix of torrid and bland. A horrifically boring casual descent into a dark hole of screaming nothingness. So distract yourself with over 40 cabaret performances in 10...

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