Review: The Masque of the Red Death, Yibiyung

(Or: yes, there is life after MIAF...)The Masque of the Red Death, adapted from a story by Edgar Allan Poe, directed by John Bolton. Music b...

Quick notes

Brett Dean, artistic director of the Australian National Academy of Music, passionately defends the academy in today's Age against the f...

Sporrans of optimism

The Malthouse Theatre launched its first 2009 season last night, with a bunch of kilted bagpipers doing the full skirl. The pipers cued enou...

MIAF 2008: The Wrap

The Melbourne Festival this year had a surreal edge. As capitalism crashed about our ears amid headlines of financial doom, it had the air o...

MIAF: That Night Follows Day

Festival Diary #12: FridayThat Night Follows Day by Tim Etchells. Tim Etchells & Victoria. Merlyn Theatre, CUB Malthouse. October 24. So...

Sunday morning

And I'm still standing! Quelle amazing! I can't match The Boyd's 30 shows - I have very definite limits before everything begin...

MIAF: Appetite

Festival diary #11: ThursdayAppetite by Ross Mueller, directed by Kate Denborough. Set design by Kennedy Nolan Architects, lighting design b...