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Footscray Community Arts Centre

Three vibrant art galleries filled with stimulating exhibitions, performance spaces, theatres, and artists – both local and visiting.  An historic bluestone building, perched on a green hill above a river, with a view of Melbourne’s skyscrapers in the distance.  Where am I?  The Footscray Community Arts Centre! The Centre’s success is due to its close [...]

Dr Zhivago – Musical

Boris Pasternak’s famous novel, Dr Zhivago, is an epic love story that unfolds over half a century, against the backdrop of the Russian Revolution and World War 1.  I enjoyed the musical adaptation of the novel.  The musical captures the drama of this story and is completely absorbing. Like the novel, revolution and romance form [...]

A Behanding in Spokane

This is not a show for the faint hearted, as there are some grisly scenes.  It is set in the US, and centres around 4 characters in a hotel room (and one on the phone).  It is a bit weird, a bit desperate, and a bit funny.  You certainly won’t forget it.  Go if you [...]

Don Parties On

If you are in need of a laugh, this is the show for you.  Watch out for the scenes with the oxygen tank, and watch out for “Roberta”!  This is the sequel to “Don’s Party”, which I had not seen, but it did not matter.  It is about a bunch of people who get together [...]