
In an age when our life is dictated by shopping lists, a plethora of terrible pop-cultural references and reality TV that seems to be on a doomed trajectory – Things Not To Do After a Break Up is a perfect way to spend an evening at the theatre.

Pulsing with lust, love and betrayal, the current production of Onegin is a passionate display of naivety, temptation and misplaced desire.

Between extreme pole dancing and disastrous magic tricks (intentional I hope) the troupe of misfits and eccentrics kept the audience entertained with their trickery and triumphs.

It is a credit to Clarke’s direction that a simplicity and eloquence were retained which ensured that the different narratives were always equally maintained.

Motherf**ker with the Hat introduces five people: four former alcoholics and drug addicts – two fully reformed while the other two teeter on the edge – and one unashamed and unapologetic continued addict.

There are moments in theatre that leave you not quite breathless, yet they cause your heart to beat just that little bit faster, raise goose bumps on your skin and transport you into a character's life so seamlessly, it is as though the performance is just for you.

Enhanced through speech and at times song, Hamilton's story is both moving and humorous at the same time.
| Timon of Athens |
| Fijian Flying Circus presented by Fiji Airways - Melbourne |