
There is so much potential in This Is Where We Live. I wish it had been realised a little better.

Melbourne’s home grown ‘little circus that could’ Circus Oz has come home, and once again pitched up its big top in Birrarung Marr, to kick off its season with a bang.

Robots vs Art is just as much fun as the title suggests. Like all good comedy, it is underpinned by serious questions – in this case, about the role of art and the nature of humanity – and leaves you thinking as well as laughing.

Day One, A Hotel, Evening is fast paced, farcical, and for the most part, hysterically funny – assuming you’re not squirming in your seat in recognition.

From its opening moments – cast members self-consciously carrying props onto the stage – Voyage is at pains to alert us to the fact that this is just a play.

The 1960s spawned many-a-memorable musical group which influenced a generation, among them The Mamas and the Papas.

A simple but effective comedy, The Reluctant Shopper kept its audience engaged and the laughs rolling freely.