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It’s that time of year when the best Tennis players from around the world head to Melbourne Park for the Australian Open. Running from 16 – 29 January 2023, the Australian Open will host more fun for kids than ever before. The AO Ballpark is back, and AO Tennis Club is an entirely new precinct dedicated to […]
The Australian production of The Old Vic’s multi-award-winning A Christmas Carol has opened in Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre. Directed by Matthew Warchus (Matilda the Musical) and playwright by Jack Thorne (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child), A Christmas Carol is a delightful adaptation of Charles Dickens’s timeless story about the importance of being generous at Christmas […]
Melbourne-based psychologist Liv Downing has recently launched a book called ‘You are Loved’, with the aim to reassure kids that they are loved, no matter what. This beautiful board book has bold and bright illustrations by Mel Matthews. The story reinforces to kids, that it doesn’t matter if they win or lose, do what is […]
It’s that time of year when we say goodbye to 2022 and welcome in 2023. If you have small children and don’t want a late night, there are plenty of New Year’s Eve celebrations for families around Melbourne. Advertisement RELATED: 10 of the best waterslides in and around Melbourne Docklands, Treasury Gardens, Flagstaff Gardens and […]
Bricktionary: The Interactive LEGO® Brick Exhibition has opened at Melbourne Museum, just in time for the spring School Holidays. The exhibition has been created by one of the world’s leading LEGO® brick artists and the only LEGO® Certified Professional (LCP) in the southern hemisphere, Ryan ‘The Brickman’ McNaught. Advertisement RELATED: Where to find the best […]
The feel-good multi-award-winning Broadway show HAIRSPRAY the Musical has opened at the Regent Theatre Melbourne. Starring some of the finest stage and screen performers Shane Jacobson, Todd McKenney, Rhonda Burchmore, Rob Mills, Asabi Goodman and Carmel Rodrigues. Advertisement RELATED: Where to find the best Bowling Alleys for kids in Melbourne Image: Brianna Bishop, Rob Mills, […]
The LUME Melbourne is a unique digital art experience the whole family can enjoy. The permanent 3,000+ Sq m immersive gallery space at the Melbourne Convention Exhibition Centre is four storeys high and projects powerful imagery from 150 state-of-the-art projectors onto the walls and floor. The LUME Melbourne brings to life the works of Vincent van […]
9 to 5 The Musical, now showing at the State Theatre, Arts Centre Melbourne, is a happy blast from the past. The film of the same name came out in 1981, and the musical has embraced and been true to the original 1980s vibe. Advertisement Image: the ensemble, credit: David Hooley The show opens with […]
The exclusive Melbourne Winter Masterpieces exhibition Light: Works from Tate’s Collection has opened at ACMI. Curated by the Tate, this exhibition is a rare opportunity to experience the expansive collection of one of Britain’s most famous cultural institutions. Light features over 70 works spanning 200 years of art history including painting, photography, sculpture, drawing, kinetic […]
Coinciding with the world-premiere The Picasso Century is a free NGV children’s gallery exhibition titled Making Art: Imagine everything is real. Families are invited to explore a range of hands-on activities and multimedia experiences inspired by methods of working invented by some of the most recognised European artists. Advertisement RELATED: Bounce into the Top Trampoline Parks in […]
The world-premiere Melbourne Winter Masterpieces exhibition, The Picasso Century, has opened in Melbourne. The Picasso Century maps the extraordinary career of Pablo Picasso by placing his work in dialogue with that of the artists with whom he intercepted and interacted throughout the 20th century, including Georges Braque, Salvador Dalí, Alberto Giacometti, Françoise Gilot, Valentine Hugo, Marie […]
The Australian premiere of the Tony® Award-winning Broadway production of Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella has opened at Melbourne’s Regent Theatre and presents its contemporary take on the classic tale. Advertisement Image: Shubshri Kandiah as Ella in Cinderella, credit: Jeff Busby Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella was originally written for television in 1957 with Julie Andrews in […]