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A guide to making the most of West Hollywood and how to recover from it

James Banham — Thu, 23 Nov 2017 11:13:15 +0000

How to do it like the locals, you ask? Here's our comprehensive four-day guide.

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Absolutely Fabulous premiere a smashing succes

James Banham — Wed, 03 Aug 2016 09:24:49 +0000

NOT quite bedecked in LaCroix but damn well as fine, Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley took to Sydney’s pink carpet premiere for Absolutely Fabulous: the movie. They looked nothing short ...

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Ab Fab a must-see camp treasure you can’t go past

James Banham — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 06:00:21 +0000

TURNS out that despite winding up the initial broadcast of Absolutely Fabulous in ’96, it takes a lot more than time and too much ‘Bolly’ to beg stars of the ...

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Meet the Entertainer: Mama Alto

James Banham — Fri, 18 Mar 2016 12:55:21 +0000

EVERYTHING that is good about Melbourne’s creative arts space comes alive and is put to voice with its independent cabaret scene. There are few places around the world you’d find ...

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Meet the Drag Queen: Aysha Buffet

James Banham — Wed, 09 Mar 2016 08:50:15 +0000

Meet the winner of Dragnation 2016.

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Taking a bite of the big apple

James Banham — Fri, 18 Sep 2015 10:27:16 +0000

SETTING off to conquer the world has always been a dream for Sam Oglialoro, a Melbourne-born couturier and designer. Never letting trepidation get in the way of a good experience, ...

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Follow the rainbow fashion road

James Banham — Mon, 27 Jul 2015 09:04:44 +0000

FOR Matcho Suba, flying both the rainbow flag and and that of his eponymous fashion label in New York City recently was a dream come true. Since he founded Matcho ...

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REVIEW: Madama Butterfly

James Banham — Fri, 15 May 2015 16:31:04 +0000

WHOEVER said “love makes us do crazy things” had not met Madame Butterfly. She throws a whole new perspective on the matter, but in the most adorably disarming way that to a ...

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REVIEW: Dirty Dancing the musical

James Banham — Fri, 20 Mar 2015 09:51:04 +0000

“Nobody puts Baby in a corner” is a line met with such huge reaction, it seems to thicken the air. It’s as if everything before and after doesn’t serve much ...

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REVIEW: Sexercise, the Musical

James Banham — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 09:36:46 +0000

SEX on stage. Not quite what you expect to see in your typical musical, but a darn sight more of it is needed in this day-and-age, don’t you think? As much ...

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Pool party with a twist

James Banham — Thu, 05 Feb 2015 04:01:23 +0000

THE Manhunt Pool Party in conjunction with Melbourne’s annual Midsumma festival is on again, bringing a chunk of Melbourne’s gay community poolside to celebrate what it means to be a half-naked-man-loving ...

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Theatre review: Les Misérables

James Banham — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 02:33:47 +0000

IT’S hard to not be absorbed into the enthralling spiral of depression that is the story of Les Misérables. Despite just how bleak the story can be at times, the performance ...

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Review: Australia’s own Circus Oz dazzles upon return to Melbourne

James Banham — Wed, 25 Jun 2014 05:17:40 +0000

IN this day and age, it’s hard to think that money isn’t god. For this reason, it’s refreshing to have participated in something that bucks the trend and points out ...

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Wickedly enchanted

James Banham — Wed, 21 May 2014 00:40:40 +0000

CHILDHOOD memories of a story long since past recreated. Such is the power of Wicked. There are no surprises that the show’s 10th anniversary opening night in Melbourne recently received ...

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Oprahfication steadfastly more than Steadman

James Banham — Fri, 24 Jan 2014 06:40:01 +0000

TAKING on the biggest woman in the world is no easy feat. Despite that, what the Australian actress behind the Midsumma festival’s Oprahfication cabaret has done in measuring-up to the ...

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