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Minnie Mouse is coming to town and she’s celebrating with high tea at the Langham. In between performances for Disney On Ice’s Dare to Dream tour, Minnie will host a polka-dot themed tea party and fashion show, complete with pink and red cupcakes, strawberry fruit bows, teacup macaroons, watermelon Minnie ears and – oh, happy days! – a pink chocolate fountain. ●
Dolly Girl’s stainless-steel flask and cup, at Mozi stores, has a retro-sweet vibe that will bring out the kidult in you. Prettily patterned with Dolly in three delightful get-ups, plus doggy and teddy, the 350-millilitre flask comes with 116-millilitre cup/lid and push top for easy pouring, and has a lunchbox to match. Borrow it when your little girl isn’t looking. ●
Bring the outdoors in for your little braves. Made in Australia, this teepee bed frame features a roofed canopy and base crafted from Victorian ash timber. The bed frame, teepee canopy and trundle bed are all sold as separate items. ●
Minnie’s High Tea, The Langham, 1 Southgate Avenue, Southbank, May 30 – June 1, 10am-noon (Sunday only), 1-3pm, 4-6pm. Book at ariabar.com.au, early booking price: $79 per child, $84 per adult.
Dolly Girl thermos flask, rrp $34.95, at Mozi stores. » Only available in stores: visit www.mozi.com.au for local stockists.
Tee Pee bed (with canopy, no trundle), single rrp $1799, king single $1899, Domayne Melbourne QV or Springvale, 1800 366 296, » www.domayneonline.com.au
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We love this “clickbait” for kids. Both toy and tool, Lego’s multicoloured digital camera is a fully functioning 8-megapixel digital camera, with a 3.8-centimetre LCD screen, built-in flash, fixed focus and digital zoom. At 0.2 kilograms and a handy size, it’s a cool way for little folk to learn how to take photos and manage the storage – up to 80 photos at a time. The camera can’t be dismantled but more Lego blocks can be added to the top or bottom. Usually $133, including shipping, Fishpond is offering the camera at a special price of $104 from May 27 to June 2. ● » www.fishpond.com.au/Toys/ and search for Lego camera
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(I’ve tried to sneak in The Sound of Music but, while I’m reduced to sentimental tears at just the first few bars of the title song, the young one wants to know where the real Mary Poppins has gone.) I’m amazed at how much better films for young people are now. There are extraordinarily funny, well-made and beautiful films being made for young children. The recent Shaun the Sheep Movie was a triumph of thoughtful, clever, very funny and genuinely moving filmmaking; the literary marvel that is Julia Donaldson – the writer of some of the most musical children’s books being published – has now teamed with an astonishing team of German animators to bring her Gruffalo to exquisite life, with music by the brilliant French contemporary composer René Aubry, and actors such as Tom Wilkinson, John Hurt and Helena Bonham Carter. These are small masterpieces of filmmaking, with not a moment of condescension to their junior audience. I grew up in the latter golden era of Disney movies, and there’s something quite lovely about the continuity of great writers, composers and actors that connect these two eras of filmmakers like a golden thread. I am astonished when I look now at the credits of the Julie Andrews movies
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I loved as a child: all of Broadway and Hollywood appear to be lined up for my matinée entertainment. And just as the rubbishy stuff back then was put together by lesser lights, the DVDs that quickly find their way to the bin in our house are pretty mediocre affairs too. (Some terrible outrages have been committed on A.A.Milne’s beautiful creations: someone brilliant ought to do something about that. Studio Soi, are you listening?) When my stepchildren were much younger our most treasured weekend treat was a DVD watched all together, each with a bowl of my best tuna pasta in our laps. As the days get shorter and winter closes in I’m stocking up on pasta, and the brilliant and immortal visions of the masters of children’s cinema. Cue those sentimental tears … ● Virginia Trioli is co-host of ABC News Breakfast on ABC1 and ABC News 24, 6-9am weekdays
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hank god for Mary Poppins. That Technicolor marvel has bought me a crucial hour and a bit at just the right times. The unavoidable phone conference; the document that requires solid attention otherwise unobtainable with a preschooler in the house. Sometimes even for just a half hour of utter quiet, this movie is a charm. The songs have been part of our bedtime routine since he was a babe; after yet another viewing, the melodies chase each other around and around in my head for the rest of the day. A small price to pay … chim-chiminee, chim-chiminee, chim-chim-cher-ee … The usual burden of mother guilt meant it took me quite a while to find the perfect time-out movie for all of us – a film that was well written and beautifully scored but one that he genuinely liked; a film that wouldn’t have me screaming with boredom after just a few viewings; one that might have meaning and beauty for him when years later he realises that he has seen it many times before.
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orget the royal baby. As parents of young coloured outfits, it’s great. It’s probably the first children will know, the biggest celebrity time they’re going to a live concert, so it’s a big drama of 2015 is the impending nuptials moment for them.” of Wiggles Yellow and Purple (aka Emma The group’s latest album is The Wiggles Meet the Watkins and Lachy Gillespie). When I speak to Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, in which classic Simon Pryce, wearer of the red skivvy, it’s a mere Wiggles tracks are given a classical makeover. two days after the engagement was announced. To launch the CD, the foursome will next week He says most kids have taken the news join the MSO at the Melbourne Town Hall, K ID well, showering the stage with gifts alongside their usual crew of dancers, S’ and well-wishing placards. But not dinosaurs, pirates and octopuses. Coming everyone is smiling. from a background in opera, Simon “On social media we did get hopes the concert will introduce children parents writing to say their son to the joys of a classical sound while Harry, who’s four, is devastated that getting them up and dancing. He says Emma’s getting married,” Simon the key to a great Wiggles show is to be says. “It’s really sweet.” interactive, educational and honest – and Despite being a recent addition to to make sure there’s always a lot happening. the Wiggles line-up, Simon has come to “It’s like when children want to play with terms with the fierce attention that comes with bubble wrap instead of the present. They don’t wearing a colourful skivvy. For kids under the age always focus on the main thing but they’ll find of 10, The Wiggles are basically rock stars. something to captivate them.” ● mbartlett@theweeklyreview.com.au “We don’t see ourselves like that at all,” Simon insists. “It is a bit surreal when you become a little » The Wiggles Meet the Melbourne Symphony cartoon character and a doll. A lot of Wiggle cakes Orchestra, Melbourne Town Hall, Friday get made and there’s your face on a cake. That’s a June 5, 12.30pm and 2pm, $50/$40 bit unexpected. But when you come out onstage www.mso.com.au and the children are all there in their different
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MSO EDUCATION WEEK Join the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra for a classical adventure this June. The annual MSO Education Week is a popular mini-festival that aims to bring new audiences of all ages into the heart of the orchestra in a week-long celebration of music-making programs and activities. Highlights include Classic Kids for children aged three to seven, Meet the Orchestra for children aged seven-13, and The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, when the audience will gain an insight into the intricacies of an orchestral performance. ■ MSO Education Week, June 1-6. Information: www.mso.com.au
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EXHIBITION OPEN HOUSE: TROMARAMA FOR KIDS Tromarama have built a house inside the National Gallery, and everyone’s invited over to play. The Indonesian contemporary art trio captures the excitement of interacting with new technologies to transform everyday experiences into playful artworks. The exhibition features a wondrous and immersive house of fun where furniture hangs from the ceiling, flamingos talk and cheeky garden gnomes chat back. ■ Until October 18, 10am-5pm; closed Tuesdays. NGV International, 180 St Kilda Road, Melbourne. Free entry. Inquiries: 8620 2222
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WINTER REFUGE As Melbourne turns to varying shades of grey and people seek refuge indoors, Flinders Lane Gallery has curated a suite of winter exhibitions. Currently on display are Christopher McVinish’s Theatre of the Street, which documents the way we interact with the drama of the streets, and Group Sculpture Exhibition Architectonic. ■ Until June 13. Flinders Lane Gallery, 137 Flinders Lane, Melbourne. Free entry. Inquiries: 9654 3332. www.flg.com.au
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SEMAPHORE Composer Kate Neal and director Laura Sheedy create a compelling and intriguing multimedia exploration of signalling, communication and miscommunication in Semaphore. Using physical, visual and aural encoding systems – semaphore, Morse code, pennants, lights and binary code – three dancers and eight musicians synchronise in a complex choreography of bodies, music and illumination to generate an immersive display of sound and vision. ■ Until May 31. Arts House, 521 Queensberry Street, North Melbourne. Tickets: full $30; concession $20; student $15. Bookings: artshouse.com.au or 9322 3713
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EA EAT BURN CITY SMOKERS Have a hearty Sunday at the final day of Burn City Smokers’ May CBD residency. The boys from Burn City have barbecued up a storm at hipster haven Union Electric throughout the month. Expect great southern-style barbecue and perfectly smoked meats, accompanied by Union Electric’s excellent array of beverages. ■ May 31, 3pm. Union Electric, 13 Heffernan Lane, Melbourne. Information: unionelectric. com.au and www.burncitysmokers.com.au ● COMPILED BY ISABELLE LANE
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LITTLE BIG SHOTS This annual touring fest offers FILM the best little films, chosen by the best little filmgoers. The 2015 program contains an impressive 70 films from 22 countries, including a selection of titles picked by a jury of a dozen children aged six to 12. Highlights include Chilean animation Bear Story Story, in which a morose bear recreates his life via a mechanical diorama, and The Legend of Billy the Pig Pig, made by 13 year old Australian filmmaker Maxim Hussey. ■ Australian Centre for the Moving Image, May 30-31, June 6-8, from $9. www.littlebigshots.com.au MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL JAZZ The heppest of music festivals slinks into town this week for 11 days of blue notes and heavy beats. Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock’s opening night gig and encore performance next Tuesday have sold out, but there are still plenty of acts to choose from. This year’s program plays with the idea of unusual pairings, whether it’s jazz vocalist Kurt Elling and the MSO, or traditional Puerto Rican saxophonist Miguel Zenón with cutting-edge contemporary jazz. ■ Melbourne International Jazz Festival, May 28 to June 7. melbournejazz.com
CALAMITY None of us gets to decide how PLAY history remembers us. Take Calamity Jane. In real life, she was a violent, drunken and foul-mouthed gunslinger who lived and dressed like a man. Fifty years after her death from heavy boozing, she was transformed by Hollywood into a glamorous, feminine cowgirl out to rope a husband. This new work, part of MTC’s Neon season, balances these two versions, poking at our tendency to airbrush difficult women into something less threatening. ■ Southbank Theatre, The Lawler, May 28 – June 7, $25. www.mtc.com.au WE ALL WANT TO This Brisbane-based indie group GIG make irresistible, summery pop, with third album The Haze garnering comparisons to The New Pornographers, R.E.M. and Broken Social Scene. Their latest single Eileen Afternoon is a rackety, nostalgic delight that evokes a happy fusion on The Whitlams and The Go-Betweens. Somehow, it manages to simultaneously capture the messiness and simplicity of adolescence. This week, the band is bravely trading Queensland warmth for Melbourne rain to launch the new LP. ■ Northcote Social Club, Friday, May 29, $12/$15. www.weallwantto.com
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DREAM GIRLS Inspired by Diana Ross and the Supremes, this much-awarded musical sees three friends get their dream break to sing backup vocals for a major star, only to find their friendship tested by the machinations of the music business. Über-talented Effie is soon eased out of the spotlight to make room for her more photogenic chum. Beyoncé and Jennifer Hudson starred in the movie version, but this revival features Australian stars belting out the hits, with a seven-piece live band. ■ Chapel Off Chapel, May 28 – June 14, $45-$59. chapeloffchapel.com.au MUSICAL
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Thanks to ABC DVD, we have five bundles of children’s DVDs valued at $60 to be won. For a chance to win Thomas & Friends: Trouble on the Tracks, Octonauts: The Great Arctic Adventure and Bing: Swing and Other Episodes, leave a comment on this week’s page at www.theweeklyreview.com.au/play telling us your child’s favourite show.
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Emma! \ ABC Kids, from Monday June 1, 9.55am and 3.55pm » www.abc.net.au/abckids
The newly betrothed yellow Wiggle strikes out on her own with this daily show. Inviting the audience into her special “bow room”, bubbly Emma encourages children to join her on all manner of adventures from signing the alphabet to ballet dancing. Along the way, there’s plenty of opportunity for a familiar song or three. In the first episode, our lemony heroine discovers a picture of Uluru in her music box, which sparks a musical routine about the corroboree frog. ●
Vinyl Revival www.crosleyradio.com
There’s nothing quite like the torture of a Hi-5 earworm. Parents exhausted by the frenetic jollity of contemporary kids’ music have started turning to their own childhoods for alternatives. Vinyl releases of the early Play School records do a roaring trade on eBay, but there’s more than simple nostalgia at work. The jazzy instrumentation is easy on the adult ear, while kids enjoy the ritual of flipping discs. Retro electronics company Crosley has a great line in portable, kid-friendly turntables. ●
Roald Dahl might be long gone, but his brand of grotesque and imaginative storytelling lives on in the kids’ books of comedian David Walliams. Best known as one half of Little Britain, Walliams was in town this month to promote his latest (and very funny) picture book, in which two hippos are locked in a space race for the moon. Like Dahl, Walliams seems to understand children’s fascination with the unsavoury, but knows how to keep things more charming than disgusting. ● WATCH
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The latest batch of kids’ TV has a sharp focus on getting brains and bodies working. While Thomas & Friends and Octonauts (starring cutesy animals) offer charming adventures, new programs put problem solving at their core. In Peg + Cat, the heroine and mog employ arithmetic to solve unusual problems, such as helping Beethoven write his fifth symphony, while Tree Fu Tom has been designed by physiotherapists to assist children with movement disorders. ● MAY 28, 2015 \ THE WEEKLY REVIEW W 7
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Ask Ariel about the screenwriting process in Partisan: In Conversation with Ariel Kleiman, June 1, 6.30pm, Federation Hall, VCA. Bookings essential on www.emergingwritersfestival.org.au
ARIEL KLEIMAN \ FILMMAKER
With an ambitious first feature film garnering international acclaim, 2015 is already a milestone year for 29-year-old Melbourne filmmaker Ariel Kleiman. The young writer/director’s star is firmly on the ascent after Partisan, starring renowned French actor Vincent Cassel, debuted to applause at the Sundance Film Festival.
In the beginning? “In your off-time in suburbia you have to think of ways to entertain yourself as a kid,” Ariel says of his Caulfield upbringing. To stave off boredom, the 13-year-old Ariel and friends
The best part about success? Critical and commercial success “definitely helps”, Ariel says. “It’s a first-time film, an arthouse movie, a unique type of movie. I’d love for everyone to see it.”
commandeered a video camera, capturing footage of high jinks such as “pulling pranks, lighting stuff on fire”. “I always had an interest in filming people, even in those early days,” Ariel says.
winning the Special Jury Award for cinematography. “You’ve only got one chance to make a first feature,” Ariel says. “The finished film is very pure to the story we wanted to tell.”
The big break? Partisan debuted to acclaim at Sundance,
Where to now? “I think there’s a great crop of filmmakers
JOIN THE CONVERSATION Transurban is out and about speaking with people in the inner-west to make sure that local views are known and considered as we further develop the Western Distributor proposal. We’ve been running pop up stands and information sessions so that locals can learn more about the project, talk with the project team and provide feedback. Our next community information sessions are: Saturday 30 May, 1pm - 5pm St Augustine’s Parish, 61 Somerville Road, Yarraville Thursday 4 June, 4pm - 8pm St James Old Cathedral, Corner King and Batman Streets, West Melbourne
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coming out of Australia at the moment,” Ariel says. “I’ve luckily got to travel a bit with my films and I’ve noticed how excited the world is with Australian cinema at the moment and I’m really excited to represent that.”
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What’s the buzz? Ariel and his partner Sarah Cyngler were inspired to make Partisan, which is set in a bleak “nowhere land”, after reading an article about child assassins in Columbia. From there, everything fell into place. “As soon as we started writing the role, Vincent Cassel’s name came up as a perfect guy for it,” Ariel says. Partisan’s soundtrack features original tunes by household names such as Jarvis Cocker, and indie virtuosos Metronomy and Oneohtrix Point Never. “I literally made a dream list of bands and artists that I loved, and asked them to make these Eurovision hits – so when they responded to the idea I couldn’t believe it,” Ariel says.
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If I could do it all again? “All I’ve ever done when making a film is be as truthful as possible and write from a place of truth to me,” Ariel says. “Luckily, so far that has resulted in audiences relating and being drawn into the worlds we’ve created.” Despite the lure of overseas, the young director hopes to continue working in his hometown. “I’ve always made my films in Melbourne, I do love it a lot.” ● ISABELLE LANE ilane@theweeklyreview.com.au
TRANSURBAN’S PROPOSAL Transurban has submitted a proposal to the Victorian Government for the Western Distributor. It includes: > A West Gate Bridge alternative - a new motorway connecting the West Gate Freeway with the Port, CityLink and the CBD > Additional lanes on the West Gate Freeway from the M80 interchange to the West Gate Bridge > Upgrades to improve safety and access from Webb Dock We have the opportunity to make real improvements to Melbourne’s transport network.
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“The whole family’s into films,” says Ed. “We all go and see films, have these discussions. We all have the same taste.” Ed started out in the industry when his mother’s agent called to say they needed a little boy for a voiceover. She suggested six-year-old Ed. He did a couple of TV ads – for Cheerios and Smarties. “If he was sick on a day we had to work, he’d come in and sit in the studio,” Di says. “For him it was just the family business; it wasn’t anything special.” “I kind of just picked up on it,” Ed says. “I never really was super-interested at a young age, but I’d go to auditions and, as I got older, I kind of developed a love for it.” In 2012 he played the “I’m not really a social kind of guy. I just nine-year-old Julian Assange in the short film don’t hang out with the popular kids” Julian, which led to the role in the TV series Puberty Blues, at which time he succeed in the industry. Now their son has broken through acquired a manager in the US. at just 13. “We always tell him how incredibly lucky he is, Last year he shot a horror film, The Visit, in and he is,” Di says. “He gets the bigger picture.” ● Philadelphia, with director M.Night Shyamalan. pwilmoth@theweeklyreview.com.au “Very interesting, very different from Alexander and Paper Planes,” Ed says. “Having done this and had those » Ed Oxenbould stars in M.Night Shyamalan’s The Visit Visit, experiences, I now know this is for me.” due for cinema release in September. Ed is in year 8 at a Sydney performing arts school. He says juggling school and acting roles is difficult, “especially as I get older”. “Last year I did The Visit and I was in year seven so it was all right to juggle. But I just came back ● WATCH WA ED OXENBOULD from LA doing a pilot for a TV show and you can see the IN A TR AILER OF difference. I had so much more work, I had to do tests and M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN’S I can only imagine it’s going to get harder as I get older.” THE VISIT Away from acting, Ed enjoys cooking. “When I graduate from high school I’d love to go to culinary school in LA or maybe even Paris. That’s a long way off. At the moment I just love cooking, I love creating things, I love cooking
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K ID group of S’ teenage girls on the walkway along Bondi Beach in Sydney has spotted actor Ed Oxenbould and there’s some pointing and whispering. At 13, and having already starred in two successful films, this is something Ed is going to have to get used to. It’s lucky he is so grounded and unaffected by all the attention that is coming his way after roles in the TV series Puberty Blues followed by starring roles in last year’s Disney feature Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (co-starring Steve Carell and Jennifer Garner). Earlier this year he also starred in the Australian production Paper Planes. “It’s very weird to know that at this young age I’ve kind of done a lot of things that most people my age wouldn’t have done. It’s pretty crazy to think about,” he says. “It was exciting to have my first feature film being something so big. I had a lot of fun on that; it was a great project to be a part of. It went really well at the box office, I made a lot of great connections; it really kind of set me up. “After Alexander I was like, ‘OK that was a lot of fun, that was really great’. After seeing Alexander and Paper Planes and seeing how people loved it … it’s really special to be a part of something like that.” Ed’s move into acting is not entirely surprising given his father Jamie Oxenbould, mother Di Adams, uncle Ben Oxenbould and grandmother Jan Oxenbould are actors. His brother Archie, 19, has recently started at film school.
dessert. I’d like to do a pastry course. That’s the plan now but anything could change.” He says at school he’s not one of the cool kids. “I’m not really a social kind of guy. I’ve got my little group of friends and we all get along really well, play Xbox. I just don’t hang out with the popular kids.” He’s not treated differently at school. “A lot of the kids are actors or musicians, people that create. It’s not like I’m the one kid that does things; everyone does things.” Ed is adapting well to picking scripts. “We’d always let him read everything and we’d say, ‘Do you want to do this?’ and he was like, ‘No’,” says his mother. “There’s been some big stuff that he’s said, ‘Look, I really like it, great script, but it’s just not me’, and he’s been spot on.” As veteran actors, his parents know how tough it is to
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Relish the glee of a dog rollicking in churning waves, respect the bravery of muscled athletes standing thigh-deep in bone-chilling water and admire the determination of tourists and young hand-holders bracing against the wind. All from within a bubble of luxury: an open fire, plush furnishings, homely decorator touches and mature, assured service. This 20-year-old St Kilda institution hopped back on its bike – technically a cardboard cut-out Vespa scooter – in March, after a kitchen fire hustled diners out mid-meal in August. Loyal regulars were devastated and St Kilda was shocked by the second fire on its shores (the Stokehouse Restaurant burned down earlier in the year). If you care to look, there are signs of the refurbishment. If you don’t, Donovans retains a classic charm that evokes crowded beach house opulence. The crockery is a little less fussy than it used to be and the menu has been revamped around its tried and trusted framework: duck for two, fish and chips, seafood linguine, chicken pie and bombe Alaska. Seasonal additions include creamy Portarlington mussel gratin, gilded
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THE VIBE \ Doughnuts are having a moment in Melbourne, and Shortstop is serving up the artisanal kind at a slick, off-the-beaten-track CBD location. THE DÉCOR \ The fitout is minimalist, with white-tiled walls, concrete floors, and wooden benches. In pride of place is the huge glass cabinet full of doughnuts. THE CROWD \ Business folk, students, families pack this place out. It seems our city loves this fried snack almost as much as Homer Simpson does.
THE FIND Sweetened weetened with coconut sugar and blended with balsamic vinegar from Modena, Italy, this balsamic reduction by Jomei’s Fine Foods begs to be brushed over winter vegetables before roasting. It’s t’s organic and free of artificial colours, flavours and preservatives, $15.95. ●
THE FOOD \ There are four categories of doughnut: raised, cruller, filled or cake, ranging in price from $4-$5. Whatever your choice, the dough is soft and cloud-like, and the glaze crisp, sweet, perhaps with a salty tang. Heaven.
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you survived Good Beer Week but Sthatoyoustopped can’t track down the one beer you in your tracks. Chances are it’s only available in kegs and being poured at a select few pubs around town. “Packaging is the most expensive part of the brewing process,” a craft brewer once told me. Many breweries save money on one-off and seasonal beers by sending them straight to keg. For some pubs it’s a badge of honour to be able to serve these rare beers. For craft beer lovers, the honour comes with tracking them down. If, like me, time is too tight to cross town to try a particular brew, especially with kids’ activities on weekends, happiness lies with a few specialty beer shops around Melbourne that bring the brewery to you.
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Tru Bru in South Yarra, Richmond’s Slowbeer and Nillumbik Cellars in Diamond Creek pour beer straight from the keg into refillable (with a deposit) bottles known as growlers. The bottles come in three sizes – growler, whistler and squealer – and litre-for-litre a fill generally costs a little
less than a pint would if you could track down the beer. I’m told a bottle will last up to a month unopened. I’m too impatient to wait that long, but have found growlers remain fresh for three days after opening. ● BEN THOMAS bthomas@theweeklyreview.com.au
THE DRINK \ There’s Market Lane coffee pumped perfectly through a shiny La Marzocco machine, or a filter brew.
THE VERDICT Doughnut miss out. ●
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ON THE MENU There will be little need to drink tea during the rosé and pinot yum cha lunch at David’s Restaurant, Prahran, on Saturday, June 6. Indulge in spiced oolong-tea quail eggs, Shanghai parcels, including green prawn and bamboo dumplings, wok-tossed softshell river prawns, Iron Buddha beef or chocolate dumplings, all paired with French rosé and Australian pinot noir, $79. ●
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“Children love the performing arts as much as any adult,” says Susan Provan, who is chief executive of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and mum to Madelaine, 10. The annual comedy extravaganza has expanded its program of dedicated kids’ shows, and runs education and development programs: Class Clowns and Deadly Funny Kids. Getting kids involved with comedy has “positive impacts on self-confidence, tolerance, literacy and story-telling skills, among many other things,” Susan says.
For a family excursion? We go to lots of theatre – during the comedy festival, of course, as well as regularly to kids’ shows at Arts Centre Melbourne and the MTC. My daughter has always been a regular at the NGV in the company of her grandmother, my mum, who was a volunteer guide for years.
(SCOTT MCNAUGHTON)
Where do you go for a great coffee and babycino? Brunetti’s on City Square, as well as my office locals in the theatre precinct at the top end of Bourke Street: The Mess Hall, Self Preservation and The Maj Café. For the perfect gift for a child? Hill of Content book store on Bourke Street, Jasper Junior for gorgeous toys, and Minotaur on Elizabeth Street for
For dinner with kids? Roast duck or dumplings are always requested – Hutong in Chinatown and Bokchoy Tang on Fed Square are favourites. A schnitzel at The European on Spring Street, next to the Princess Theatre, is always a treat. For a pick-me-up when I’m feeling blue? A night of performers doing good works at The Imperial or Spleen or The Butterfly Club, or a great big show-biz show in one of Melbourne’s great big gorgeous theatres. The magic of theatre cures almost anything. ●
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I like helping my grandma and grandpa shop for things at the market. I like picking out my own clothes, too. My favourite colours are pink, purple and yellow. ●
I’m from Tassie and I had an operation at the Royal Children’s Hospital yesterday. I wasn’t scared, though. They didn’t have any toys, but my favourite toys are motorbikes. ●
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Dafel Dolls & Bears Block Arcade, Block Arcade Studios, Melbourne. 9654 3882 A beautifully nostalgic boutique in Melbourne’s famous Block Arcade. Open since 1945, Dafel’s also has toy experts to do repairs and restoration.
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The promise Located in a beautiful, light-filled building next to the Birrarung Marr playground, ArtPlay runs a host of fun and creative arts programs for kids. “If you believe small is beautiful, then ArtPlay will more than fulfil your expectations,” City of Melbourne design and culture director Rob Adams says.
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The reality I took my four-year-old niece Alice to the I See Seashells class for two- to five-year-olds. During the 45-minute workshop, led by artist Avis Gardner, we created our own miniature beach scene using air-dry clay, with shells and stones as moulds.
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The pay-off The gaggle of toddlers moved from sculpting clay to making sandcastles and sifting through a table of sand filled with jewels, shells and treasure. “I found another jewel!” Alice whispered excitedly. “And a curly shell! I’ve never even seen one of those at the beach.” When the session ended Alice was delighted to pack up her clay sculptures to take home and paint, along with a handful of her favourite shells and found treasures.
The pain factor You might think toddlers and art materials would be a messy mix, but ArtPlay was almost blissfully calm. The environment was relaxed and supportive, and the kids were absorbed in the art-making process. Who should do it? ArtPlay runs more than 300 workshops, events, and performances every year. The classes cater for babies up to 12-year-olds. Check the website for programs. The bill? ArtPlay’s activities are either free or offered at affordable prices. Class sizes are kept small, and bookings are essential.
WOULD I DO IT AGAIN?
Absolutely. I felt like a good aunty for once. Alice enjoyed herself too. ● ArtPlay is open Wednesday to Sunday, 10am-4pm. Bookings essential. Birrarung Marr, behind Federation Square, Melbourne. 9664 7900. www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/artplay
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Founded by Albert Ullin in 1960, The Little Bookroom was the first book shop in Australia to stock only children’s books and now holds the title of oldest children’s book shop in the world. Who’s behind the counter? Leesa Lambert, her mum Lesley and dad Ian bought the original Carlton North shop in 2008, adding a Degraves Street shop to the family four years later. “My first job was in a book shop and I’ve been addicted ever since; I even used buying a book shop to get out of finishing a thesis,” Leesa says. “We’re very proud to be the current custodians.”
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What’s in store? “We’re not really booksellers, we consider ourselves matchmakers. Selecting our range of books is one of my greatest joys,” says Leesa. The Little Bookroom also hosts fun-filled events with local and international authors and illustrators, and a regular story time at the Carlton North shop. Who’s buying? As well as kids, parents, and office folk on their lunch breaks, tourists pop in to browse for some local treasures. “We Degraves Street traders think of ourselves as a gateway to Melbourne’s laneways,” Leesa says. ● ISABELLE LANE
Our pick First published in 1902, Rudyard Kipling’s Just So Stories remains a cherished children’s classic. From the story of how the lazy camel got his hump, to the cunning cat and badtempered rhinoceros, Kipling’s wildly imaginative creations are given new life in this edition with pictures by award-winning illustrator Robert Ingpen. $39.95.
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SEAHORSE We have friends in Spring Beach in Tasmania and we stayed with them about five years ago. I liked looking for starfish and shells on the beach – I love everything to do with the sea. After we’d come back home they found a seahorse skeleton on the beach, so they sent it to me.
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any teenagers love playing sport. Year 7 student Amy is no exception, with her after-school hours devoted to soccer, netball, athletics and cross-country running. The 13-year-old also loves bouncing on the trampoline with her family’s dog, Bailey, and reading books such as Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events. But, unlike most girls her age, Amy has already project-managed a renovation. “Mum asked the guys doing our bathroom to open up one of my bedroom walls to have bookshelves set in, but I asked them to make it into a little nook,” Amy explains. “Dad said it was OK but mum got a bit of a surprise when she came home.” Although planning to become a marine biologist, interior decorating seems to be Amy’s calling – the sunny yellow shade she chose for her bedroom walls impressed her parents so much they decided to use it in other parts of the house too. ● LEEYONG SOO lsoo@theweeklyreview.com.au
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Bailey is about 10 years old. He is a Jack Russell and he’s pretty cranky. He doesn’t get along with most people or other dogs so I’m his main friend, but he puts up with mum because she feeds and walks him. He especially doesn’t like men or black shoes, and unlike most dogs, he doesn’t care if people like him or not. Sometimes he sleeps in my bed with me.
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I got this for my 12th birthday because my bedside table before this one was really ugly. I went to a shop and they had lots of different heights and colours. I chose this one because yellow is my favourite colour.
At the start of this year I started writing everything good that happens on sticky notes and rolling them into a scroll, then I put them in this jar. I included things like school camp, my birthday and seeing The Lion King King. On New Year’s Eve I’m going to open the jar, read all the moments and be happy.
CUBBY HOLE My bedroom is in the attic, and when we were having renovations done in the house, the men cut a hole in my wall for inset bookshelves. I realised there was space in the roof for a room so I asked them to turn it into a little nook for me. We put in some carpet, shelves and a reading light, and I sit in there to read. Sometimes, when friends come over, we sleep in it.
SOCCER PLAQUE AIR PLANT I got this for my 13th birthday from mum and dad. I wanted a cactus for my shelf, but mum couldn’t find a nice one so she got this air plant instead. It needs no soil and all you do to take care of it is dunk it in water every two weeks. 16 THE WEEKLY REVIEW \ MAY 28, 2015
I play a lot of soccer and I got this for more than five years’ service to Brighton Soccer Club. It’s my eighth year there. I like aths and netball, but soccer is my favourite sport. I play centre midfield in Brighton Barbarians, the all-girls’ under-14 team, and I have a lot of friends there. ●
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