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The best gigs happening in Melbourne this month
February 1, 2023: Melbourne doesn’t do anything half-heartedly, especially when it comes to music. From the temperature-raising Red Hot Chili...

The best of Melbourne theatre and musicals this month
February 1, 2023: It’s lights, camera, action for February, and you can expect a dazzling program of theatre productions and musicals....

Melbourne Summer Festival Guide
At long last, festival season is back. Melburians live and breathe live music, so it's no surprise that when the doof stick season rolls on around, we...

What to see at Midsumma Festival
When Melbourne begins to scorch and everyone begins to glisten, the LGBTIQA+ extravaganza Midsumma Festival returns to glow up the cultural...
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Theatre now on in Melbourne
This painfully relevant show finally arrives in Melbourne, cracking open tough questions about justice

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Less is more in this one-show version of the Potterverse’s venture on stage

Midsumma Festival
Join in the kaleidoscopic celebrations from Australia's premier queer arts and culture festival, where over 200 events in venues across Victoria

Cosentino: Decennium
Australia's master of illusion and escapology returns on his tenth anniversary tour

Much Ado About Nothing
This rousing adaptation eschews Shakespeare's sophisticated commentary and opts for a simpler tale of love lost and found
Have you heard about...

Cruel Intentions: The '90s Musical
This musical twist on a notorious ’90s flick is back with a new season in 2023.

& Juliet
If you were looking for a Shakespeare/pop music mash-up, then this is the musical for you.
This musical twist on a notorious ’90s flick is back with a new season in 2023.

Cruel Intentions: The '90s Musical
This musical twist on a notorious ’90s flick is back with a new season in 2023.

& Juliet
If you were looking for a Shakespeare/pop music mash-up, then this is the musical for you.
Latest theatre and dance reviews

Sunday
Portrayed with panache by Nikki Shiels, Sunday is a presence that manages to delight despite the dreary set and drawn-out runtime

Much Ado About Nothing
This rousing adaptation eschews Shakespeare's sophisticated commentary and opts for a simpler tale of love lost and found

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Less is more in this one-show version of the Potterverse’s venture on stage

Cruel Intentions: The '90s Musical
The sexy smash-hit musical is back for an encore – with all your '90s faves on the soundtrack
Latest film reviews

Polite Society
‘We Are Lady Parts’ creator Nida Manzoor delivers west London’s answer to ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’

Knock at the Cabin
M Night Shyamalan delivers an apocalyptic thriller that’s held together by a towering Dave Bautista

Eileen
Anne Hathaway goes deliciously dark in an adaptation of Ottessa Moshfegh’s novel that tiptoes around queer obsession

Infinity Pool
Brandon Cronenberg is back to mess with your head – and stomach – with this deliriously depraved satire
Latest in music

Fred Again
Did you lose out again, again? Try your luck with Tixel’s competition to see the London producer and DJ at a secret show

Candlelight Concerts
Listen to the discography of artists like Fleetwood Mac, Radiohead, Adele and more, lit up by candlelight


Carly Rae Jepsen
Get ready to bask in the poptastic glow of the Canadian singer-songwriter when she returns to Melbourne
Your guide to art in Melbourne

The best free exhibitions in Melbourne this month
If you're keen on experiencing some of the best art that Melbourne has to offer, but don't want to bust out the credit card.

Where to buy art in Melbourne
It's the perfect time to add a little art to your home – here's where to start.

Where to find Melbourne’s best public artworks
Melbourne is dotted with public artworks that add to our city aesthetically as well as explore deeper themes.

The best art galleries in Melbourne
Take in blockbuster exhibitions, local shows and state-of-the-art installations at Melbourne's best galleries.
Your guide to theatre in Melbourne

Where to sit in Melbourne's theatres
Melbourne is blessed with a wealth of theatres, from the grand old dames like the Princess Theatre, to the kooky hidden gems; no city in Australia can lay...

How to get cheap theatre tickets in Melbourne
Venerable American theatre critic Jonathan Kalb once remarked that the only way to really enjoy theatre was in large doses. The playwright Terrence McNally...
Melbourne is blessed with a wealth of theatres, from the grand old dames like the Princess Theatre, to the kooky hidden gems; no city in Australia can lay...

Where to sit in Melbourne's theatres
Melbourne is blessed with a wealth of theatres, from the grand old dames like the Princess Theatre, to the kooky hidden gems; no city in Australia can lay...

How to get cheap theatre tickets in Melbourne
Venerable American theatre critic Jonathan Kalb once remarked that the only way to really enjoy theatre was in large doses. The playwright Terrence McNally...

The top 10 moments in Hamilton
It's the kind of show that encourages and rewards obsessive fandom, and part of that is the numerous showstopping, fist-punching moments sprinkled throughout.

Australian soprano Stacey Alleaume's tips for first-time opera audiences
Never been to the opera before, and feeling intrigued but also a bit overwhelmed and intimidated? You’re not alone.

How they make the magic of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child happen
Illusion and magic team Jamie Harrison and Chris Fisher do impossible things. Their mission: to make those impossible things happen.