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Moomba Festival
Things to do

Moomba Festival

A fun-filled Labour Day long weekend awaits with a parade, carnival rides, food trucks and the beloved Birdman Rally
The Book of Mormon
Theatre

The Book of Mormon

The outrageously funny smash-hit musical comedy from the creators of 'South Park' is coming back in 2026
Black Light
Theatre
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Black Light

Four Larrakia mothers on the outskirts of Darwin rediscover themselves – and the land that holds them in this Malthouse production
MJ the Musical
Theatre

MJ the Musical

3 out of 5 stars
Broadway's Michael Jackson tribute is coming to Melbourne, but can the spectacle distract from the discomfort?
Blanc de Blanc Encore
Theatre
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Blanc de Blanc Encore

A world-renowned show that’s all things quirky Parisian cabaret, comedy and Champagne lands at an ace pop-up arts precinct in Melbourne
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Golden Plains
Music

Golden Plains

This beloved indie festival returns for its eighteenth edition with a killer line-up
Art of the Score: James Horner
Music
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Art of the Score: James Horner

Enjoy a Hollywood blockbuster night out with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra as they bring legendary film scores by James Horner to life

Latest theatre and dance reviews

MJ the Musical
Theatre

MJ the Musical

3 out of 5 stars
Broadway's Michael Jackson tribute is coming to Melbourne, but can the spectacle distract from the discomfort?

Latest film reviews

The Bride!
Film

The Bride!

4 out of 5 stars
Jessie Buckley has a riot in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s punky, feminist riff on the Frankenstein story
Hoppers
Film

Hoppers

4 out of 5 stars
Pixar rediscovers its mojo with an exuberant beaver-led action-thriller