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The best of Melbourne theatre, film, art and music reviews and news

The best gigs happening in Melbourne this month

The best gigs happening in Melbourne this month

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Theatre now on in Melbourne

Chicago
4 out of 5 stars

This sassy revival feels ever-pertinent in our infamy-driven, true crime-led celebrity culture

Melbourne
Wicked

Wicked

5 out of 5 stars

Does this glittering allegorical tale still defy gravity? Two effervescent leads keep the magic alive

Melbourne
A Taste of Ireland

A Taste of Ireland

Laugh, cry and jig into the night with this star-studded Irish dancing show

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Homo Pentecostus

Homo Pentecostus

4 out of 5 stars

Reckoning with faith, sin and belonging, the new dance-theatre fusion from Joel Bray is illuminating

Southbank
Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Boulevard

A monumental musical event is set to grace the Princess Theatre stage, with an international superstar making her long-awaited theatrical return

Melbourne
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Latest in music

Rumour Has It

Rumour Has It

Fans of Adele won’t want to miss this showstopping stage spectacular that charts the pop superstar’s global success

Southbank
Griff

Griff

One of UK pop’s rising names returns to Melbourne due to popular demand after just six months

Northcote
Laufey

Laufey

The singer known for her viral nostalgic tunes is set to bewitch fans Down Under this September with a string of big shows

St Kilda

Latest theatre and dance reviews

Julia

Julia

4 out of 5 stars

This wild reimagining of Julia Gillard's iconic 'Misogyny Speech' is arriving in the town she called home during her political term

Southbank
Homo Pentecostus

Homo Pentecostus

4 out of 5 stars

Reckoning with faith, sin and belonging, the new dance-theatre fusion from Joel Bray is illuminating

Southbank
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

4 out of 5 stars

Red Stitch Theatre's take on the Edward Albee classic has had a historic venue upgrade for a return season at the Comedy Theatre

Melbourne

Latest film reviews

Caught by the Tides

Caught by the Tides

4 out of 5 stars

Jia Zhangke embarks on an enthralling, enigmatic odyssey through two decades of life in China

In Flames

In Flames

3 out of 5 stars

A Karachi beach house becomes a portal to past trauma in this Lynchian psychological horror

Limonov: The Ballad

Limonov: The Ballad

3 out of 5 stars

A no-holds-barred Ben Whishaw powers this punky biopic of a Russian literary rebel

Kinds of Kindness

Kinds of Kindness

3 out of 5 stars

Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone reunite for spiky, darkly funny anti-crowdpleaser

Your guide to art in Melbourne

Where to buy art in Melbourne

Where to buy art in Melbourne

Maybe you're OK with bare walls and prefer to keep things minimalistic, or maybe that one Pulp Fiction poster you've had since university still has...

Your guide to theatre in Melbourne

Where to sit in Melbourne's theatres

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...

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...

Where to sit in Melbourne's theatres

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...

The top 10 moments in Hamilton

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.

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