Will Cox
Will Cox writes fiction and arts criticism. He's based in Merri-bek.
Pearl Jam’s last Melbourne show was a decade ago. For fans, it was worth the wait
The rockers revelled in the Marvel Stadium crowd’s good vibes, performing a set too infectious to deny.
- by Will Cox
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Rebellious, big-hearted: This show is the holy grail of Australian musical theatre
The Miles Franklin classic that inspired a watershed moment in Australian cinema has now been transformed into an absolute cracker of a musical.
- by Will Cox, Tony Way and Cameron Woodhead
This play about a town getting overrun by angry rhinos is surprisingly relevant
Drawing inspiration from everything from <i>Strictly Ballroom</i> to <i>Beetlejuice</i>, this month an absurdist work from the late ’50s is getting a new life on the stage.
- by Will Cox
Christie Whelan Browne’s hilarious cabaret serves up rare authenticity
The zany, raw, warts-and-all Life in Plastic follows Whelan Browne’s own journey from the irrepressible awkwardness of girlhood to stardom.
- by Andrew Fuhrmann, Will Cox, Cameron Woodhead and Barney Zwartz
Catharsis and high kicks: Olivia Rodrigo’s first Melbourne show is a hit
To say Rodrigo’s first Australian tour was anticipated is an understatement: some eager fans had been camping out at Rod Laver Arena since the weekend.
- by Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, Barney Zwartz, Andrew Fuhrmann, Tony Way and Will Cox
Picasso, Manet, Renoir and … KISS? A show with a difference
‘For what other instrument do you bleed?’ A new exhibition in Ballarat challenges everything you thought you knew about guitars.
- by Will Cox
This sheep in sheep’s clothing is solving a knotty problem
A designer has found an innovative way to turn ‘waste’ wool into something beautiful.
- by Will Cox
The story of ballet’s lost dancer is returning to the stage. His life was extraordinary
The Australian Ballet’s 2025 season will kick off with the return of Nijinsky, a ballet that delves into the mind and legacy of one of history’s finest dancers.
- by Will Cox
This surreal work asks: Can you become a French actor without speaking French?
“Language is unstable. It’s just a fiction.” In her new work, Apologia, writer and performer Nicola Gunn is taking on the barriers language puts between us.
- by Will Cox
One of Melbourne’s most underrated bands return home and blow off the roof
At first, indie duo Good Morning and the Melbourne Recital Centre seemed like an unusual match. But then the music started.
- by Will Cox, Andrew Fuhrmann and Brodie Lancaster
Shane Jacobson and Todd McKenney work a charm as The Odd Couple
It’s the slob versus the neat freak in this Neil Simon classic, in a delightful comic pairing.
- by Cameron Woodhead, Will Cox and Tony Way
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