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You don’t often see a performer of this calibre slumming it down an alleyway
Mike McLeish’s solo show, Pensive Like a Fox, is a charming and offbeat cabaret filled with off-the-wall tangents and genuine poignancy.
- by Cameron Woodhead, Tony Way, Kosa Monteith and Jessica Nicholas
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This brilliant, prescient play helps explain the rise of Trump
Our reviewers take in the latest shows around Sydney.
- by John Shand, Millie Muroi and Peter McCallum
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
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
Casey Donovan spearheads a sparkling cast in spirited show full of uplifting silliness
It’s a joy to watch a feel-good musical that does exactly what it says on the box.
- by Cameron Woodhead
★★★★★
Sydney live reviews
Take a bow: This five-star play is a colossal achievement
Our reviewers take in the latest shows around town.
- by Peter McCallum, James Jennings, Chantal Nguyen and Harriet Cunningham
An evening of high-spirited dance showcases new works by local artists
Every movement speaks to the delicate balance between constraint and freedom, pressure and release, in these offerings from VCA graduates.
- by Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, Cameron Woodhead and Andrew Fuhrmann
Ferocious, foul-mouthed and funny – rapper Barkaa is a powder keg
Our reviewers take in the latest shows around town.
- by James Jennings and Kate Prendergast
★★★★½
Sydney live reviews
This astonishing performer is the most virtuosic singer in the history of jazz
Our critics take in the latest shows around town, including Jazzmeia Horn and Thom Yorke.
- by Peter McCallum, Bernard Zuel, Kate Prendergast and John Shand
Gangsters and toy koalas: This unknotting of a sibling relationship is oddly affecting
A portrait of a dysfunctional family loving each other in the ways they know best, Golden Blood is a story of yearning and ambition.
- by Sonia Nair, Barney Zwartz, Michael Dwyer, Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen and Jessica Nicholas
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
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