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If you love cabaret as an art form, you must see this provocative show
Inspired by a women-only commune in the 1970s, Ella Filar has created a wild and unsettling comic-erotic cabaret.
- by Vyshnavee Wijekumar, Cameron Woodhead and Tony Way
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Nancye Hayes’ return to the STC is a joy and a privilege to witness
Our reviewers give their verdict on the latest shows around town.
- by Michael Bailey, Daniel Herborn, Shamim Razavi, John Shand and Kayla Olaya
Anger, walkouts: This show was an identity politics dumpster fire
Truth to Power Café has been staged 60 times, but on Wednesday night in Melbourne, it spiralled into a traumatic experience for performers and spectators alike.
- by Cameron Woodhead and Andrew Fuhrmann
★★★★½
Sydney live reviews
This bonkers Wuthering Heights rivals Kate Bush for nuttiness
Our critics give their verdicts on the latest shows around town.
- by Millie Muroi, Kate Prendergast, James Jennings and John Shand
Erotic, funny and unflinching: The stellar show that lifts the veil on sex work
A Body at Work is a show that takes the audience, with a conspiratorial wink, behind the veil to expose what it’s really like in strip clubs and brothels.
- by Cameron Woodhead and Liam Pieper
David Williamson’s discordant family tale delivers ‘supernova’ performance
Aria mines the treacherous territory of family retribution – and the results are scary.
- by Peter McCallum, Kayla Olaya and Harriet Cunningham
Amyl and the Sniffers’ biggest show yet is a riotous celebration
There’s a real sense of community and communion as the crowd thrashes, screams and whoops for 90 minutes of pure chaos.
- by Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, Vyshnavee Wijekumar, Cameron Woodhead and Andrew Fuhrmann
Plenty of moments to fill your soul or make you gasp with awe
Our reviewers give their verdict on the latest shows.
- by John Shand, Bernard Zuel and Peter McCallum
Stranger than Trump? Penn & Teller provide the best performance art of the day
In a tour celebrating their golden jubilee, the duo showed a packed Hamer Hall exactly why their act is so enduring and beloved.
- by Cameron Woodhead, Jessica Nicholas and Vyshnavee Wijekumar
This new musical set during the marriage equality debate shines light on a grey time
Set in 2017 during Australia’s marriage equality debate, Bearded follows two queer teenagers as they navigate coming out.
- by Cameron Woodhead, Vyshnavee Wijekumar, Will Cox, Andy Hazel and Andrew Fuhrmann
Resistance is futile when Primal Scream unleash their bangers
Our critics give their verdict on the latest shows around town.
- by George Palathingal, Kate Prendergast and Kayla Olaya
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