What’s on
Destination art: The best exhibitions to see around Australia while on holiday
From surrealist masterpieces to David Bowie’s handwritten lyrics, we’ve rounded up the museums and galleries where you should spend your time and money.
- by Elizabeth Flux, Nick Galvin, Linda Morris and Nick Dent
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Robbie Williams as an ape? This biopic is more than monkey business
Better Man is far more unconventional than Bohemian Rhapsody, but lacks the connective personal tissue that held Rocketman together.
- by Craig Mathieson
Dear Evan Hansen is finally in Melbourne. Was it worth the wait?
The production won six Tony awards in 2016 – and you really must see this one in the flesh to understand what the fuss is about.
- by Cameron Woodhead and Andrew Fuhrmann
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The comedy is back in the Lion King, but that doesn’t mean we needed it
The Lion King prequel has a repetitive feel about it.
- by Sandra Hall
Crowded House came to Melbourne and the whole night was wonderfully uncool
The iconic band’s performance at Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday night was a family affair – and a poignant and potent mix of old and new.
- by Will Cox, Tony Way, Cameron Woodhead and Jessica Nicholas
Phalluses, dots and songs about antidepressants: A true blockbuster has landed at NGV
A sprawling new exhibition explores the storied career of Yayoi Kusama – where, despite all the fun and colour, melancholy beats at its heart.
- by Tiarney Miekus
Jack White returns to the grimy intimacy of the Melbourne venue where he wrote one of his hits
Jack White, rock and roll royalty, could fill a much bigger venue than the Corner Hotel several times over – but this grimy intimacy is what he prefers.
- by Will Cox, Vyshnavee Wijekumar, Cameron Woodhead, Andrew Fuhrmann and Tony Way
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Pharrell Williams tells life story in Lego: genius, or blockhead move?
A star-filled cast including Snoop Dogg and Gwen Stefani is still not enough to save this hyperactive film that ultimately doesn’t do justice to its subject.
- by Sandra Hall
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Melbourne live reviews
Trump in a dumpster plus a little bit of opera? This is a Christmas show with a difference
F Christmas is a holiday variety special that delivers wildly defiant joys with a dose of reality.
- by Cameron Woodhead, Vyshnavee Wijekumar, Andrew Fuhrmann, Cher Tan and Tony Way
The best new shows to stream in December
Our guide to what’s new on the streamers and free-to-air in Australia this month.
- by Craig Mathieson
Death, birds and the number seven: Three new works connect in unexpected ways
Pieces, which has been running since 2005, is an annual series where choreographers are given three weeks to come up with a new 20-minute work.
- by Elizabeth Flux
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