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She spent too long watching pandas. Then this artist had a cute idea

Chinese-born artist Ran Chen unpacks the appeal of adorability in a show that even comes with a serve of fairy floss.

  • John Bailey

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Eddie Perfect takes the title role in the musical, Beetlejuice.

From Beetlejuice to Les Mis and Annie: A big-ticket guide to Melbourne’s shows

There’s a massive year ahead for the city’s theatre fans, with big names, big shows and some big surprises (well, maybe).

  • Cameron Woodhead
Harrison Ritchie-Jones (in green cap) with fellow dancers in TANTRUM for 6. 

This show might make you want to scream. It’s really that good

TANTRUM for 6 unleashes the pent-up toddler in all of us.

  • John Bailey
It wasn’t until Mindy Meng Wang left China that she realised that some people don’t get along because of their backgrounds.

Playing a guzheng is hard enough. Finding Europe in Melbourne? Forget it

As a child, Mindy Meng Wang would spend eight hours a day practising the guzheng. Then something changed her tune.

  • John Bailey
What’s on in Melbourne: 14 things see and do this summer

What’s on in Melbourne: 14 things to see and do this summer

From the dotty delight that is Yayoi Kusama to Kylie and a return season of 37, we have you covered with exhibitions, festivals, concerts and more. 

  • Cam Woodhead
From left, Sigrid Thornton, Eddie Perfect and Paula Arundell return to Melbourne stages in 2025. 

Melbourne’s 10 hottest theatre tickets for 2025

You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll sing along (no, maybe don’t do that) during a bountiful year ahead.

  • John Bailey
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Teller, a former schoolteacher, almost never speaks on stage, while Penn almost never stops.

‘I hated magic’: The moment that broke, and made, a Penn & Teller star

He’s one half of the world’s biggest comedy-magic act, but Penn Jillette owes his career to a moment of heartbreak.

  • Karl Quinn
Erik Thomson will play Ebeneezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol at Melbourne Comedy Theatre.

Christmas in Melbourne: where to find the best shows, lights, decorations and carols

From a Christmas Carol to the Nutcracker, Carols in the Domain and Home Alone, there’s something in the stocking for everyone.

  • Cameron Woodhead
Cabaret star Reuben Kaye plays King Herod in the new version of Jesus Christ Superstar.

He received death threats for a joke about Jesus, now Reuben Kaye is in Jesus Christ Superstar

The cabaret star is the “power-hungry, extravagant child nepo baby” King Herod in the latest revival of the enduring musical.

  • Cassidy Knowlton
Peter and the Starcatcher’s mermaids: (Back row from left) Hugh Parker, Colin Lane and Peter Helliar; (middle row from left) John Bachelor, Lucy Goleby, Alison Whyte and Paul Capsis; and (front row from left) Ryan Gonzalez, Olivia Deeble and Benjin Maza.

Dancing mermaids and salty pirates: The show that revels in being ‘something Netflix can’t do’

It won five Tony awards, now the hit Broadway show Peter and the Starcatcher has been given an Australian makeover.

  • Lenny Ann Low

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