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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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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
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
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 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
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
‘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
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
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
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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