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New Order frontman Bernard Sumner at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl on Saturday.

New Order’s Melbourne gig was great pop, with unwanted side of crackle and snap

Yes, there were some tech issues, but overall I had a fine time at the New Order gig

  • Karl Quinn, Andrew Fuhrmann, Sonia Nair and Cameron Woodhead

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Caroline Brazier and Hayley McElhinney in August: Osage County.

Perth Festival saves best until last with Black Swan/Belvoir Street’s stunning take on American classic

Black Swan/Belvoir Street’s co-production of August: Osage County is the best-ever show at the State Theatre Centre, writes Mark Naglazas.

  • Mark Naglazas
Maddison Burridge stars as Elizabeth Bennet in Queensland Theatre’s production of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.

A hilarious Pride and Prejudice hits the stage

Big on LOLs and brilliantly cast, Queensland Theatre’s take on the classic novel is every bit the crowd pleaser it aims to be.

  • Nick Dent
Lord Mayor Nick Reece at the Regent Theatre. He pledged during his campaign to be elected lord mayor to sell the council’s share in the theatre.

‘I got it wrong’: Lord mayor abandons plan to sell Regent Theatre

Nick Reece says he failed to appreciate the level of support among Melburnians for the heritage-listed venue on Collins Street.

  • Cara Waters
Robyn Nevin at France-Soir restaurant.

The horrifying gift that shocked national treasure Robyn Nevin

The 82-year-old legendary thespian is directing a new version of Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None.

  • Cassidy Knowlton
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Fans of Veep and The Thick of It will love this political farce

Set in the White House under a US president not unlike Trump, POTUS is a feminist farce.

  • Cameron Woodhead, Tim Byrne and Tony Way
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In his work Truth to Power Cafe, Jeremy Goldstein stands in front of an image of Ebensee, a sub-camp of the Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria.

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.

  • Cameron Woodhead and Andrew Fuhrmann
Glenn Elston at Bistrot D’Orsay.

Possums, crocodiles and the curse of Macbeth: The perils of outdoor theatre

As they say in show business, the show must go on – but when a company performs outside, that is sometimes easier said than done.

  • Cassidy Knowlton
Tracy Mann plays diva Monique in David Williamson’s latest play Aria.

David Williamson’s discordant family tale delivers ‘supernova’ performance

Aria mines the treacherous territory of family retribution – and the results are scary.

  • Peter McCallum, Kayla Olaya and Harriet Cunningham
Magicians Penn & Teller perform at Hamer Hall, January 21, 2025.

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.

  • Cameron Woodhead, Jessica Nicholas and Vyshnavee Wijekumar

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