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Peel away the cyborg dance party: what’s this show really about?
In U>N>I>T>E>D, humans dance like machines and machines dance like nothing on earth.
- by Andrew Fuhrmann, Tony Way and Cher Tan
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It wasn’t until the set was almost over that I realised the band hadn’t spoken a word
Khruangbin’s Margaret Court Arena initially seemed at odds with their setting – but their music transported the audience to another time and place entirely.
- by Will Cox, Cameron Woodhead, Andrew Fuhrmann, Cher Tan and Jessica Nicholas
★★★★★
Sydney live reviews
In this perfect gig, Billie Eilish shows there’s nothing she can’t do
The 23-year-old taps into her young fanbase’s experience with tenderness.
- by John Shand, Daniel Herborn and Nick Newling
Set around a drinking game, this play pushes friendship to its limit
In a new play by Deborah Frances-White – host of The Guilty Feminist podcast – four friends find their relationships strained after a confronting evening.
- by Sonia Nair, Cameron Woodhead, Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, Andrew Fuhrmann, Jessica Nicholas and Will Cox
Kylie Minogue sparkles in spectacular hometown performance
In her first Melbourne concert in over five years, Kylie confidently straddles the roles of international pop icon and girl from the eastern suburbs.
- by Will Cox
★★★★
Review
Squeezing this big show into a tiny theatre is a stroke of hilarious genius
Our reviewers give their verdicts on all the latest shows around town.
- by Peter McCallum, Joyce Morgan, Harriet Cunningham, John Shand and Penry Buckley
This colourful show parodies toddlers throwing a tantrum. But does it work?
Tantrum for 6 begins brightly enough, with a parody of six toddlers crashing about, flopping and tumbling, flailing and wailing and clambering over one another.
- by Andrew Fuhrmann and Vyshnavee Wijekumar
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.
- by Cameron Woodhead, Tim Byrne and Tony Way
★★★★½
Sydney live reviews
This gorgeous, emotional show is exactly what we need right now. Don’t miss it
Our reviewers took a look at all the latest shows around town.
- by Michael Ruffles, Peter McCallum, Millie Muroi and Cassie Tongue
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, Tony Way, Will Cox and Cameron Woodhead
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
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