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Hobbits in the aisles: The Lord of the Rings musical is a valiant effort
It may seem like a fool’s errand, but condensing a 1200-page trilogy into a singing-dancing performance mostly delivers.
- Sonia Nair, Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, Jessica Nicholas, Tony Way and Andrew Fuhrmann
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From Greek myth to a New Orleans jazz bar, Hadestown weaves its magic
The multi-award-winning Broadway and West End musical is bringing its tragic love story to Melbourne.
- Lenny Ann Low
A tiny budget and a whole lot of interruptions? If anything, they made this documentary better
Dale Frank was once considered one of art’s “bad boys”. A new documentary offers an intimate look behind the scenes.
- Sandra Hall
These works by Sidney Nolan have never been displayed. Now they’re heading to Melbourne
In 1962, the artist visited Auschwitz. The paintings he created afterwards have been brought together in a new exhibition.
- Will Cox
Your guide to fab (and budget-friendly) events in Melbourne in May
From dance and singing to spectacular exhibitions, these free events promise loads of fun.
- Sonia Nair
Spectacular adults-only cabaret comes with an air of debauchery and much celebration
Bernie Dieter’s Club Kabarett combines circus, sideshow, bizarre burlesque and song to help you shake off the world’s woes.
- Cameron Woodhead, Andrew McClelland and Tony Way
The best heckles, riskiest jokes and strangest moments from this year’s comedy festival
After a month packed with shows, our reviewers have come together to pick out the best (and most memorable) moments from this year’s comedy festival.
- Donna Demaio, Guy Webster, Hannah Francis, Lefa Singleton Norton, Mikey Cahill, Sonia Nair, Tyson Wray and Vyshnavee Wijekumar
- ★★★
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Iraq war film feels like the real thing … until it doesn’t
Directors Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza base Warfare on an incident that involved a Navy SEAL platoon in 2006.
- Jake Wilson
- ★★★★
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Richard Roxburgh’s nervy intensity works in a film about despair in an Egyptian prison
The Rake star plays jailed journalist Peter Greste in The Correspondent.
- Sandra Hall
The good, the weird and the unmissable from this festival’s final week
From absurdist scribbling in a notebook to a show that digs into the dark recesses of the internet, and ChatGPT acting as matchmaker, here are our latest reviews.
- Cher Tan, Donna Demaio, Hannah Francis, John Bailey, Lefa Singleton Norton, Sonia Nair, Tyson Wray, Vyshnavee Wijekumar and Nell Geraets
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