Review
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.
- Will Cox, Cameron Woodhead, Andrew Fuhrmann, Cher Tan and Jessica Nicholas
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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.
- 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.
- Will Cox
- ★★★★
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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.
- Peter McCallum, Joyce Morgan, Harriet Cunningham, John Shand and Penry Buckley
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
Kylie breaks Tension with first show of world tour in Perth
Pop queen Kylie Minogue’s highly anticipated Tension world tour has kicked off at RAC Stadium in Perth.
- Liz Hobday
Erotic, funny and unflinching: The stellar show that lifts the veil on sex work
A Body at Work is a show that takes the audience, with a conspiratorial wink, behind the veil to expose what it’s really like in strip clubs and brothels.
- Cameron Woodhead and Liam Pieper
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
Amyl and the Sniffers’ biggest show yet is a riotous celebration
There’s a real sense of community and communion as the crowd thrashes, screams and whoops for 90 minutes of pure chaos.
- Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, Vyshnavee Wijekumar, Cameron Woodhead and Andrew Fuhrmann
‘Helped me buy a house’: What does it mean to win the Hottest 100?
Former winners and the man responsible for creating the Hottest 100 reflect on the legacy and long-term future of Australia’s most celebrated countdown.
- Thomas Mitchell
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