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Khruangbin perform at Margaret Court Arena, Feburary 25, 2025.

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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Never Have I Ever crackles with spiky repartee.

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 performs at Rod Laver Arena, February 20, 2025.

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
Pirate King Jay Laga’aia with the cast of The Pirates of Penzance.

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
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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
Minogue has commenced the tour in Perth.

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
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A Body at Work is a show that takes the audience, with a conspiratorial wink, behind the veil.

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
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
Amy Taylor of Amyl and the Sniffers performs at Sidney Myer Music Bowl, January 24, 2025.

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
Since 1993 the Hottest 100 has crowned the most popular song played on Triple J the previous year.

‘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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