Melbourne live reviews
Musical theatre lovers should seize the opportunity to see Follies performed as intended
This star-studded production brings together Australian theatre’s grand dames to offer a spiky take on disillusionment and the dangers of nostalgia.
- Cameron Woodhead and Andrew Fuhrmann
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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
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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
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
This new musical set during the marriage equality debate shines light on a grey time
Set in 2017 during Australia’s marriage equality debate, Bearded follows two queer teenagers as they navigate coming out.
- Cameron Woodhead, Vyshnavee Wijekumar, Will Cox, Andy Hazel and Andrew Fuhrmann
In an electric gig, this performer proved that she isn’t bothered about norms
For the dancing alone, it’s worth the price of admission – with some of the best moves in the game, Tinashe is hypnotic.
- Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, Kate Jones and Tony Way
Dear Evan Hansen is finally in Melbourne. Was it worth the wait?
The production won six Tony awards in 2016 – and you really must see this one in the flesh to understand what the fuss is about.
- Cameron Woodhead and Andrew Fuhrmann
Crowded House came to Melbourne and the whole night was wonderfully uncool
The iconic band’s performance at Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday night was a family affair – and a poignant and potent mix of old and new.
- Will Cox, Tony Way, Cameron Woodhead and Jessica Nicholas
Jack White returns to the grimy intimacy of the Melbourne venue where he wrote one of his hits
Jack White, rock and roll royalty, could fill a much bigger venue than the Corner Hotel several times over – but this grimy intimacy is what he prefers.
- Will Cox, Vyshnavee Wijekumar, Cameron Woodhead, Andrew Fuhrmann and Tony Way
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Trump in a dumpster plus a little bit of opera? This is a Christmas show with a difference
F Christmas is a holiday variety special that delivers wildly defiant joys with a dose of reality.
- Cameron Woodhead, Vyshnavee Wijekumar, Andrew Fuhrmann, Cher Tan and Tony Way
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