Midsumma Festival
Two of the most interesting artists on the planet have arrived in Melbourne
Gillian Welch and David Rawlings have been writing and singing together since the ’90s, and they play as though they are one mind moving through two guitars.
- Liam Pieper and Cameron Woodhead
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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
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- LGBTQ
Victoria Police withdraws from Midsumma Pride March
Police announced their decision after organisers banned participants from wearing formal work uniforms following violence at last year’s event.
- Lachlan Abbott and Cassandra Morgan
Still the queer capital? Melbourne pulls out of the Gay Games
The state government has confessed that it is no longer in the global race for the sporting event.
- Stephen Brook, Kishor Napier-Raman and Kieran Rooney
Flop to smash hit: Sumptuous, talent-packed Bernstein musical goes the whole ham
This wrap of shows around Melbourne includes four five-star shows within one week – including one that hasn’t been seen on our stages since the ’80s.
- Bridget Davies, Jessica Nicholas, Cameron Woodhead, Tony Way and Andrew Fuhrmann
Kevin07 brings the laughs to La-La Land
If only Kevin Rudd had been this funny when he was prime minister.
- Noel Towell and Kishor Napier-Raman
Thought-provoking and peppered with dry wit, this is a play that cannot be ignored
This wrap of shows around Melbourne includes Overflow, The Breeders, Queer as Flux, Home Economics, Louis Tomlinson at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl, and more.
- Cameron Woodhead, Will Cox, Tony Way and Vyshnavee Wijekumar
The celebrated play taking on bathroom bigotry
Set in a women’s bathroom, Overflow is a one-woman show that tells an intimate and powerful story. It makes its Melbourne debut this week.
- Stephen A Russell
No serious theatre lover should miss this epic event
This wrap of shows around Melbourne includes The Inheritance at fortyfivedownstairs, On the Uncertainty of Signs, Malevo, and Gracie Abrams at the Forum.
- Cameron Woodhead, Sonia Nair, Andrew Fuhrmann and Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
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