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Women strive to define themselves in this love letter to the words the dictionary leaves out
This wrap of shows around Melbourne includes The Dictionary of Lost Words at Arts Centre Melbourne, 7 Captiva Road, and the 3MBS Marathon.
- by Cameron Woodhead and Barney Zwartz
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★★★★½
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This triple theatrical treat from Louis Nowra is not to be missed
Brilliant writing and a glorious cast combine in this triumphant trilogy.
- by Harriet Cunningham
P!nk gets the party started with her own acrobatic carnival
Sassy, bold, and happy to belt out her hits from a flying trapeze, it could only be P!nk, back in town for yet another run of stadium extravaganzas.
- by Will Cox
★★★★★
Melbourne live reviews
All musical theatre lovers should see this show at least once
This wrap of shows around Melbourne includes Rent at the State Theatre, The Crying Room: Exhumed, Greentea Peng, Cuddle, and Queens of the Stone Age.
- by Cameron Woodhead, Andrew Fuhrmann, Vyshnavee Wijekumar and Nadia Bailey
The eerie fairytale offering up a surreal exploration of grief
This wrap of shows around Melbourne includes MTC’s Meet Me at Dawn, Brodie Murray’s The Whisper, The Duchess of Malfi, and Blink-182’s return to Melbourne.
- by Cameron Woodhead and Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
★★★★½
Sydney live reviews
Love ballet? See this. New to ballet? See this.
Our reviewers give their verdicts on the latest shows around town.
- by James Jennings, Cassie Tongue, Peter McCallum and Chantal Nguyen
★★★★
Sydney live reviews
Fran Lebowitz on smoking, revenge and why there should be kids-only planes
Our critics look over some of the latest performances around the city.
- by John Shand and Peter McCallum
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.
- by Bridget Davies, Jessica Nicholas, Cameron Woodhead, Tony Way and Andrew Fuhrmann
★★★★½
Sydney live reviews
Fifty years on, Paul Weller’s ever-changing moods continue to delight
Our critics give their verdict on the latest shows around town.
- by Kate Prendergast, George Palathingal, Bernard Zuel and Peter McCallum
★★★★
Melbourne live reviews
We’d need to see Groundhog Day over and over to write the perfect review
For us, there’s always tomorrow, and this lively black rom-com does make you appreciate the beauty and the curse of living one day after another.
- by Cameron Woodhead
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.
- by Cameron Woodhead, Will Cox, Tony Way and Vyshnavee Wijekumar