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★★★★½
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Anthony LaPaglia’s Willy Loman rips apart the American Dream
Seventy-five years on, Death of a Salesman retains its power and relevance, and in this version, Anthony LaPaglia gives an extraordinary performance.
- by Joyce Morgan
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One of the original grrrl bands continues to thrill, three decades on
Sleater-Kinney are now a duo, making and performing quality new music.
- by Will Cox and Tony Way
★★★★★
Sydney live reviews
Overwhelming, mesmerising: This is one of the best hours of Aussie comedy you’ll see
Lou Wall pulls off a high-wire act with stunning aplomb.
- by Daniel Herborn, Peter McCallum and James Jennings
An amusing take on the perils of living in a share house - in your 30s
Share-housing in your thirties is so in right now, Jude Perl has created a musical about it.
- by Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, Barney Zwartz, Cameron Woodhead, Jessica Nicholas, Tony Way and Vyshnavee Wijekumar
★★★★½
Sydney live reviews
The rare sound of perfection: Don’t miss this Mahler performance
Our reviewers run a critical eye over the latest shows around town.
- by Peter McCallum, Daniel Herborn and Bernard Zuel
★★★★
Sydney live reviews
Macklemore brings Gaza protest song to Sydney
Our critics give their take on the latest shows around town.
- by Daniel Herborn, Bernard Zuel, John Shand and Millie Muroi
Beauty and horror collide in this famous exploration of ‘madness’
One of opera’s most famous ‘mad scenes’ is on show in Melbourne Opera’s production of Lucia di Lammermoor.
- by Bridget Davies, Cameron Woodhead, Tony Way and Andrew Fuhrmann
★★★★
Sydney live reviews
Miraculous: This play in a tiny theatre shouldn’t work but it does
Our critics give their verdicts on the biggest shows around town.
- by Chantal Nguyen, Daniel Herborn, John Shand and Harriet Cunningham
★★★½
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Nothing is sacred in this side-splitting ‘coming-of-clown’ story
Our critics give their take on the biggest shows around town
- by Shamim Razavi, Michael Bailey, Millie Muroi, Daniel Herborn and Kate Prendergast
A rare act of impersonation: Heather Mitchell’s enthralling RBG
Inhabiting someone as illustrious as US Supreme Court judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg is no mean feat, but Mitchell doesn’t just capture her likeness – she captures her spirit.
- by Cameron Woodhead, Nadia Bailey, Jessica Nicholas and Vyshnavee Wijekumar
One-man show about Sudan makes spirits soar above the sadness
Our reviewers check out the best shows around town including those offered by Belvoir, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and the Sydney Comedy Festival.
- by Peter McCallum, John Shand and Daniel Herborn