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Moon Safari, the ultimate chillout album, sounds even better live
★★★★
Sydney live reviews

Moon Safari, the ultimate chillout album, sounds even better live

Our critics give their verdicts on the latest shows around town.

  • by Joyce Morgan, Michael Ruffles, Shamim Razavi and Angus Thomson

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Shane Jacobson and Todd McKenney work a charm as The Odd Couple

Shane Jacobson and Todd McKenney work a charm as The Odd Couple

It’s the slob versus the neat freak in this Neil Simon classic, in a delightful comic pairing.

  • by Cameron Woodhead, Will Cox and Tony Way
Overwhelming, mesmerising: This is one of the best hours of Aussie comedy you’ll see
★★★★★
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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

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
The rare sound of perfection: Don’t miss this Mahler performance
★★★★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
Macklemore brings Gaza protest song to Sydney
★★★★
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
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Beauty and horror collide in this famous exploration of ‘madness’

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
Miraculous: This play in a tiny theatre shouldn’t work but it does
★★★★
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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
Nothing is sacred in this side-splitting ‘coming-of-clown’ story
★★★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

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

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