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Charisma and a million-dollar smile: This rising star’s going to be huge
Performing at 170 Russell, Budjerah shows exactly why he’s a talent to watch.
- by Michael Dwyer, Vyshnavee Wijekumar, Cameron Woodhead and Andrew Fuhrmann
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You’ll arrive curious and leave in a state of lingering wonder and happiness
Our reviewers take a look at the latest shows around town.
- by Chantal Nguyen, Joyce Morgan, Peter McCallum, Shamim Razavi and John Shand
‘Triumphantly Wildean’: Oscar is a daring experiment in ballet storytelling
The first full-length narrative production commissioned by The Australian Ballet in more than 20 years is a stunning all-round achievement.
- by Andrew Fuhrmann, Cameron Woodhead, Bridget Davies and Tony Way
This double bill from Sydney Dance Company is unmissable
Our reviewers give their verdict on the latest performances around Sydney.
- by John Shand, Peter McCallum and Chantal Nguyen
Now this is how you put on a production of Hamlet
Director Iain Sinclair has assembled an absolute dream team for this production – and it’s one of the biggest bargains in Melbourne theatre right now.
- by Cameron Woodhead, Kate Jones, Tony Way and Michael Dwyer
Megamix of murder and mayhem doesn’t quite kill it
Our reviewers give their verdict on the latest shows round town.
- by John Shand, Joyce Morgan, Shamim Razavi and Frances Howe
Helen Garner says this is the best thing she’s written. But does it work as an opera?
With a theme leaning so heavily on music, it’s not a surprise The Children’s Bach was adapted into an opera – but does it keep its magic when taken off the page?
- by Vyshnavee Wijekumar, Bridget Davies, Andrew Fuhrmann, Tony Way, Jessica Nicholas and Barney Zwartz
★★★½
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This horsey fantasy is clever, funny, irreverent - and also utterly bonkers
Our reviewers cast a critical eye over the latest shows around town.
- by Chantal Nguyen, Penry Buckley, Frances Howe, Peter McCallum and Harriet Cunningham
Everybody’s talking about ‘grace’. This is how it looks in action
Directed by Bert LaBonte in his mainstage directorial debut, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Topdog/Underdog at Melbourne Theatre Company is utterly transfixing.
- by Cameron Woodhead, Andrew Fuhrmann, Gemma Grant, Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen and Tony Way
★★★★★
Melbourne live reviews
The musical whodunnit so good you’ll want to see it twice
Packing an Agatha Christie-like drawing room mystery into a two-person show, Murder for Two offers up an evening of criminally entertaining musical comedy.
- by Cameron Woodhead and Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
★★★
Sydney live reviews
The puppets are chilling in this opera’s classic ghost story
Our critics give their verdicts on the latest productions around town.
- by Kate Prendergast, Chantal Nguyen, Peter McCullum and Harriet Cunningham