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The best of Melbourne theatre, film, art and music reviews and news

The best gigs happening in Melbourne this month

The best gigs happening in Melbourne this month

Groove along to these exciting artists

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Theatre now on in Melbourne

Sunset Boulevard
3 out of 5 stars

While the musical version of the classic movie still has some oomph, the story of a faded star clinging onto past glories has an unfortunate mirror here

Melbourne
Julia

Julia

4 out of 5 stars

This wild reimagining of Julia Gillard's iconic 'Misogyny Speech' is arriving in the town she called home during her political term

Southbank
Multiple Bad Things

Multiple Bad Things

5 out of 5 stars

Back to Back Theatre’s latest production peels back the layers to expose oppression, power and identity

Southbank
Wicked

Wicked

5 out of 5 stars

Does this glittering allegorical tale still defy gravity? Two effervescent leads keep the magic alive

Melbourne
The Odd Couple

The Odd Couple

Shane Jacobson and Todd McKenney star in Neil Simon’s Tony Award-winning classic comedy

Melbourne
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Latest in music

Lime Cordiale

Lime Cordiale

The Sydney rock duo will soon be back on Aussie shores for a show at John Cain Arena

Melbourne
Day Tripper

Day Tripper

This eight-hour day party is taking over Swanston Street in the middle of the long weekend

Melbourne
Pond

Pond

Let the prolific Aussie psych rockers sweep you off your feet this June

Northcote

Latest theatre and dance reviews

Counting and Cracking

Counting and Cracking

5 out of 5 stars

Was it worth the five-year wait for Melbourne audiences to catch this award-winning play by Western Sydney playwright S Shakthidharan?

Parkville
Food

Food

5 out of 5 stars

This absurdist dining room has you questioning why we eat the things we eat

Southbank
Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Boulevard

3 out of 5 stars

While the musical version of the classic movie still has some oomph, the story of a faded star clinging onto past glories has an unfortunate mirror here

Melbourne
Multiple Bad Things

Multiple Bad Things

5 out of 5 stars

Back to Back Theatre’s latest production peels back the layers to expose oppression, power and identity

Southbank

Latest film reviews

The Seed of the Sacred Fig

The Seed of the Sacred Fig

5 out of 5 stars

Guerilla filmmaking comes with certain stereotypical connotations: small scale; shaky, handheld cameras; maybe murky lighting. None of those apply to Iranian...

The Beast

The Beast

3 out of 5 stars

For the most part, it’s a beauty

Motel Destino

Motel Destino

3 out of 5 stars

Erotic thrills and brooding menace raise the temperature on this deliciously seedy Brazilian potboiler

Viet and Nam

Viet and Nam

5 out of 5 stars

Love, people trafficking and the ghosts of the past elide in this intimate yet panoramic Vietnamese drama

Your guide to art in Melbourne

Where to buy art in Melbourne

Where to buy art in Melbourne

Maybe you're OK with bare walls and prefer to keep things minimalistic, or maybe that one Pulp Fiction poster you've had since university still has...

Your guide to theatre in Melbourne

Where to sit in Melbourne's theatres

Where to sit in Melbourne's theatres

Melbourne is blessed with a wealth of theatres, from the grand old dames like the Princess Theatre, to the kooky hidden gems; no city in Australia can lay...

Where to sit in Melbourne's theatres

Melbourne is blessed with a wealth of theatres, from the grand old dames like the Princess Theatre, to the kooky hidden gems; no city in Australia can lay...

Where to sit in Melbourne's theatres

Where to sit in Melbourne's theatres

Melbourne is blessed with a wealth of theatres, from the grand old dames like the Princess Theatre, to the kooky hidden gems; no city in Australia can lay...

The top 10 moments in Hamilton

The top 10 moments in Hamilton

It's the kind of show that encourages and rewards obsessive fandom, and part of that is the numerous showstopping, fist-punching moments sprinkled throughout.

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