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

New musicals
Theatre

New musicals

The're fresh and they're here (or about to be)
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Things to do in Melbourne

Theatre now on in Melbourne

Midsumma Festival
Things to do

Midsumma Festival

Join in the kaleidoscopic celebrations from Australia's premier queer arts and culture festival, featuring hundreds of fabulous events
Melbourne
Dear Evan Hansen
Theatre

Dear Evan Hansen

4 out of 5 stars
The divisive boy with a broken arm and a blue polo lands in Melbourne at last in a beautiful production of an imperfect musical
Southbank
Beauty and the Beast
Theatre

Beauty and the Beast

5 out of 5 stars
The talented cast shines just as bright as the 2,000-plus lights in this dazzling Disney daydream
Melbourne
Tina – The Tina Turner Musical
Theatre

Tina – The Tina Turner Musical

5 out of 5 stars
Tina Turner’s iconic legacy electrifies the Princess Theatre in a dazzling, high-voltage celebration of resilience and rock‘n’roll
Melbourne
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Latest in music

St Kilda Festival
Music

St Kilda Festival

One of Australia’s longest-running free music festivals will return in February 2025
St Kilda
Fed Square Summer Gigs
Music

Fed Square Summer Gigs

They're fun, they're free, they're our favourite kind of gigs
Melbourne

Latest theatre and dance reviews

Dear Evan Hansen
Theatre

Dear Evan Hansen

4 out of 5 stars
The divisive boy with a broken arm and a blue polo lands in Melbourne at last in a beautiful production of an imperfect musical
Southbank
Beauty and the Beast
Theatre

Beauty and the Beast

5 out of 5 stars
The talented cast shines just as bright as the 2,000-plus lights in this dazzling Disney daydream
Melbourne

Latest film reviews

Bring Them Down
Film

Bring Them Down

4 out of 5 stars
Barry Keoghan stars in a rural Irish revenge thriller with echoes of Kurosawa
Companion
Film

Companion

4 out of 5 stars
This year’s M3GAN has arrived in this wickedly fun AI horror
Presence
Film

Presence

4 out of 5 stars
Steven Soderbergh’s back on form with this spooky story