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Loaded review – Danny Ball is magnificent in Christos Tsiolkas adaptation
The stage adaptation thrums with dark energy – but the stakes and politics that drove the 1990s novel don’t quite land when it’s set in the modern day
Tim Byrne
11, May, 2023 @3:01 AM
Happy Days review – Judith Lucy is wonderfully disturbing in Samuel Beckett’s masterpiece
Sumner Theatre, Melbourne Theatre Company
The former stand-up is a natural fit for the role of Winnie, a tragic woman attempting to stave off hopelessness in the face of great horror
The former stand-up is a natural fit for the role of Winnie, a tragic woman attempting to stave off hopelessness in the face of great horror
Tim Byrne
06, May, 2023 @2:59 AM
An epic opera in Bendigo? Wagner’s ‘monumental’ Ring Cycle takes over a regional town
With 130 performers and crew, five tonnes’ worth of set and a 15-hour show on loop, it’s an unprecedented – and ambitious – five weeks for a company to take on
Tim Byrne
29, Mar, 2023 @2:00 PM
Don Quixote review – Australian Ballet returns to Nureyev in a sumptuous, exuberant showcase
The company worked with Rudolf Nureyev and Robert Helpmann for the legendary 1973 film – which it has now recreated for the stage
Tim Byrne
15, Mar, 2023 @11:16 PM
Bernhardt/Hamlet review – Kate Mulvany is astonishingly good
Melbourne Theatre Company, Sumner Theatre
Mulvany juggles comedy and vulnerability in her performance as the grand dame who decides to liven up her career by playing Shakespeare’s Dane
Mulvany juggles comedy and vulnerability in her performance as the grand dame who decides to liven up her career by playing Shakespeare’s Dane
Tim Byrne
09, Mar, 2023 @12:51 AM
‘I will probably say no to Defying Gravity’: Broadway singalong bar Marie’s Crisis pops up in Melbourne
Musical theatre legends are known to visit the tiny venue to belt out showtunes with their fans – and now two of bar’s pianists are in Australia for three nights of big numbers
Tim Byrne
22, Feb, 2023 @2:00 PM
The best things to do in Melbourne in February: our handpicked guide to the hottest tickets in town
From Midsumma parties to live music, great plays, and family-friendly events – here are the best things happening in your city in February
10, Feb, 2023 @1:11 AM
Hugh Sheridan: ‘I was overwhelmed with grief – I couldn’t believe that people could turn so quickly’
After a public brawl over his casting in a queer musical, then coming out as non-binary and bisexual, Sheridan has had a tough few years in the spotlight. He talks about what happened and starring in tick, tick… Boom!
Tim Byrne
30, Jan, 2023 @2:00 PM
Summer in the City: your ultimate what’s on guide to the best events and things to do in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and across Australia
We’ve handpicked the most unmissable arts, festivals and gigs in every capital city through December, January and February – and we’ll update it regularly
Steph Harmon, Sian Cain, Michael Sun, Janine Israel, Elissa Blake, Tim Byrne, Walter Marsh, Anna McGahan, Sarah Aitken, Rosamund Brennan and Carmen Ansaldo
25, Jan, 2023 @10:09 PM
Sunday review – a masterful and moving portrait of a woman who railed against conformity
This world-class production anchored by superb central performances brings Sunday Reed back to shimmering, incandescent life
Tim Byrne
20, Jan, 2023 @11:57 PM
Your ultimate Melbourne events guide: the best things to do this weekend and what’s on through January
Highlights from Guardian Australia’s ultimate guide to the best arts, gigs and festivals happening around the country
Sian Cain, Steph Harmon, Janine Israel, Tim Byrne and Michael Sun
18, Jan, 2023 @1:51 AM
Monsters review – Stephanie Lake production is supposed to scare but sinks into silliness instead
This ambitious dance-theatre hybrid, about a woman searching for her missing sister, falls apart when the allegorical becomes literal
Tim Byrne
28, Nov, 2022 @2:00 PM
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