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Hadestown
Theatre

Hadestown

4 out of 5 stars
As with all the best folk and jazz, this Broadway hit’s mythmaking merriment smuggles melancholy in its bones
Melbourne
Heartbreak Hotel
Theatre

Heartbreak Hotel

5 out of 5 stars
Heartbreak packs a punch in this inventive and tender-hearted highlight of Rising
Southbank
Beetlejuice the Musical
Theatre

Beetlejuice the Musical

4 out of 5 stars
Raise unholy hell with Eddie Perfect’s musical summoning of the demon whose name we must not utter (three times)
Melbourne
Jesus Christ Superstar
Theatre

Jesus Christ Superstar

3 out of 5 stars
It’s impossible to have a terrible time with this megawatt revival, but can we ever ask more from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s love of spectacle?
Melbourne
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Live at the Gardens
Music

Live at the Gardens

This outdoor gig series in the Royal Botanic Gardens returns with a headline performance by Franz Ferdinand
Melbourne
Loyle Carner
Music

Loyle Carner

The hip-hop artist will perform at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl as part of his Hopefully! tour
Melbourne

Latest theatre and dance reviews

Heartbreak Hotel
Theatre

Heartbreak Hotel

5 out of 5 stars
Heartbreak packs a punch in this inventive and tender-hearted highlight of Rising
Southbank
Beetlejuice the Musical
Theatre

Beetlejuice the Musical

4 out of 5 stars
Raise unholy hell with Eddie Perfect’s musical summoning of the demon whose name we must not utter (three times)
Melbourne
Hadestown
Theatre

Hadestown

4 out of 5 stars
As with all the best folk and jazz, this Broadway hit’s mythmaking merriment smuggles melancholy in its bones
Melbourne

Latest film reviews

Materialists
Film

Materialists

3 out of 5 stars
Pedro Pascal or Chris Evans? Dakota Johnson makes the tough call in this equivocating romantic drama
Ballerina
Film

Ballerina

3 out of 5 stars
Ana de Armas makes a charismatic super-assassin in this inventive action spin-off
The Piano Teacher
Film

The Piano Teacher

5 out of 5 stars
Haneke's adaptation of a novel by Elfriede Jelinek may be shot, edited and performed rather more conventionally than most of his work, but in many ways it's...