William McKenna looking at Steve Mouzakis in a scene from The Removalists.

Sharp and savage:This iconic story is still shockingly relevant

This restaging of The Removalists by Melbourne Theatre Company shows that the play is just as unsettling and important now as it was in 1971.

  • Cameron Woodhead,Jessica Nicholas andTony Way

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Cigarettes After Sex perform at Rod Laver Arena on March 11.

Their music conjures private moments – so how did they pull off an arena show?

Cigarettes After Sex defies the stadium setting,delivering the same intensity and intimacy as if they were playing a hazy club in the middle of nowhere.

  • Nadia Bailey,Andrew Fuhrmann,Karl Quinn,Jessica Nicholas andCameron Woodhead
Billie-Joa Armstrong of Green Day performs at Marvel Stadium,March 1,2025.

Green Day take aim at Musk,Trump and Vance in electric Melbourne gig

Performing two albums back to back,the California trio capture a certain moment while continuing to attract new generations of listeners.

  • Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen,Jessica Nicholas,Andrew Fuhrmann,Tony Way andCher Tan
Khruangbin perform at Margaret Court Arena,Feburary 25,2025.

It wasn’t until the set was almost over that I realised the band hadn’t spoken a word

Khruangbin’s Margaret Court Arena initially seemed at odds with their setting – but their music transported the audience to another time and place entirely.

  • Will Cox,Cameron Woodhead,Andrew Fuhrmann,Cher Tan andJessica Nicholas
Never Have I Ever crackles with spiky repartee.

Set around a drinking game,this play pushes friendship to its limit

In a new play by Deborah Frances-White – host of The Guilty Feminist podcast – four friends find their relationships strained after a confronting evening.

  • Sonia Nair,Cameron Woodhead,Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen,Andrew Fuhrmann,Jessica Nicholas andWill Cox
Magicians Penn&Teller perform at Hamer Hall,January 21,2025.

Stranger than Trump? Penn&Teller provide the best performance art of the day

In a tour celebrating their golden jubilee,the duo showed a packed Hamer Hall exactly why their act is so enduring and beloved.

  • Cameron Woodhead,Jessica Nicholas andVyshnavee Wijekumar
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Crowded House perform at Rod Laver Arena,December 10,2024.

Crowded House came to Melbourne and the whole night was wonderfully uncool

The iconic band’s performance at Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday night was a family affair – and a poignant and potent mix of old and new.

  • Will Cox,Tony Way,Cameron Woodhead andJessica Nicholas
Actor and performer Mike McLeish

You don’t often see a performer of this calibre slumming it down an alleyway

Mike McLeish’s solo show,Pensive Like a Fox,is a charming and offbeat cabaret filled with off-the-wall tangents and genuine poignancy.

  • Cameron Woodhead,Tony Way,Kosa Monteith andJessica Nicholas
Merlynn Tong and Charles Wu in a scene from Golden Blood.

Gangsters and toy koalas:This unknotting of a sibling relationship is oddly affecting

A portrait of a dysfunctional family loving each other in the ways they know best,Golden Blood is a story of yearning and ambition.

  • Sonia Nair,Barney Zwartz,Michael Dwyer,Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen andJessica Nicholas
A scene from The Children’s Bach

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?

  • Vyshnavee Wijekumar,Bridget Davies,Andrew Fuhrmann,Tony Way,Jessica Nicholas andBarney Zwartz