Tonight is supposedly Lauper’s farewell tour,and she’s going out on top.

If this really is Cyndi Lauper’s farewell tour,she’s going out on top

Tones and I and The Veronicas join Cyndi Lauper on stage in a performance that’s more like a party than an arena gig.

  • Will Cox andAndrew Fuhrmann

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Comedians Vidya Rajan and Mel McGlensey who have a show called ‘Greg’.

If you know a Greg or are a Greg then this show is for you

Greg is an hour of absurdist sketch,improv and character comedy,taking as its starting point a pair of comedians’ fascination for a completely ordinary name.

  • Will Cox
Jill Ogai starred in the Australian Ballet’s performance of Carmen.

Australian Ballet’s Carmen misses heights of dark passion

A few spine-tingling moments,yes,but this austere contemporary-dance interpretation of a classic story of desire,jealousy and murder was weirdly hollow.

  • Andrew Fuhrmann,Will Cox,Michael Dwyer,Karl Quinn,Sonia Nair andCameron Woodhead
In the Heights at Sydney Opera House

An award-winning ‘anti-musical’ by the writer of Hamilton is headed to Melbourne

In The Heights has had a storied history in Australia – now the popular production is returning to Melbourne.

  • Will Cox
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
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Kylie Minogue performs at Rod Laver Arena,February 20,2025.

Kylie Minogue sparkles in spectacular hometown performance

In her first Melbourne concert in over five years,Kylie confidently straddles the roles of international pop icon and girl from the eastern suburbs.

  • Will Cox
The butcher,the baker...

If you love cabaret as an art form,you must see this provocative show

Inspired by a women-only commune in the 1970s,Ella Filar has created a wild and unsettling comic-erotic cabaret.

  • Vyshnavee Wijekumar,Tony Way,Will Cox andCameron Woodhead
Follies

This is one of Sondheim’s finest works – why is it rarely performed in Australia?

Said to be inspired by a photo of an old starlet standing in the ruins of a theatre,Victorian Opera’s new production brings together some of Australia’s finest performers.

  • Will Cox
Bearded the Musical

This new musical set during the marriage equality debate shines light on a grey time

Set in 2017 during Australia’s marriage equality debate,Bearded follows two queer teenagers as they navigate coming out.

  • Cameron Woodhead,Vyshnavee Wijekumar,Will Cox,Andy Hazel andAndrew Fuhrmann