Expect the unexpected - and a few weird bits - from the Pixies

Expect the unexpected - and a few weird bits - from the Pixies

Our reviewers take in the latest shows around town.

  • byGeorge Palathingal

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

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.

  • byCameron Woodhead,Tony Way,Kosa Monteith andJessica Nicholas
This brilliant,prescient play helps explain the rise of Trump

This brilliant,prescient play helps explain the rise of Trump

Our reviewers take in the latest shows around Sydney.

  • byJohn Shand,Millie Muroi andPeter McCallum
Pearl Jam’s last Melbourne show was a decade ago. For fans,it was worth the wait

Pearl Jam’s last Melbourne show was a decade ago. For fans,it was worth the wait

The rockers revelled in the Marvel Stadium crowd’s good vibes,performing a set too infectious to deny.

  • byWill Cox
Rebellious,big-hearted:This show is the holy grail of Australian musical theatre
★★★★★
Melbourne live reviews

Rebellious,big-hearted:This show is the holy grail of Australian musical theatre

The Miles Franklin classic that inspired a watershed moment in Australian cinema has now been transformed into an absolute cracker of a musical.

  • byWill Cox,Tony Way andCameron Woodhead
Casey Donovan spearheads a sparkling cast in spirited show full of uplifting silliness

Casey Donovan spearheads a sparkling cast in spirited show full of uplifting silliness

It’s a joy to watch a feel-good musical that does exactly what it says on the box.

  • byCameron Woodhead
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Take a bow:This five-star play is a colossal achievement
★★★★★
Sydney live reviews

Take a bow:This five-star play is a colossal achievement

Our reviewers take in the latest shows around town.

  • byPeter McCallum,James Jennings,Chantal Nguyen andHarriet Cunningham
An evening of high-spirited dance showcases new works by local artists

An evening of high-spirited dance showcases new works by local artists

Every movement speaks to the delicate balance between constraint and freedom,pressure and release,in these offerings from VCA graduates.

  • byGiselle Au-Nhien Nguyen,Cameron Woodhead andAndrew Fuhrmann
Ferocious,foul-mouthed and funny – rapper Barkaa is a powder keg

Ferocious,foul-mouthed and funny – rapper Barkaa is a powder keg

Our reviewers take in the latest shows around town.

  • byJames Jennings andKate Prendergast
This astonishing performer is the most virtuosic singer in the history of jazz
★★★★½
Sydney live reviews

This astonishing performer is the most virtuosic singer in the history of jazz

Our critics take in the latest shows around town,including Jazzmeia Horn and Thom Yorke.

  • byPeter McCallum,Bernard Zuel,Kate Prendergast andJohn Shand
Gangsters and toy koalas:This unknotting of a sibling relationship is oddly affecting

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.

  • bySonia Nair,Barney Zwartz,Michael Dwyer,Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen andJessica Nicholas