2022:The year for musicals that are not like most musicals

2022:The year for musicals that are not like most musicals

Nobel Prize winners inspired two productions,the Australian Ballet features in another,and then there’s a little show called Hamilton.

  • byJohn Bailey

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Teen actor Cassandra Helmot dials up the anger in The PM’s Daughter

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  • byBridget McManus
Tom Gleeson:up front about knocking celebrities down a peg or two

Tom Gleeson:up front about knocking celebrities down a peg or two

Tom Gleeson relishes the opportunity he has on Hard Quiz to roast Australian celebrities.

  • byBridget McManus
‘It’s a film we could use right about now’:Keanu Reeves returns to the Matrix

‘It’s a film we could use right about now’:Keanu Reeves returns to the Matrix

More than two decades into its scattered legacy,The Matrix Resurrections reignites cinema’s wildest franchise.

  • byRobert Moran
Melbourne’s love affair with art and fashion

Melbourne’s love affair with art and fashion

The relationship between fashion and art in Melbourne has never been more symbiotic than at the NGV’s Coco Chanel exhibition.

  • byRachelle Unreich
Country star’s life-affirming moments worth singing about

Country star’s life-affirming moments worth singing about

Troy Cassar-Daley emerged from a difficult time in his life with the help of new music,his fans and his friends.

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Sex education in Australia is ‘woeful’ but this series aims to help

Sex education in Australia is ‘woeful’ but this series aims to help

The award-winning comedian’s novel mockumentary series,Metro Sexual,embarks on its second season of tackling sexual health issues.

  • byBridget McManus
Kids want to watch Squid Game? Get them onto this Korean-Australian series instead

Kids want to watch Squid Game? Get them onto this Korean-Australian series instead

Mystery follows when a brother and sister find out that their boring parents weren’t quite as boring as they thought.

  • byBridget McManus
Purchase history:Melbourne stores that have stood the test of time

Purchase history:Melbourne stores that have stood the test of time

Most of these sturdy local institutions have been around long enough to weather two world wars,and now two pandemics.

  • byPatricia Maunder
Venom reboot:Tom Hardy’s Jekyll and Hyde movie not quite weird enough

Venom reboot:Tom Hardy’s Jekyll and Hyde movie not quite weird enough

Directed by Andy Serkis,Venom:Let There be Carnage blends action,horror and bromance.

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Out of the ashes:La Mama is bouncing back

Out of the ashes:La Mama is bouncing back

After being gutted by fire,the legendary Melbourne theatre is set to reopen its doors.

  • byPeter Craven