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Cheap hacks for Melbourne's winter culture

Cheap hacks for Melbourne's winter culture

Winter is here, which means it's well and truly the season for heartwarming broths, duvet-like trenchcoats and piping hot lattes. While the desire to...

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Things to do in Melbourne

Theatre now on in Melbourne

Midnight: The Cinderella Musical

Midnight: The Cinderella Musical

3 out of 5 stars

One glass slipper may not fit all in this peppy retelling of a children’s classic, but it is still one bibbidi-bobbidi-bop of a show

Melbourne
& Juliet

& Juliet

5 out of 5 stars

Fuelled with classic pop hits, this musical about Juliet’s quest for independence is Shakespeare on steroids

Melbourne
Is God Is

Is God Is

4 out of 5 stars

The award-winning work by playwright Aleshea Harris is a darkly funny tale that leaves a slew of casualties in its wake

Southbank
Shhhh

Shhhh

3 out of 5 stars

A stellar ensemble of performances prop up this erotically charged play

St Kilda
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Latest theatre and dance reviews

Midnight: The Cinderella Musical

Midnight: The Cinderella Musical

3 out of 5 stars

One glass slipper may not fit all in this peppy retelling of a children’s classic, but it is still one bibbidi-bobbidi-bop of a show

Melbourne
Shhhh

Shhhh

3 out of 5 stars

A stellar ensemble of performances prop up this erotically charged play

St Kilda
Is God Is

Is God Is

4 out of 5 stars

The award-winning work by playwright Aleshea Harris is a darkly funny tale that leaves a slew of casualties in its wake

Southbank
& Juliet

& Juliet

5 out of 5 stars

Fuelled with classic pop hits, this musical about Juliet’s quest for independence is Shakespeare on steroids

Melbourne

Latest film reviews

La Syndicaliste

La Syndicaliste

3 out of 5 stars

Isabelle Huppert keeps this patchy potboiler bubbling as a real-life whistleblower

The Wicker Man

The Wicker Man

5 out of 5 stars

Fifty years old, the British classic returns to cinemas as a landmark in slow-burn horror

Smoking Causes Coughing

Smoking Causes Coughing

4 out of 5 stars

A potty portmanteau movie from the maverick mind behind ‘Rubber’ and ‘Deerskin’

Revoir Paris

Revoir Paris

4 out of 5 stars

Virginie Efira is the survivor of a terrorist attack in a moving meditation on trauma, grief and human connection

Latest in music

Hometown Sound

Hometown Sound

This free event at Welcome to Thornbury includes a rocking line-up of acoustic sets and discounted pints

Northcote
Post Malone

Post Malone

The rapper will perform a one-off concert in Melbourne as part of his 'If Y’all Weren’t Here, I’d be Crying' tour

Flemington
Lewis Capaldi

Lewis Capaldi

The singer has cancelled all his Australian tour dates to "adjust to the impact" of Tourette's Syndrome

Paramore

Paramore

Calling all grown-up emo Millennials! Paramore is coming to play a one-off Melbourne show in November

Melbourne

Your guide to art in Melbourne

Your guide to theatre in Melbourne

Where to sit in Melbourne's theatres

Where to sit in Melbourne's theatres

Melbourne is blessed with a wealth of theatres, from the grand old dames like the Princess Theatre, to the kooky hidden gems; no city in Australia can lay...

Where to sit in Melbourne's theatres

Melbourne is blessed with a wealth of theatres, from the grand old dames like the Princess Theatre, to the kooky hidden gems; no city in Australia can lay...

Where to sit in Melbourne's theatres

Where to sit in Melbourne's theatres

Melbourne is blessed with a wealth of theatres, from the grand old dames like the Princess Theatre, to the kooky hidden gems; no city in Australia can lay...

The top 10 moments in Hamilton

The top 10 moments in Hamilton

It's the kind of show that encourages and rewards obsessive fandom, and part of that is the numerous showstopping, fist-punching moments sprinkled throughout.

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