Hans Zimmer’s music is in all your favourite films – but off screen,something was missing

Hans Zimmer’s music is in all your favourite films – but off screen,something was missing

Seeing Hans Zimmer’s music performed live is a little like seeing the MSO if they were all wearing leather and performing in an arena with drunk male hecklers.

  • byGiselle Au-Nhien Nguyen

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Hans Zimmer soars to the heights of Superman,then slumbers

Hans Zimmer soars to the heights of Superman,then slumbers

From The Lion King to Dark Knight,award-winning German film composer Hans Zimmer performs beloved movie scores.

  • byHarriet Cunningham,James Jennings,Bernard Zuel andGeorge Palathingal
Spectacular adults-only cabaret comes with an air of debauchery and much celebration

Spectacular adults-only cabaret comes with an air of debauchery and much celebration

Bernie Dieter’s Club Kabarett combines circus,sideshow,bizarre burlesque and song to help you shake off the world’s woes.

  • byCameron Woodhead,Andrew McClelland andTony Way
Vivaldi and Hendrix collide in a concert that was something of a religious experience

Vivaldi and Hendrix collide in a concert that was something of a religious experience

Abel Selaocoe performs with the ACO in a show that is part rock concert,part ritual.

  • byTony Way,Will Cox,Jessica Nicholas andAndrew Fuhrmann
This joyful,aching work redefines the meaning of ‘ability’

This joyful,aching work redefines the meaning of ‘ability’

Our reviewers give verdicts on all the biggest shows around town.

  • byGeorge Palathingal,James Jennings,Peter McCallum,Katie Lawrence andHarriet Cunningham
This compelling work charts the God of Dance’s descent into hell

This compelling work charts the God of Dance’s descent into hell

Our reviewers give their verdict on the latest shows around town.

  • byJohn Shand,Peter McCallum,Cassie Tongue andChantal Nguyen
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Dua Lipa designs a fan’s next tattoo at Melbourne concert

Dua Lipa designs a fan’s next tattoo at Melbourne concert

Performing at Rod Laver Arena,the singer got up close and personal with fans – and performed a new cover of Torn.

  • byGabriela Sumampow,Tony Way,Cameron Woodhead andVyshnavee Wijekumar
Pop princess perfection:Dua Lipa does it her way

Pop princess perfection:Dua Lipa does it her way

Our reviewers catch up with the latest shows around town.

  • byChantal Nguyen,John Shand,Bernard Zuel,Harriet Cunningham andPeter McCallum
The man next to me didn’t even applaud. I couldn’t recommend this show more highly

The man next to me didn’t even applaud. I couldn’t recommend this show more highly

It wouldn’t be a good festival if every show were easy to like or a sure thing – a program packed with tepid crowd pleasers serves no-one.

  • byElizabeth Flux
‘You don’t see standing ovations mid-song very often’:This Jesus Christ Superstar is unmissable
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‘You don’t see standing ovations mid-song very often’:This Jesus Christ Superstar is unmissable

The early ’70s musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice has arrived back on the Melbourne stage with the energy and passion of a rock concert.

  • byCameron Woodhead
It’s Hamlet – but this time the women are in charge

It’s Hamlet – but this time the women are in charge

Our critics take in the latest shows around town.

  • byBernard Zuel,Peter McCallum,Michael Ruffles,Shamim Razavi andKate Prendergast