Nick Cave moves from howling rage to heartbreak in electric Melbourne gig

Nick Cave moves from howling rage to heartbreak in electric Melbourne gig

Every emotion was radiantly captured as Cave moved through stripped-down,unadorned versions of songs from his five-decade career.

  • byNadia Bailey andCameron Woodhead

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When this play premiered,its actors were arrested for obscenity. Now it’s back

When this play premiered,its actors were arrested for obscenity. Now it’s back

A controversial classic,and a smart contemporary response to it,takes the stage at La Mama in an excellent double bill.

  • byCameron Woodhead,Karl Quinn,Tony Way andSonia Nair
A smile so hideous it inspired the Joker:The Grinning Man comes to Melbourne

A smile so hideous it inspired the Joker:The Grinning Man comes to Melbourne

Eight years after becoming a huge cult hit in the West End,the musical The Grinning Man is heading Down Under.

  • byWill Cox
Shift nurses just want to feel safe at night. These are the artists trying to help

Shift nurses just want to feel safe at night. These are the artists trying to help

A new art project asks Sydneysiders to walk the streets of Randwick to honour healthcare workers and help make them feel safer.

  • byJane Albert
Everyone feared this festival would implode,but there’s Alice Cooper waving a boa constrictor on stage

Everyone feared this festival would implode,but there’s Alice Cooper waving a boa constrictor on stage

Despite the rough lead-up and dropping half of its acts,Pandemonium music festival didn’t live up to its name – and was ultimately a pretty good time.

  • byWill Cox
It’s the final weekend of the comedy festival:Here are the shows not to miss

It’s the final weekend of the comedy festival:Here are the shows not to miss

From an existentially challenging joke about bin bags to the Norwegian clown who won Britain’s Got Talent,here are our latest reviews.

  • byLefa Singleton Norton,John Bailey,Sonia Nair,Mikey Cahill,Hannah Francis,Tyson Wray,Cher Tan,Cameron Woodhead,Donna Demaio,Vyshnavee Wijekumar andGuy Webster
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Pain and sensuality abounds in revival of Italian classics as British rockers deliver chaotic experience for the apocalypse
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Pain and sensuality abounds in revival of Italian classics as British rockers deliver chaotic experience for the apocalypse

Our reviewers check out Sydney performances of the Australian Haydn Ensemble,Bring Me The Horizon and A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

  • byKate Prendergast,Peter McCallum andMichael Ruffles
Arts companies worry State Theatre shutdown could spell curtains for future shows

Arts companies worry State Theatre shutdown could spell curtains for future shows

Opera Australia and the Australian Ballet are among those concerned that Melbourne could miss out on some shows from the knock-on effect of three years of renovations at the State Theatre.

  • byCara Waters
First KISS,next Taylor Swift? Meet the unlikely band opening for the stars

First KISS,next Taylor Swift? Meet the unlikely band opening for the stars

A group of young Central Australian musicians want to inspire the youth of Alice Springs,currently under curfew until Tuesday.

  • byHelen Pitt
From the Voice to the word,John Farnham tells his own story

From the Voice to the word,John Farnham tells his own story

At long last the singer,now free from cancer,is writing his memoir.

  • byJason Steger
Puppeteering and tiny tombstones? This festival has it all

Puppeteering and tiny tombstones? This festival has it all

From lurid family histories to Excel-lent stand-up,this year’s comedy festival is in full swing. Keep an eye on our ever-growing list of reviews here.

  • bySonia Nair,Lefa Singleton Norton,Hannah Francis,Tyson Wray,Stephen A Russell,Cameron Woodhead,Vyshnavee Wijekumar,Donna Demaio andJohn Bailey