This festival has the best,and worst,shows in Australia – that’s why I keep going back

This festival has the best,and worst,shows in Australia – that’s why I keep going back

A safe program is a dull program. You get exceptional shows by pushing at boundaries – the price of that,however,is that occasionally one will fall flat.

  • byElizabeth Flux

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After a blistering Golden Plains set,this duo sets out to conquer Melbourne

After a blistering Golden Plains set,this duo sets out to conquer Melbourne

This wrap of shows around Melbourne includes Gaslight,Mahler 3,The Streets,Charlotte Adigéry and Bolis Pupul,and The Human League.

  • byGiselle Au-Nhien Nguyen,Barney Zwartz,Cameron Woodhead,Nadia Bailey andAndrew McClelland
Move over David Williamson,we have a new five-star footy play

Move over David Williamson,we have a new five-star footy play

This wrap of shows around Melbourne includes a thrilling play about footy and racism;the Jonas Brothers’ play Rod Laver Arena on first-ever Australian tour,Fred again..’s instant arena tour;and two comedies:one about two super-Karens meeting for their weekly lunch,and another about two young men who have to deal with a sick cow.

  • byCameron Woodhead,Marcus Teague andVyshnavee Wijekumar
From page to stage:Trent Dalton’s Love Stories takes theatrical leap

From page to stage:Trent Dalton’s Love Stories takes theatrical leap

A collection of tales by strangers gathered by Trent Dalton at the corner of Adelaide and Albert streets in Brisbane will be transformed into a stage production.

  • byJocelyn Garcia
Amy Hack is captivating as Yentl in this transgressive tale’s return

Amy Hack is captivating as Yentl in this transgressive tale’s return

This wrap of shows around Melbourne includes Yentl at the Malthouse,a revival of The Sound of Music in St Kilda,the stage adaptation of The Hate Race,Sampha at Margaret Court Arena,Shonen Knife,and a fiery triple bill at the Melbourne Recital Centre.

  • bySonia Nair,Cher Tan,Jessica Nicholas,Michael Dwyer andCameron Woodhead
How one of Australia’s best festivals keeps reinventing itself

How one of Australia’s best festivals keeps reinventing itself

From a performance on a boat to a gig by an iconic punk band,Mona Foma is a reminder that art can be joyful,pensive and much more than a distraction.

  • byElizabeth Flux
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Women strive to define themselves in this love letter to the words the dictionary leaves out

Women strive to define themselves in this love letter to the words the dictionary leaves out

This wrap of shows around Melbourne includes The Dictionary of Lost Words at Arts Centre Melbourne,7 Captiva Road,and the 3MBS Marathon.

  • byCameron Woodhead andBarney Zwartz
How a victim of gaslighting sees through the fog and fights back
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How a victim of gaslighting sees through the fog and fights back

Queensland Theatre’s production Gaslight revives a classic psychological thriller whose themes are frighteningly relevant to today.

  • byNick Dent
The eerie fairytale offering up a surreal exploration of grief

The eerie fairytale offering up a surreal exploration of grief

This wrap of shows around Melbourne includes MTC’s Meet Me at Dawn,Brodie Murray’s The Whisper,The Duchess of Malfi,and Blink-182’s return to Melbourne.

  • byCameron Woodhead andGiselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
We’d need to see Groundhog Day over and over to write the perfect review

We’d need to see Groundhog Day over and over to write the perfect review

For us,there’s always tomorrow,and this lively black rom-com does make you appreciate the beauty and the curse of living one day after another.

  • byCameron Woodhead
Thought-provoking and peppered with dry wit,this is a play that cannot be ignored

Thought-provoking and peppered with dry wit,this is a play that cannot be ignored

This wrap of shows around Melbourne includes Overflow,The Breeders,Queer as Flux,Home Economics,Louis Tomlinson at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl,and more.

  • byCameron Woodhead,Will Cox,Tony Way andVyshnavee Wijekumar