Jessica Nicholas
Jessica Nicholas is an arts and music writer, specialising in contemporary jazz and world music.
A response to the Port Arthur massacre, this is not an easy play to watch
Beyond the Neck underscores the importance of memorialising, reflecting upon, and grappling with the terror and the trauma of public violence at scale.
- Cameron Woodhead, Sonia Nair, Andrew Fuhrmann, Jessica Nicholas and Tony Way
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The festival that helped us step out of the world, just for a moment
Once the gates opened on this festival of world music, arts and culture, the burdens of the everyday simply fell away.
- Jessica Nicholas
This is a red-letter event for any committed theatregoer worth their salt
Red Stitch is offering the vanishingly rare opportunity to see Ray Lawler’s Doll Trilogy, which gives deeper context to the beloved Summer of the Seventeenth Doll.
- Cameron Woodhead, Tony Way, Jessica Nicholas and Marcus Teague
With a severed mannequin head and a high-energy gig, Kesha is taking control of her own story
The 38-year-old American singer-songwriter’s The Tits Out Tour feels like a reclamation of her identity and music.
- Vyshnavee Wijekumar, Andrew Fuhrmann, Cameron Woodhead, Jessica Nicholas, Nadia Bailey and Marcus Teague
This is about the best version of Pirates of Penzance you could see
Featuring one of the most parodied songs in the English language, this is the most joyous Gilbert and Sullivan work around.
- Bridget Davies, Nadia Bailey, Andrew Fuhrmann, Jessica Nicholas and Sonia Nair
Can love conquer all in this collision of tennis and relationship drama?
Australian Open is a queer domestic comedy that serves up aces of absurdity, rapid-fire volleys of wit, and heavy groundstrokes of camp and cringe.
- Cameron Woodhead, Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, Jessica Nicholas, Sonia Nair, Andrew Fuhrmann and Will Cox
After 345 shows, this modern-day musical genius brings his epic tour to an end
In a whirlwind of colour and energy, Jacob Collier rounded out his Djesse World Tour at Margaret Court Arena.
- Martin Boulton, Jessica Nicholas and Tony Way
Taut and potent, this is a story we should know
Soul of Possum serves as a potent and topical reminder of the past that still needs present-day reckoning.
- Thuy On, Vyshnavee Wijekumar, Nadia Bailey, Tony Way and Jessica Nicholas
Talent scouts should make a beeline for this darkly comedic show
Every now and again Melbourne’s indie theatre scene throws up something destined for a bigger stage. I hope that’s the case with Harrison Clark’s Sabotage.
- Cameron Woodhead, Nick Buckley, Bridget Davies, Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen and Jessica Nicholas
Hours of full on power: Metallica deliver fierce and fiery show
The Metallica family roared their approval at the heavy rock show on Saturday night.
- Cameron Woodhead, Jessica Nicholas, Martin Boulton, Tony Way and Gabriela Sumampow