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One brilliant performer sets this Aussie classic alight
Kala Gare’s exceptional turn as Sybylla in My Brilliant Career leads this round-up of all the latest shows around the city.
- Peter McCallum, Harriet Cunningham and John Shand
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When the performer herself says it’s almost too cold to sing, you have a problem
At Peach PRC’s gig, it’s freezing, and the light rain and cold wind blowing in from St Kilda beach make for harsh conditions to fully embrace the experience.
- Vyshnavee Wijekumar, Sonia Nair, Cameron Woodhead, Will Cox, Michael Dwyer and Tony Way
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
After the clouds cleared at Golden Plains, it was clear we were all waiting for one thing
This year’s festival was meant to be its coming of age, but a turbulent political cloud hanging over the weekend meant it struggled to get into top gear.
- Calum Jaspan
The floor is sticky, it smells bad, and a pint is $10. It’s perfect
Rain Dogs performed at The Tote in a gig that dripped with atmosphere and sweat.
- Will Cox, Martin Boulton, Tony Way and Sonia Nair
Pulp just gave us the best one-two opening punch I’ve ever seen at a live show
Last night there was both a blood moon and Pulp’s return to Melbourne. I know which one I’ll remember better.
- Will Cox
Hula-hooping and a nip slip: Grace Jones delivers chaos and fun at St Kilda gig
On an ominous, stormy night on St Kilda foreshore, Grace Jones makes a declaration that sounds a bit like a threat: “I’m gonna have some fun tonight.”
- Nick Buckley
Ed Sheeran provides intimate one-man performance to a stadium of thousands
It’s an experience you don’t usually get at a concert, let alone a 2½-hour stadium show. Despite being the only person on-stage, Sheeran keeps everyone engaged.
- Nell Geraets
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- Live music
Lorde’s Perth performance gets a Green Light from fans
Lorde performed the last show in the New Zealand and Australian leg of her Ultrasound World Tour for Perth fans on Wednesday night.
- Holly Thompson
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