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Lloyd Cole:  'I make records because I have to. Thankfully, I still want to.'

The skin’s still perfect, but maybe it’s time Lloyd Cole mixed things up a bit

Our verdict on Lloyd Cole’s latest show leads this wrap-up of all the biggest performances around town.

  • Harriet Cunningham, Shamim Razavi, John Shand, Kate Prendergast, George Palathingal and Nicole Economos

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Sophie (Elodie Westhoff) and Ann (Rachel Crossan) bond on the track.

The result of a single test tears this friendship apart

A premiere of a new British play and a production of As You Like It head this round-up of reviews from around the city.

  • Kate Prendergast, Joyce Morgan, Michael Ruffles, Shamim Razavi and John Shand
From left: Rose Riley, Faisal Hamza and Eden Falk reflect in A Mirror.

The posters are censored and that’s just the start of it in this intriguing play

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

  • John Shand, James Jennings, Joyce Morgan, Harriet Cunningham and Nadia Russell

A bit of Bad Bunny might just be what we all need right now

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

  • Peter McCallum, Rod Yates, John Shand, Kate Prendergast and Michael Ruffles
Richard Roxburgh stars in Art.

This laugh-out-loud 90-minute play is the perfect antidote to your problems

Our reviewers give their verdict on all the latest performances.

  • Michael Ruffles, John Shand, Bernard Zuel and Peter McCallum
Fay Du Chateau and Annie Byron in Es & Flo

A decades-old secret refuses to remain buried

Our reviewers give their verdict on all the latest shows around the city.

  • John Shand, Millie Muroi, George Palathingal, Peter McCallum, Harriet Cunningham and Cassie Tongue
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Blockbuster in busker style: Ed Sheeran opens Australian run with swagger and pyrotechnics

The red-headed superstar plays heavily on his everyman appeal.

  • Kate Prendergast
Comedian Lizzy Hoo’s glee is infectious.

Lizzy Hoo’s glee is infectious as she milks her dad for best lines

Hoo mines single life, failed dates and her sweet natured father, Chan, for comedy gold.

  • John Shand and Shamim Razavi
Andrew McFarlane as ruthless billionaire Mallory with Sarah Chadwick as his wife Catherine.

Cultural elites skewered as mayhem descends on dinner party in new David Williamson play

The veteran playwright takes aim at status-obsessed Sydney in laugh-out-loud new work The Social Ladder.

  • Chantal Nguyen, Kate Prendergast and Joyce Morgan
Nick Cave, who is nominated for best original song for Train Dreams, performing in London with the Bad Seeds.

Am I the only one who thinks Nick Cave would be better indoors?

The power of songs such as Red Right Hand was lost in Cave’s Domain show, but there were still many sublime moments.

  • George Palathingal, John Shand, Bernard Zuel and Harriet Cunningham