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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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- ★★★★½
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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
- ★★★★
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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
- ★★★½
- Live reviews
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
- ★★★★
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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
- ★★★
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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
- ★★★½
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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
- ★★★★½
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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
- ★★★½
- Stage shows
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
- ★★★½
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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