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Jack White returns to the grimy intimacy of the Melbourne venue where he wrote one of his hits
Jack White, rock and roll royalty, could fill a much bigger venue than the Corner Hotel several times over – but this grimy intimacy is what he prefers.
- by Will Cox, Vyshnavee Wijekumar, Cameron Woodhead, Andrew Fuhrmann and Tony Way
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Two cracking shows and one enormous surprise from the Killers
Our reviewers take in the latest shows around town, including the Killers, Jamie xx and the Good Things festival, starring Korn.
- by George Palathingal, Penry Buckley and Michael Ruffles
★★★
Sydney live reviews
What went wrong for Crowded House in the first half of their gig?
Our reviewers give their verdict on the latest shows around town.
- by Chantal Nguyen, Shamim Razavi and John Shand
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Melbourne live reviews
Trump in a dumpster plus a little bit of opera? This is a Christmas show with a difference
F Christmas is a holiday variety special that delivers wildly defiant joys with a dose of reality.
- by Cameron Woodhead, Vyshnavee Wijekumar, Andrew Fuhrmann, Cher Tan and Tony Way
★★★★
Sydney live reviews
Forget Love Actually – this is the ultimate Christmas feelgood show
Our reviewers give their verdict on all the latest performances around Sydney.
- by Peter McCallum, John Shand, Shamim Razavi and Chantal Nguyen
Twist on Frankenstein transports the classic to London under Thatcher
Cruel Britannia’s atmosphere of uncanniness and threat created by gender conformity resonates with deeper truths that a more straightforward retelling might miss.
- by Cameron Woodhead, Vyshnavee Wijekumar, Will Cox and Nell Geraets
★★★★
Sydney live reviews
Angry old men: You can’t take your eyes off The Cult
Our reviewers give their verdict on the latest shows around town.
- by George Palathingal, Shamim Razavi, Peter McCallum and Penry Buckley
You don’t often see a performer of this calibre slumming it down an alleyway
Mike McLeish’s solo show, Pensive Like a Fox, is a charming and offbeat cabaret filled with off-the-wall tangents and genuine poignancy.
- by Cameron Woodhead, Tony Way, Kosa Monteith and Jessica Nicholas
★★★★
Sydney live reviews
This brilliant, prescient play helps explain the rise of Trump
Our reviewers take in the latest shows around Sydney.
- by John Shand, Millie Muroi and Peter McCallum
Pearl Jam’s last Melbourne show was a decade ago. For fans, it was worth the wait
The rockers revelled in the Marvel Stadium crowd’s good vibes, performing a set too infectious to deny.
- by Will Cox
★★★★★
Melbourne live reviews
Rebellious, big-hearted: This show is the holy grail of Australian musical theatre
The Miles Franklin classic that inspired a watershed moment in Australian cinema has now been transformed into an absolute cracker of a musical.
- by Will Cox, Tony Way and Cameron Woodhead