Performing arts
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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Award-winning dancer took Europe by storm – but something was missing
Piran Scott’s new dance work fuses the writing of Tim Winton with John Butler’s music in a celebration of Australian beach culture.
- by Chantal Nguyen
She shot dead her lover, a crime to be re-enacted 70 years later
The “wickedly charismatic” true crime retelling of the death of an underworld gangster in the Darlinghurst Law Courts is turning into a box office hit of the Sydney Festival.
- by Linda Morris
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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
Unsure which bands to see this month? We’ve got you covered
Killers, Finns and a mannequin - here are December’s unmissable gigs.
- by James Jennings
Football, politics and passion combine to make Jamie Webster the real deal
The Liverpudlian singer-songwriter is inextricably connected to the city’s football club, but his musical roots run much deeper.
- by Nick Galvin
Death, birds and the number seven: Three new works connect in unexpected ways
Pieces, which has been running since 2005, is an annual series where choreographers are given three weeks to come up with a new 20-minute work.
- by Elizabeth Flux
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
Musical explores the curiously closeted world of Aussie rules
One Day in September imagines the world of a footballer grappling with coming out.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
Rebel Wilson loses bid to have defamation case thrown out
A California judge ruled Wilson’s accusations were not “matters of public interest” but rather “a private business dispute”.
- by Michael Idato
Noni Hazlehurst on the splendours and miseries of the actor’s lot
The beloved Australian actor and Play School host has written a special kind of memoir.
- by Peter Craven