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To Barbra With Love: An 80th Birthday Celebration (Melbourne Symphony Orchestra) – concert review

Unquestionably one of the most talented singers on the planet (not to overlook her many other creative endeavours), it is…

El Mirador (Calexico) – music review

When Calexico’s primary members and writing team, Joey Burns and John Convertino convened at the home studio of their keyboard…

SLAP. BANG. KISS. (MTC) – theatre review

They’re living in a totalitarian State, where Big Brother is everywhere. There’s a 6pm curfew that must be met. Drones hover overhead,…

Everyone in My Family has Killed Someone (Benjamin Stevenson) – book review

Australian crime author Benjamin Stevenson delivered a great debut in Greenlight and followed that up with the murder mystery Either…

New music round-up (for w/e 15 April 2022)

Our selection of the best new music across a range of genres from the week ending 15 April 2022. On…

The Best of Akmal (Athenaeum Theatre) – theatre review

Egyptian-born Akmal emigrated to Australia with his family when he was 11 years of age. From the roof of his…

Ross Noble On the Go (Athenaeum Theatre) – theatre review

English comedian Ross Noble can’t help himself. He opens his mouth and out tumbles gag after gag … based on…

Everything Everywhere All At Once – movie review

Multiverses are all the rage right now. From Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse to the upcoming Dr Strange and the Multiverse…

Farewell, Mr Haffmann – movie review

The tense Holocaust drama Farewell, Mr Haffmann concerns a Jewish jeweller in France caught up in the maelstrom as the…

Happening – movie review

In 1963, abortion was illegal in France. Happening is a harrowing tale about an intelligent student who unexpectedly falls pregnant…