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New music round-up (for w/e 13 October 2023)

Our selection of the best new music across a range of genres from the week ending 13 October 2023. Lizzie…

The Appleton Ladies’ Potato Race (Queensland Theatre) – theatre review

This uplifting Queensland Theatre production of Melanie Tait’s successful play-turned film is a very entertaining and fun trip to the…

Every Brilliant Thing (That Production Company) – theatre review

When depressed, we are urged to remember that things get better for there are many brilliant things about the world……

Mythos: Ragnarok (Melbourne Fringe Festival) – theatre review

How unexpectedly and thrillingly different – a bold and unique theatrical offering from the UK, which makes its international debut…

Matador, sabor de amor (Melbourne Fringe Festival) – theatre review

Sensual and alluring, Matador combines scantily clad performers with pulsating English and Spanish beats, and acrobatic acts in a fast-moving…

Le Freak (Melbourne Fringe Festival) – theatre review

Think outrageous, absurd and hilarious and you have the starting point for Le Freak. It is show that sets out to…

The Crime is Mine – movie review

French cinema is possibly best known for its compelling personal dramas. But you’d have to say it’s not really associated…

Australian Carnage: Live at the Sydney Opera House (Nick Cave and Warren Ellis) – music review

“This is a joyful song,” says Nick Cave by way of introduction to “Breathless,” a song from the 2004 double…

The Wolf Hunt (Ayelet Gundar-Goshen) – book review

Israeli author Ayelet Gundar-Goshen’s latest novel The Wolf Hunt (translated by Sondra Silverston) was first published in Hebrew with the…

Songs for a New World (Chapel Off Chapel) – musical theatre review

Hardly a conventional musical, The Tony Award-winning Songs for a New World* is thematic. It doesn’t follow a linear narrative. Dating…