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New music round-up (for w/e 7 July 2023)

Our selection of the best new music across a range of genres from the week ending 7 July 2023. The…

Joy Ride

Think of the hijinks in Crazy Rich Asians, Bridesmaids and The Hangover and you go some way to understanding why…

Bronte (Genesian) – theatre review

Greatness often emanates from very humble beginnings. The story of the Bronte sisters, Charlotte, Emily and Anne, is one such…

Shhhh (Red Stitch Theatre) – theatre review

Loneliness. Pain. Emotional connection. Desire. Sexual kinks. Consent. That is US writer Clare Barron’s Shhhh, which has its Australian premiere at…

The New Boy – movie review

An indigenous lad (Aswan Reid) reshapes the lives of those living at a remote monastery in 1940s Australia in Warwick…

Driving Madeleine – movie review

It would be easy to dismiss this charming crowd-pleasing little film as a Gallic variation of the Oscar winning Driving…

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One – movie review

The high-octane ride that is Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One is again directed by Christopher McQuarrie. He wrote…

Idomeneo (Victorian Opera and Opera Australia) – opera review

Superb staging is a hallmark of Mozart’s dramatic opera Idomeneo, set on the island of Crete shortly after the Trojan…

Just a Boy, Standing in Front of a Girl (fortyfivedownstairs) – theatre review

With five in the cast on a catwalk-like stage, this is a modern, generally slapstick and cartoonish interpretation of Euripides’…

Council Skies (Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds) – music review

Back when everyone was in lockdown due to the pandemic, Noel Gallagher recorded a bright, Britpop song with a bouncy…