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Musical review: American Idiot, Chapel off Chapel
The story's a bit dated but the music lives on!
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Performance review: Mysteries: Creation and Passion
As a two-part experience, somewhere between performance art and theatre, Mysteries has potential, but ultimately still feels like a work-in-progress.
Performance review: Almost a Mirror, Chapel off Chapel
If you could make the soundtrack to your life a mixtape, what songs would you choose?
Theatre review: A Christmas Carol
Forget about the other Melbourne theatre shows on offer, with David Wenham as Scrooge, this is the one to catch!
Musical review: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat
A new version leans into its own sense of fun and ridiculousness.
Performance review: SWAMP
Australian wildlife as played out in dark and violent puppetry.
Theatre review: Twelfth Night
The non-binary nature of human love is explored in Shakespeare's classic play.
So you want my arts job: Performance photographer
More than just clicking the shutter, Pia Johnson shares how performance photography captures the magic of a live show.
Why musicians are jumping into variety shows
Maybe it’s time for variety shows to make a comeback, and SUPERGROUP is just one example heading in this direction.