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Basement Jaxx take fans on an explosively creative journey through joyful sonic textures
The pioneering British duo, and friends, paid proper homage to the original purveyors of their genre.
- Kate Prendergast and Joyce Morgan
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- ★★★★
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The posters are censored and that’s just the start of it in this intriguing play
Our reviewers give their verdict on all the latest shows around town.
- John Shand, James Jennings, Joyce Morgan, Harriet Cunningham and Nadia Russell
- ★★★½
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A bit of Bad Bunny might just be what we all need right now
Our reviewers give their verdict on all the latest shows around town.
- Peter McCallum, Rod Yates, John Shand, Kate Prendergast and Michael Ruffles
- ★★★★
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This laugh-out-loud 90-minute play is the perfect antidote to your problems
Our reviewers give their verdict on all the latest performances.
- Michael Ruffles, John Shand, Bernard Zuel and Peter McCallum
- ★★★
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A decades-old secret refuses to remain buried
Our reviewers give their verdict on all the latest shows around the city.
- John Shand, Millie Muroi, George Palathingal, Peter McCallum, Harriet Cunningham and Cassie Tongue
- ★★★½
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Blockbuster in busker style: Ed Sheeran opens Australian run with swagger and pyrotechnics
The red-headed superstar plays heavily on his everyman appeal.
- Kate Prendergast
- ★★★★½
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Lizzy Hoo’s glee is infectious as she milks her dad for best lines
Hoo mines single life, failed dates and her sweet natured father, Chan, for comedy gold.
- John Shand and Shamim Razavi
- ★★★½
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Cultural elites skewered as mayhem descends on dinner party in new David Williamson play
The veteran playwright takes aim at status-obsessed Sydney in laugh-out-loud new work The Social Ladder.
- Chantal Nguyen, Kate Prendergast and Joyce Morgan
- ★★★½
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Am I the only one who thinks Nick Cave would be better indoors?
The power of songs such as Red Right Hand was lost in Cave’s Domain show, but there were still many sublime moments.
- George Palathingal, John Shand, Bernard Zuel and Harriet Cunningham
- ★★★½
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This could be the perfect soundtrack for the end of the world
Our reviewers give their verdict on all the latest shows around the city.
- Nadia Russell, Katie Lawrence and James Jennings