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Orderly and mechanical, Chunky Move’s new production is stimulating
This wrap of shows around Melbourne includes Chunky Move’s 4/4, Miss Peony at Arts Centre Melbourne, Alistair Baldwin’s Telethon Kid, and Musicians of the Gewandhaus Orchestra.
- by Sonia Nair, Tony Way and Andrew Fuhrmann
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‘It feels exploitative’: Musicians demand political action in battle for royalties
The Australian music industry is pushing for the removal of a cap on royalty payments for sound recordings played on radio.
- by Linda Morris
From page to stage: Beloved books being turned into plays
Putting a beloved novel on stage risks raising the ire of both readers and theatre fans. But when it’s done well it’s worth it.
- by Joyce Morgan
The Gold Coast’s answer to Vivid is a truly unique Australian festival
For its 12th year, Bleach has designed a festival for locals, which includes them in the process of making art.
- by Hannah Story
From Miley to Garland: New show explores what makes a diva
Bernadette Robinson channels 10 powerhouse female performers, including Miley Cyrus and Judy Garland, in her new show Divas.
- by Cameron Bayley
How this comedian turned her TikTok fame into a role in a musical
Gabbi Bolt first found fame with her song for the unofficial Ratatouille musical and TikToks about Australian politics. Now she’s taking on a new challenge.
- by Hannah Story
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Caroline Lee’s charming, textured solo performance in June
This wrap of shows around Melbourne includes Caroline Lee in offbeat monodrama June, 2:22 A Ghost Story at Her Majesty’s Theatre, jazz group Trichotomy, Paco Pena’s Flamenco in Concert, and Werribee Park Mansion’s long-running production of What Was That?
- by Cameron Woodhead, Sonia Nair and Jessica Nicholas
‘It’s got to be big’: Chunky Move takes on its most difficult work yet
Choreographer Antony Hamilton says the latest Chunky Move work is the hardest many of the company’s dancers have ever experienced.
- by John Bailey
The cello metalhead behind the soundtrack of your favourite films and games
You’ll hear classically trained Tina Guo on films such as Dune and Top Gun: Maverick, and she’s played with Adele and Stevie Wonder, but it wasn’t until after she joined a circus that her parents accepted her musical path.
- by Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
Ripple effect of a one-night stand (and being overlooked for the telethon)
Playwright Alistair Baldwin was told from birth he was one in a million.“Kids with rare and interesting diseases are surrounded by this intense spectacle.” His new play draws on this.
- by Stephen A Russell
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Fresh from his Sydney piano prize, 23-year-old Jeonghwan Kim dazzles
This wrap of shows around Melbourne includes the award-winning pianist Jeonghwan Kim, the Prince of Reggaeton, J Balvin, a bright new musical by Tom Gleisner, a long-awaited opera, gigs by 070 Shake, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Noah Cyrus and Tove Lo, plus a play about Australia’s first all-woman motor garage.
- by Liam Pieper, Vyshnavee Wijekumar, Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, Cameron Woodhead and Will Cox