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Star-studded play fails to deliver in haunted house thriller
This wrap of shows around Melbourne includes 2:22 A Ghost Story at Her Majesty’s Theatre, jazz group Trichotomy, Caroline Lee in offbeat monodrama June, 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
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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
‘One in a million’ playwright with a Telethon story to tell
Alistair Baldwin’s new play, Telethon Kid, is inspired by his experience growing up with a rare neuromuscular disorder.
- by Stephen A Russell
★★★½
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A shrewdly crafted, powerful feature debut from Aussie YouTubers
Teenagers are possessed by ghosts, with help from a ceramic, embalmed hand, in the debut feature from twin brothers Danny and Michael Philippou, aka RackaRacka.
- by Jake Wilson
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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
‘I understand myself’: G Flip on new album, marriage and reality TV fame
The multi-instrumentalist may be in the biggest spotlight of their career, but what they’re really worried about is whether Collingwood will make the finals.
- by Jules LeFevre
After an infamous public outburst, a 94-year-old composer finally gets closure
George Dreyfus has waited more than 50 years to have his opera performed. This weekend, it’s finally happening.
- by Barney Zwartz
Sing, scream or jam: This iconic Melbourne stage could be yours
Now’s your chance to get on stage and perform at one of the grandest theatres in town.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
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Catharsis and joy collide in this emotionally explosive show
This wrap of shows around Melbourne includes Arlo Parks, Romeo and Juliet, Giselle, Animal Farm, Heidelberg Choral Society and Orchestra and more.
- by Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, Cameron Woodhead, Sonia Nair, Andrew Fuhrmann and Tony Way
Where in Melbourne to watch the FIFA Women’s World Cup
We’ve rounded up the best places to watch the Matildas take on the world’s best, with the FIFA Women’s World Cup under way from July 20.
- by Alex Crowe
★★★★★
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Lizzo stuns Melbourne despite technical glitch
One of the world’s greatest performers is back in Melbourne with the wildly wholesome stadium show she should have been doing all along.
- by Liam Pieper