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Ed Sheeran Loop Tour

The Melbourne concert reviewed by Alex First Why is Ed Sheeran one of the most beloved (and, unquestionably, highly talented)...

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

A Melbourne ballet review by Alex First The Australian Ballet’s glorious production of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is a fitting...

Songs from the Book of Life

A concert review by Alex First Just why Deborah Conway and her husband Willy Zygier are cherished as Australian...

Asteroid City

A movie review by Alex First Creative and confounding, I wouldn’t have expected anything less from the eclectic mind of...

Barbie

A movie review by Alex First The hype has been enormous, but does Barbie, the movie, live up to expectations? Some...

Julia: A Sydney theatre review by Alex First

Brilliantly performed by Justine Clarke, who, as the 27th Australian Prime Minister, displays determination, indignance and frustration, I would...

Wolf Play: A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First

Put succinctly, intriguing. “What if I said I am not what you think you see? I am the wolf.” These...

Berhardt/Hamlet: A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First

We are in Paris in 1899. Take the best actor in the world, in this case, a middle-aged woman with...

Made in China 2.0: a Melbourne theatre review by Alex First

I am faced with a predicament that I can’t say I have confronted too many times in four decades...

Josh Piterman talks to J-Wire

Popular musical theatre performer Josh Piterman has just landed one of the roles of his life. He spoke with J-wire’s...

Antisemitism and racism capture attention in Armageddon Time

A new, sensitive, coming-of-age story highlighting the African American and Jewish experience is a vehicle to propel two bright...

Instruments of Dance (The Australian Ballet): reviewed by Alex First

The second line of Peter Allen’s iconic anthem, I Still Call Australia Home, contains the words “From New York...

Hairspray: a Melbourne theatre review by Alex First

The spark burns brightly in Hairspray, a delightfully breezy musical with discrimination as its theme. It is colourful and dynamic,...

Downton Abbey: A New Era – a movie review by Alex First

Set in 1928, the matriarch of the Crawley family – The Dowager, Countess of Grantham (Maggie Smith) – may...