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Musica Viva’s new commission evokes charmingly irritating earworm
Silk, Metal, Wood by Musica Viva featured a new commission by a young Australian composer, brought to life by superstar French cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras.
- by Peter McCallum
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Local act shows Aussie women are doing punk better than the blokes
Reviews of all the best shows in Sydney this week, including Cable Ties, Murder for Two at Hayes Theatre, The Weekend at Belvoir and La Gioconda in Concert.
- by Joyce Morgan, Peter McCallum, Vaanie Krishnan and Shamim Razavi
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Get across this singer before her star power has her playing ever-bigger rooms
A wrap of the week’s live reviews, including Mr Bailey’s Minder, Constellations, Mad Scenes with Jessica Pratt, ACO’s Dvorak’s Serenade and Thandi Phoenix.
- by John Shand, Peter McCallum and James Jennings
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Sweeney Todd is the perfect show to get your loved ones into musicals
A wrap of the best live shows in Sydney, from theatre shows The Turn of the Screw, Fade, Tim and Sweeney Todd to Eagles of Death Metal and Jeonghwan Kim.
- by John Shand, James Jennings, Harriet Cunningham, Cassie Tongue and Peter McCallum
★★★★
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Adoring crowd laps up every prowl, yelp and yowl from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs deliver a deliriously overstuffed set of crowd-pleasers, led by powerhouse frontwoman Karen O, at their Sydney Splendour sideshow.
- by Kate Hennessy
★★★★
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‘I’m not sure it’s for me’: What happened when I took my dad to Lizzo
Lizzo’s Sydney Splendour sideshow was for the fans – featuring Sasha Flute, her tiny bag, a shoey, and lots and lots of sequins.
- by Em Meller
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Story about the end of the world has moments of theatrical magic
A wrap of the weekend’s live reviews, including Sydney Theatre Company’s On the Beach and Slowdive at Enmore Theatre.
- by Em Meller, John Shand and Harriet Cunningham
★★★★
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Little Simz proves she’s not your usual rapper at Sydney sideshow
We caught a glimpse of the artist fully flexing her powers at Little Simz’ Splendour in the Grass sideshow in Sydney.
- by Shamim Razavi