Will Cox
Will Cox writes fiction and arts criticism. He's based in Merri-bek.
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Beautiful but shallow: The NGV’s new blockbuster is big on celebrity but light on insight
Mostly, the pieces are designed to showcase the wealth of the wearer, and a jewel is nothing if not draped across a powerful figure.
- Will Cox
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This is the best dance work I’ve seen at this year’s Rising
The show runs for little more than an hour – with an ensemble of just four dancers – but nonetheless gives the impression of an epic drama.
- Andrew Fuhrmann, Nick Buckley, Will Cox and Cameron Woodhead
‘The most powerful presence is absence’: Dorothy Porter reimagined
A new song cycle revisiting the revered poet’s work is debuting at the Melbourne Writers Festival.
- Will Cox
Is Don, is bad: Don Giovanni a serial abuser not hapless rake
For too long, Don Giovanni has been feted. Though charming, he is also dangerous, according to this production.
- Will Cox
Not all kids in ‘special schools’ had bad experiences – but this writer absolutely did
Kath Duncan draws on her own experience for her play, Specials. “I hated it,” she says. “It was a torture chamber.”
- Will Cox
When the performer herself says it’s almost too cold to sing, you have a problem
At Peach PRC’s gig, it’s freezing, and the light rain and cold wind blowing in from St Kilda beach make for harsh conditions to fully embrace the experience.
- Vyshnavee Wijekumar, Sonia Nair, Cameron Woodhead, Will Cox, Michael Dwyer and Tony Way
The floor is sticky, it smells bad, and a pint is $10. It’s perfect
Rain Dogs performed at The Tote in a gig that dripped with atmosphere and sweat.
- Will Cox, Martin Boulton, Tony Way and Sonia Nair
Pulp just gave us the best one-two opening punch I’ve ever seen at a live show
Last night there was both a blood moon and Pulp’s return to Melbourne. I know which one I’ll remember better.
- Will Cox
Tradition and modernity collide in this story of loneliness
La Mama springs back to life with the opener of its 2026 season, 月を見る夜 Moongazing – a bilingual play written by Maki Morita modelled after the aesthetics of Noh theatre.
- Sonia Nair, Will Cox, Tony Way, Cameron Woodhead and Andrew Fuhrmann
Even this pop star thinks having her gig at the tennis is a bit weird
On the rest of her tour, Reneé Rapp plays normal evening shows. Here, she’s been folded into the tennis, playing a gig timed to fit before the women’s final.
- Will Cox