November is the month your culture calendar starts to test your stamina.
Festival season is kicking into gear, gigs are selling out and it feels like every gallery and theatre is launching something new. Plus, not to alarm you, but the festival season is fast approaching.
So, if you’re looking for some guidance to navigate the month ahead, here’s your guide to what’s on this November.
Paola Pivi: I don’t like it, I love it
A group of dancing neon polar bears is taking over The Art Gallery of Western Australia as part of a new exhibition I Don’t Like It, I love It, by Italian contemporary artist Paola Pivi. On the surface, her work appears playful and light, but don’t be fooled, the installation offers a deeper exploration of sustainability, displacement and the human condition. From November 8 until April 26.
Visit artgallery.wa.gov.au.
Women Aren’t Funny: Hosted By Abbie Chatfield
Entertainer and podcaster Abbie Chatfield joins Australia’s sharpest female comedians – including He Huang, Emma Holland, and Danielle Walker – for a night of deadpan wit and hilarious one-liners at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Sydney. Two nights only: November 15 and 16.
Visit sydneyoperahouse.com.
Dead and Alive by Zadie Smith
What is the appeal of agelessness? and where can a 21st-century girl go to retreat from reality? These are two of the sharp and important questions acclaimed writer Zadie Smith asks in her new collection of essays.
Dead and Alive by Zadie Smith (Penguin, $36.99) is available from November 4.
Seventy By Paul Kelly
Paul Kelly invites you to join his 70th birthday celebrations with the release of his deeply personal upcoming album, Seventy. Expect nods to his iconic 1996 song “How to Make Gravy” combined with reflective storytelling on ageing, mortality and legacy.
Listen from November 7.
The Beast In Me
If you devoured The Girlfriend, then add Netflix’s new psychological thriller The Beast in Me to your watch list. The eight-part series follows a grief-stricken author, Aggie Wiggs (played by Claire Danes), who obsesses over her new neighbour, Nile Jarvis (Matthew Rhys), who was once a suspect in his wife’s disappearance.
Stream it on Netflix from November 13.
Ricky Martin
For the first time in a decade, music icon Ricky Martin is returning to Australia for an electric nationwide tour. Expect high-energy renditions of his greatest hits, including “Livin’ la Vida Loca” and “She Bangs”, as well as a guest performance from Rita Ora. The tour kicks off on November 1 at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne.
Visit tegdainty.com/tour/rickymartin.
Harry Potter Audio Series
If you need a reason to dabble in the world of audiobooks this month, here are three: Kit Harington, Keira Knightley and Leo Woodall. In November, the stars will join the cast of more than 200 voice actors for Audible’s full-cast production of all seven Harry Potter novels. The first book in the series drops on November 4.
Visit audible.com.au.
The Barber of Seville
Set on the streets of Spain, Opera Australia’s vibrant production of The Barber of Seville follows a neighbourhood barber-turned-matchmaker, who unites two young lovers in an evening of duplicity.
At Melbourne’s Regent Theatre from October 31 to November 5.
Visit opera.org.au.
Mayor Of Kingstown, Season Four
Season 4 of Mayor of Kingstown sees Mike McLusky’s grip on Kingstown unravel as new power players — including a headstrong warden and a legendary gangster — vie for control in the wake of the Russian mob’s collapse. With old alliances fractured, Mike must protect his family, confront his past and negotiate a fractured city where the only industry is incarceration.
Watch on paramountplus.com
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