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The Underworld review: Sophie Laguna goes deep
Sophie Laguna's latest novel The Underworld is a deft exploration of identity, fear and mythology.
The Talented Mr Ripley review: STC production brings a well-known tale to stage
Patricia Highsmith's novel is adapted with theatrical shadow, light and dark.
The Visitor review: Rebecca Starford's novel is Queensland gothic
Rebecca Starford's The Visitor is about ghosts we can't run away from.
Theatre review: The Play That Goes Wrong, Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House
On its 10th anniversary this play is as silly and entertaining as it was a decade ago.
Theatre review: The Spare Room, Belvoir St Theatre
Based on the Helen Garner book, this play is a study of terminal illness from the point of view of…
Exhibition review: Cerith Wyn Evans .... in light of the visible, Museum of Contemporary Art
A large-scale immersive light and sound exhibition.
Book review: The Name of the Sister, Gail Jones
Gail Jones' latest novel is a mesh of literary and crime genres.
Book review: Always Home, Always Homesick, Hannah Kent
Hannah Kent's first non-fiction book retreads the grounds of her Iceland-set bestseller, 'Burial Rites.'
Theatre review: The Lover and The Dumb Waiter, Ensemble Theatre
A double dose of classic Pinter plays.
Book review: How to Survive 1985, Tegan Bennett Daylight
A novel that compares and contrasts the 1980s and the 2020s through the eyes of teens.