Ned Hirst
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Theatre review: The Importance of Being Earnest, Roslyn Packer Theatre
Oscar Wilde's hilarious play sparkles for another season.
Book review: Eta Draconis, Brendan Ritchie
An award-winning 'cli-fi' novel tracks two sisters as they make their way in a dying world.
Book review: Birnam Wood, Eleanor Catton
What happens when a gardening guerrilla group becomes entangled with a billionaire?
Book review: Shirley, Ronnie Scott
An opaque book that navigates the liminal spaces between relationships.
Book review: Great Australian Rascals, Rogues and Ratbags, Jim Haynes
True crime characters in Australia's history.
Book review: Hopeless Kingdom, Kgshak Akec
From South Sudan to Australia, this award-winning novel tracks the journey of childhood, family and the migrant experience.
Book review: Nimblefoot, Robert Drewe
Fact and fiction blend in this intriguing reimagining of a young athlete's life after his early successes in pedestrianism and…
Theatre review: Peer Gynt
A live orchestra accompanies this famous but infrequently performed production with words by Henrik Ibsen and score by Edvard Grieg.
Theatre review: Golden Blood
A desperate tale set in Singapore about the push and pull of siblings drawn into the underworld.
Concert review: Tkay Maidza
An artist utterly comfortable with blending musical genres.