Ned Hirst
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Theatre review: The End of Winter, Griffin Theatre Company
A monologue about climate change and extreme disruptions in temperature.
Theatre review: At What Cost?, Belvoir
A timeless tragedy that prompts questions about land and (Indigenous) identity.
Theatre review: Six: The Musical, Sydney Opera House
Not for historical purists, this musical is more an ode to sisterhood.
Theatre review: Jagged Little Pill, the Musical
The first Australian iteration for this international musical succeeds with 'shameless, winning earnestness'.
Theatre review: Home Chat, Genesian Theatre Company
Lies and subterfuge in Noël Coward play about (possible) adultery.
Theatre review: The Boomkak Panto, Belvoir Street Theatre
An exuberantly silly panto with bonus sing-a-along.
Book review: The Best Australian Science Writing 2021
A diverse array of styles and subject matters that may challenge your ideas of what constitutes science writing.
Theatre review: Fire in the Meth Lab
A tale of chaos, drugs and brotherly affection.
Book review: The Dogs, John Hughes
An ambitious and complex novel of love, life and death from a Miles Franklin shortlisted author.
Book review: Two Afternoons in the Kabul Stadium, Tim Bonyhady
A visual history of 20th-century Afghanistan.