Australia

Performance review: Jurrungu Ngan-Ga (Straight Talk), State Theatre Centre of WA
A dance performance that takes us into the brutality of prisons and detention centres.

Music review: Don’t Get Around Much Anymore: David Theak Meets WAYJO, Mandurah Performing Arts Centre
Music that transported appreciative audiences to bygone eras with rousing melodies.

Music Review: Camerata Cinematheque, QPAC, Brisbane Festival
String orchestra meets arthouse cinema in an intriguing melange of art forms.

Book review: Let's Never Speak of This Again, Megan Williams
This award-winning book is an enjoyable, insightful and distinctly Australian coming-of-age story.

Exhibition review: Toys, Tales and Tenacity, Shrine of Remembrance
An exhibition that provides an insight into the impact and experience of war on children.

Comedy reviews: Weird Al's Cousin, Garry Starr, Sydney Fringe Festival
Two very different solo acts revelling in silliness and provoking laughter.

Theatre review: Myra in Space, fortyfivedownstairs
An exploration of the experiences of older women lifted off to great heights.

Music review: Britten's War Requiem, QPAC, Brisbane Festival
Britten’s celebrated War Requiem takes pride of place in the Brisbane Festival.

Major new sound installation taps Sydney’s DNA
Joining Athens, Abu Dhabi, Singapore, Beirut and Sydney, artist Tarek Atoui has created a layered and dynamic portrait of port…

On the move: latest sector appointments
New Artistic Directors appointed at State Opera South Australia and The Royal New Zealand Ballet, and more.