Reviews
Exhibition review: Tina Stefanou, You Can't See Speed, ACCA
‘You Can’t See Speed’ is a cinematic roller-coaster by Tina Stefanou, featuring blind motorcyclist Matthew Cassar.
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.
Exhibition review: Rowena Hannan, Group Show: Passage, Liza Posar, SOL Gallery
Symbolism and universal themes are explored in SOL’s latest visual buffet.
Performance review: Hive City Legacy: Naarm Chapter, Arts Centre Melbourne
Across theatre, movement, poetry, music, comedy and circus, BIPOC femme artists showcase their wares.
Book review: Orpheus Nine, Chris Flynn
A disaster novel, but one with a sense of playfulness.
Book review: Say Everything, Ione Skye
A memoir of a tumultuous Gen X icon growing up in California among musicians and artists.
Book review: The Butterfly Women, Madeleine Cleary
A serial killer loose on the streets of 19th century Melbourne.
Exhibition review: Aidan Filshie, Eddy Burger, Sophie Fitsioris and Olga Tsara, Artemisia Gallery and Event Space
Romantic landscapes, surrealist mutants and winter fashion all in one gallery.
Theatre review: In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play), New Theatre, Newtown
This play about female orgasms spans humour and social commentary.
Theatre review: The Dictionary of Lost Words, Playhouse Theatre, Brisbane
The Dictionary of Lost Words is a worthy and thought-provoking play but lacks dramatic excitement.Â