Reviews
Dance review: The Chronicles, RISING, Playhouse Arts Centre Melbourne
An epic multimedia dance feat that travels from womb to tomb.
Theatre review: The Assignment, Clubhouse Theatre, Townsville
A coming-of-age comedy drama set in the 80s.
Performance review: The Act, RISING, Chunky Move Studios
A movement/theatre hybrid delving into the parallels and disconnections between dance and sex work.
Immersive review: Prison Island Melbourne, Docklands
34 cells offer escape room challenges of varying difficulties.
Music review: From Harbour to Harbour 2, National Theatre
A joyous celebration of southern Iranian traditional music with Australian Indigenous collaborations.
Exhibition review: Revealed 2025: New and Emerging WA Aboriginal Artists, Perth Cultural Centre
An extensive display of Indigenous artwork garnered from across WA.
Book review: The Theory of Everything, Yumna Kassab
Ambitious and far-ranging in scope, the book defies easy categorisation.
Book review: The Good Daughter, Kumi Taguchi
A memoir of the SBS journalist's struggle to understand her Japanese heritage.
Theatre review: Heartbreak Hotel, RISING, The Showroom Arts Centre Melbourne
'You'll be so lonely, baby...' New Zealand's EBKM brings a show about heartbreak to this year's RISING.
Festival review: Dark Mofo 2025 Week One
Dark Mofo returns to the embrace of an enthusiastic crowd after a one-year hiatus. Here are the top 2025 highlights.