Reviews
Theatre review: Trophy Boys, fortyfivedownstairs
Melbourne-based theatre company, The Maybe Pile, tackles privilege, power and high school debating for 2023 Midsumma Festival.
Performance review: House of the Heart, Melbourne Chinese Museum
The spectacular Dragon Gallery at Melbourne’s Chinese Museum provides a lush background for a cabaret show about home, love and…
Exhibition review: Lucky Rabbit, Chris Chun
A family-friendly exhibition that showcases the history and stories of the Lunar New Year.
Book review: The Exclusion Zone, Shastra Deo
Deo twists the boundaries of form and content in her second collection of poetry.
Theatre review: Family Values, Queensland Theatre
All values and opinions are brought to the table at this family gathering.
Theatre review: Wittenoom, Red Stitch Actors Theatre
Mesothelioma in a mining town in WA is sensitively handled in this two-hander.
Theatre review: Hubris and Humiliation, STC
The subversively theatrical power of camp is used to create a hilarious and exhilarating experience.
Exhibition review: The Body is More Than This, Midsumma Festival
An interrogation into and celebration of gender diverse bodies.
Performance review: Tale of the Fire Phoenix, Adelaide Festival Centre
An ancient tale of rebirth and transformation.
Exhibition review: Polly Borland, Nudie and Blobs, STATION
In her latest Australian exhibition, Polly Borland places the human body under the microscope (or rather, the iPhone camera).