Reviews
Dance review: Identity, Sydney Opera House
Two separate performances exemplify the grace and power of two of Australia's leading choreographers: Daniel Riley and Alice Topp.
Book review: Overland issue 249, edited by Evelyn Araluen and Jonathan Dunk
This publication is of great interest to anyone passionate about contemporary Australian writing.
Exhibition review: Making the Metro Tunnel, Domain House
Artworks that explore Melbourne's ongoing Metro Tunnel project.
Music review: Bugs Bunny at the Symphony, Hamer Hall
Looney Tunes cartoons in orchestral swoon.
Theatre review: Metropolis, Hayes Theatre
An adaptation of the famous 1927 sci-fi film is nearly there, but needs more development.
Music review: London Symphony Orchestra: Gustav Mahler, QPAC
Accompanied by the London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle’s superlative conducting of Mahler was a night not only to remember…
Music review: London Symphony Orchestra: Adams, Debussy and Ravel, QPAC
A beautifully crafted program, meticulously played by one of the world’s great orchestras and conducted by the inimitable Sir Simon…
Theatre review: By Jane's Hand, La Mama
Austen fans will get on board, but greater directorial distance may have improved this project.
Book review: Did I Ever Tell You This?, Sam Neill
The New Zealand star has over 150 acting credits and his memoir makes it obvious why people just keep on…
Book review: Fed to Red Birds, Rijn Collins
A novel about the strangeness of beauty and morbidity of obsession.