Reviews
Theatre review: The Normal Heart
A play about the AIDS/HIV pandemic is perennially relevant.
Book review: Moon Sugar, Angela Meyer
A genre-defying novel that plays around with concepts of loss, power and different realities.
Book review: Alchemy, Wendy Sharpe and Kate Forsyth
A creatively brilliant amalgamation of poetry and art.
Book review: Unnecessary Drama, Nina Kenwood
A delightful YA rom-com about moving out and growing up.
Book review: A Kind of Magic, Anna Spargo-Ryan
A deeply engaging memoir about identity, mental illness, and the importance of constructing a narrative.
Theatre review: Bernie Dieter's Club Kabarett
A much-needed celebration of inclusion and life.
Dance review: Lost Little Llama
A delightful children’s ballet performed with original music, graceful slapstick, and a mostly-happy ending.
Theatre review: The Meeting
An imagining of a meeting between Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X, exploring the opposing views of these two…
Exhibition review: 1000 Year Plan for Gertrude Glasshouse
A complex mixed media showing of works on paper, glass sculptures, combined with original operatic music score.
Exhibition review: In Our Time and Treasures of Dai Gum San
Two concurrent exhibitions highlighting links between art from China in Australia, past and present.