Reviews
Performance review: PENDULUM, Melbourne Fringe
The mesmerising choreography of dancers in concert with swinging bells.
Theatre review: I is Maggie
A clear-eyed insight into the conditions of migrant labour in an industrial laundry.
Theatre review: The Briefing, Melissa McGlensey
A political satire at Melbourne Fringe that takes a swipe at many targets.
Concert review: Exhilaration, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
Pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk plays Prokofiev with outsanding clarity and precision.
Book review: Childhood, Shannon Burns
Shannon Burns’ raw memoir balances eloquence with visceral experience.
Theatre review: Triplets
Three times the delight in this stand up show.
Theatre review: End of
A funny-sad monologue about jobs and family, ageing and mortality.
Performance review: L’Hôtel
Luxuriate in this decadent immersive world of cabaret, circus and burlesque.
Book review: The Ninth Life of a Diamond Miner, Grace Tame
A memoir from the activist and advocate for survivors of childhood sexual abuse.
Exhibition review: Diasporic Dialogue, Mai Nguyen-Long and William Yang
A 30-year career searching for her voice in a diasporic landscape, Mai Nguyen-Long's work offers an exciting pathway forward.