Reviews
Performance review: Shirley Valentine, Athenaeum Theatre
Willy Russell’s classic play of an oppressed woman’s mid-life self-discovery is as relevant today as it was in 1986.
Theatre review: Aria, Ensemble Theatre
Putting the kibosh (again) on his ‘retirement’, renowned Australian playwright David Williamson delivers a timely and compelling study of narcissism.
Theatre review: 37, Southbank Theatre, The Sumner
Race, community and identity in AFL.
Book review: Those Opulent Days, Jacquie Pham
A crime thriller set in 1920s Vietnam.
Exhibition review: 3rd Bankstown Biennale: Same Same/Different, Bankstown Arts CentreÂ
CaLD and First Nations artists challenge the traditional Anglo-Saxon art sphere.
Comedy review: 1 & a 1/2 Weddings & a Funeral, FRINGE WORLD
Raw, confessional humour by an ex-stripper raised in a religious household.
Exhibition review: Ocean Photographer of the Year Exhibition, Seaworks Williamstown
Some of the world’s best marine photography comes to Melbourne.Â
Performance review: A Body at Work, Theatre Works, midsumma festival
A queer woman's 17-year career in the sex industry is unveiled.
Book review: I'll Never Call Him Dad Again, Caroline Darian
In a book written prior to Dominique Pelicot's criminal convictions, his daughter reveals the effects of his horrific crimes on…
Exhibition review: Re-Stor(y)ing Oceania, Artspace Sydney
An invitation is extended to partake in cultural and ecological restoration.