Reviews

Exhibition Review: Solid Gold: Artists from Paradise, Hota Gallery
An impressive collection hang speaks to a legacy of patronage, while the inaugural exhibition Solid Gold celebrates local artists -…

Dance Review: Jurrungu Ngan-ga, Marrugeku
A potent, superbly executed work that pulsates with sadness and rage, resilience and joy.

Theatre Review: The Pitts, Athenaeum Theatre
The energy pumped out from the stage by these two performers was frenetic enough to power Broadway if channelled properly.

Book review: A Million Things by Emily Spurr, Text Publishing
Emily Spurr's debut novel presents its characters compassionately, without being tentative in her approach to their pain.

Music review: Greatest Mozart 1, Canberra International Music Festival
Some very fine playing in an all Mozart program but acoustical issues leave us wanting more.

Theatre Review: The Wedding Singer, Athenaeum Theatre
This production is pure joy and will have you grinning from ear to ear.

Exhibition Review: Yhonnie Scarce: Missile Park, ACCA
Tracking a 15-year career that forces one to bear witness to colonial acts of displacement and experimentation on our First…

Book Review: The Octopus Man by Jasper Gibson, Hachette Australia
Whatever the reason you pick up this book, you will not be disappointed.

Music review: Hand to Earth, Canberra International Music Festival
Hand to Earth offered an extraordinary insight into the ceremonies of our First Nations peoples.

Music review: Do I Matter?, Canberra International Music Festival
Do I Matter? distills the thoughts of some 200 women to a confidential survey about their private thoughts, though the…