Reviews
Book Review: Repentance by Alison Gibbs
A novel of social and environmental upheaval in a small Australian town in the 1970s.
Theatre Review: The Pulse, Gravity and Other Myths (Adelaide Festival)
Adelaide’s contemporary circus powerhouse return to the stage with a bold new work that is unlikely to have been made…
Theatre Review: Young Frankenstein, Hayes Theatre
This often nonsensical pastiche of a show features great production and an eight-person cast work hard for their money –…
Exhibition Review: A Forest of Hooks and Nails, Fremantle Arts Centre (Perth Festival)
A Forest of Hooks and Nails is a joyous exhibition about the art of hanging art, writes Ted Snell.
Theatre Review: Grand Gesture, La Mama Theatre
Grand Gesture robustly satirises the romantic narrative.
Book Review: The Rock by Aaron Smith
If you want a better understanding of racism, this book is for you.
Dance Review: Archives of Humanity, Perth Festival
This moving ensemble work by WA’s flagship contemporary dance company, Co3 Contemporary Dance, reflects the heartbeats of humanity in uncertain…
Dance Review: Sydney Dance Company's Impermanence
The meaning of ‘impermanence’ has changed over the past year, personally and globally.
Exhibition Review: Overlapping Magisteria: The 2020 Macfarlane Commissions
Relating to the autonomy of scientific and religious realms, this exhibition presents myriad forms of encounter with the world and…
Exhibition Review: Dark Moon Rising and For the Sake of Love
These two exhibitions now on at Contemporary Art From the Margins cuts through stereotypes.