Reviews

Book Review: The Fifth Season by Philip Salom
As you would expect from a poet like Philip Salom, this novel lilts and dances.

Book Review: Cadaver Dog by Luke Best (UQP)
Cadaver Dog demands to be read again and again.

Dance Review: The Nutcracker, WA Ballet
After such long confinement His Majesty's grand old theatre opens its doors once again.

Dance Review: GALA, WA Ballet
Aurélien Scannella celebrates eight years as Artistic Director of the West Australian Ballet company.

Music Review: Beethoven's Emperor, QSO
The original Maestro 10 Concert by the Queensland Symphony Orchestra (QSO) in 2020 had been scheduled for this weekend.

Exhibition Review: Ink in the Lines, Australian War Memorial
This is an incredible, intimate exhibition that is less about war and conflict, and more about empathy and the human…

Book Review: Rebel Without a Clause by Sue Butler (Pan Macmillan Aus)
Do you sweat over the plural of platypus? This book is for you.

Exhibition Review: Know My Name, National Gallery of Australia
Shown where the NGA's International Collection sat traditionally, Australian women artists have usurped the power position with Know My Name…

Book Review: Biting the Clouds by Fiona Foley (UQP)
Fiona Foley’s Biting the Clouds is exceptional.

Exhibition Review: Streeton, Art Gallery of NSW
Curator Wayne Tunnicliffe finds the trigger points that connect audiences across time in this exhibition, from world conflict, pandemics to…