Reviews
Comedy review: Adam Hills, Shoes Half Full, MICF
Adam Hills' brand of humour transforms everyday events into unabashed joy.
Comedy review: The Improvised Guide to Spooky Stories, Improvilicious, MICF
A good G-rated, kid-friendly comedy act.
Exhibition Review: Michael Cook Natures Mortes at Andrew Baker Art Dealer (QLD)
First Nations photographer Michael Cook takes a spin on a Dutch Old Masters aesthetic in a new series that weaves…
Comedy Review: Zoe Coombs Marr – Agony! Misery!, MICF
The welcome return of Zoë Coombs Marr to stand up after a year quietened by COVID brings more than just…
Book Review: Fire Flood Plague by Sophie Cunningham
While we struggle with COVID and global warming narratives, Fire Flood Plague offers news perspectives on what has happened to…
Comedy Review: Tom Gleeson – Lighten Up, MICF
From the moment he lounges on stage, Gleeson captures attention with a confident, piss-taking performance.
Book Review: New Animal by Ella Baxter
A soulful and intimate comedy that fearlessly questions our attitudes towards death and sex.
Comedy review: Farm Backpacker (Subclass 417) by Takashi Wakasugi, MICF
A stand-up show about the lives of foreign backpackers on Australian farms and a cross between a personal working holiday…
Book review: No Document by Anwen Crawford
An elegy for a friendship and artistic partnership cut short by death, this new non-fiction book grasps at profundity that…
Theatre review: Hamilton, Sydney Lyric Theatre
The critic-proof production has opened in Australia to rapturous reviews – but what did we think?