Reviews
Book Review: Earthlings by Sayaka Murata
This ambitious and original novel cements Murata’s reputation as an iconoclastic talent to her new audience of English-language readers.
Book Review: On Beverley Farmer: Writers on Writers by Josephine Rowe
Rowe describes Farmer’s essay collection The Bone House as ‘a work of restless genius and unshakeable focus’.
Performing Arts Review: ASO: Konstantin Plays Beethoven (SA)
The ASO continues its celebration of Beethoven’s 250th anniversary year.
Book Review: Poly by Paul Dalgarno
In a post Fifty Shades of Grey world, Poly is another story with sex at its heart.
Performing Arts Review: Venus and Adonis, St David’s Cathedral (TAS)
Theatre reinvents itself through lush, sexy storytelling in a sacred space.
Visual Arts Review: A Promise – Khaled Sabsabi, AGNSW
Sabsabi has the capacity to provoke deep questioning of our own racial, religious and political positioning without ostracising the viewer…
Book Review: The Mission House by Carys Davies
Davies’ novel seeks to make connections with faith and nationalism in contemporary India.
Performing Arts Review: The Cowgirl and The Showgirl Ride Again, Her Majesty’s Theatre (SA)
After six months of little live music and few events in South Australia, this Adelaide Festival favourite is back new…
Visual Art Review: Lindy Lee – Moon in a Dew Drop, MCA
At a time when our world reels from climate change, protests and demonstrations over racism, and a pandemic that leaves…
Book Review: I Give my Marriage a Year by Holly Wainwright
This tale of a marriage in crisis explores challenging questions concerning love, fidelity, aging, and expectations.