Reviews

Music Review: No Friend But The Mountains: a Symphonic Song Cycle
After winning an army of literary awards, No Friend but the Mountains, the extraordinary book by Kurdish-Iranian prisoner Behrouz Boochani,…

Theatre Review: Stop Girl by Sally Sara
Presented by Belvoir, Sally Sara's play is a brutally sobering examination of the trauma experienced by foreign correspondents.

Music Review: Royalty – Classics Unwrapped 1, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
Maestro Guy Noble presents a selection of greatest hits from four hundred years of royal music.

Book Review: Buried Not Dead by Fiona McGregor
McGregor’s Buried Not Dead is a passionately alive and lively essay collection.

Exhibition Review: Nicole Ellis, ANU Drill Hall Gallery
This superb survey exhibition by Sydney artist Nicole Ellis takes a rigorous look at abstraction through the mediums of fabric…

Exhibition Review: The Image is Not Nothing (Concrete Archives), ACE Open
Co-curated by Lisa Radford and Yhonnie Scarce, The Image is Not Nothing (Concrete Archives) is a complex, contemplative exhibition that…

Dance Review: If These Halls Could Talk: Belvedere Ballroom
Presented by Mature Artists Dance Experience (MADE) and Ten Days on The Island, the If These Halls Could Talk project…

Theatre Review: Voldemort and the Teenage Hogwarts Musical Parody
A nostalgic adult musical parody based on the books you love.

Music Review: Vera Blue with the MSO: Everything is Wonderful
An exuberant celebration of music makers – who happen to all be female.

Book Review: Eating with my Mouth Open by Sam van Zweden
Melbourne-based writer Sam van Zweden explores food and the body in all their complexities and nuances in this eloquent exploration…