Reviews
Review: Ben Folds with The Queensland Symphony Orchestra, QPAC (QLD)
Folds travels the geography of the piano at high speed, contributing convincing grabs of colour, spidery finger flurries and gliss
Review: Penelope Sleeps, Carriageworks (NSW)
An intriguing, highly elliptical account of Penelope's experience of waiting for her husband, Odysseus, to return from the Trojan War.
Review: John Prince Siddon: All Mixed Up, Perth Festival (WA)
An electrifying solo exhibition by Walmajarri artist John Prince Siddon, All Mixed Up lives up to its title in spectacular…
Review: Monster Theatres – 2020 Adelaide Biennial, Art Gallery of SA
This is a brave exhibition on many levels. It feels like a slow dance between veiled narratives and the raw…
Review: Samsara, Arts Centre Melbourne/Asia TOPA (VIC)
Both sumptuous and ascetic, Samsara is a contemporary dance duet that embodies the best elements of India and China’s special…
Review: Misfit – Collage and Queer Practice, National Art School/Mardi Gras (NSW)
The exceptionality of queer experience is on glorious display here with jagged wit.
Review: Mouthpiece, Adelaide Festival (SA)
Kieran Hurley’s thrilling drama interrogates poverty porn clichés, the rules of playwriting, and asks who has the right to tell…
Review: The Hitmen, Theatre Works (VIC)
The Hitmen is a grotesque comedy with a quirky Australian flavour.
Review: Cold Blood, Adelaide Festival (SA)
Technically adept and visually striking, this Belgian production uses miniature sets, live video editing and the performers’ fingers to bring…
Review: Dimanche, Adelaide Festival (SA)
Inventive puppetry tells a story of environmental collapse in a family-friendly show that ventures into bleak territory.