Reviews
Theatre Review: Iranian Bauhaus, La Mama
Elnaz Sheshgelani recreates an Iranian performance tradition that transports and delights.
Book Review: Painting the Ancient Land of Australia by Philip Hughes
At the heart of Hughes' work there is a calm, a still point, drawing the viewer into a quiet space…
Music Review: Lone Hemispheres: The Solo Sessions
A specifically digital release, Ensemble Offspring's Lone Hemispheres showcases challenging contemporary works.
Book Review: The Stranger Artist by Quentin Sprague
This book abounds with fascinating anecdotes about the lives of Kimberley artists.
Exhibition Review: Isolate Make and Design Isolate, ADC
Making art in the pandemic directly affects the work itself. This exhibition is both history and direct reflection of lived…
Book Review: To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini
A sci-fi epic of technologies and cultures clashing across the stars.
Book Review: How local art made Australia's national capital
Anni Doyle Wawrzynczak offers a deep dive into Canberrra's local visual arts landscape, tracking its jostle against big muscle national…
Theatre Review: Disney’s Frozen, Capitol Theatre
This production transcends any age barrier to bring the purest of theatrical magic to the Capitol Theatre in a glacier…
Theatre Review: PIPPIN, Sydney Lyric Theatre
PIPPIN is undeniably spectacular with high-octane choreography and staging, but this 70s revival production has thin moments.
Book Review: Redfern: Aboriginal activism in the 1970s by Johanna Perheentupa
A history of the establishment of some key pioneering Aboriginal community groups and organisations in Redfern, Sydney, paving the way…