Reviews
Exhibition review: Arcangelo Sassolino: in the end, the beginning, Mona
Contemplations around life and destruction are provoked by the first Australian exhibition by Italian artist Arcangelo Sassolino.
Performance review: The Lost Things, Sydney Opera House
Worlds away from spoon-bending and other simple tricks, Scott Silven’s new show is magic – but not as we know…
Festival review: OpenField, Berry
A regional festival that trades on being genuine.
Performance review: Psychopomp, Taylor Square Substation, Pride Fest
An existential foxtrot with life and death.
Book review: The Foal in the Wire, Robbie Coburn
A verse novel that tracks the intertwined paths of two teenagers after they care for an injured foal.
Cabaret review: Skank Sinatra, The Loading Dock, Pride Fest
Skank Sinatra, doing it her way.
Theatre review: The Spare Room, Belvoir St Theatre
Based on the Helen Garner book, this play is a study of terminal illness from the point of view of…
Dance review: The Chronicles, RISING, Playhouse Arts Centre Melbourne
An epic multimedia dance feat that travels from womb to tomb.
Theatre review: The Assignment, Clubhouse Theatre, Townsville
A coming-of-age comedy drama set in the 80s.
Performance review: The Act, RISING, Chunky Move Studios
A movement/theatre hybrid delving into the parallels and disconnections between dance and sex work.