Reviews

The Rapture Chapter II: Art Vs Extinction, fortyfivedownstairs (VIC)
Moira Finucane and co offer a playful, intelligent and optimistic attempt to disrupt extinction.

River of Light, Brisbane Festival (QLD)
This year’s largest event at Brisbane Festival uses the river as its canvas to tell an early chapter in the…

Constellations, Tasmanian Theatre Company (TAS)
A daring, graceful juggling act of robust emotions and sophisticated ideas.

The Long Call by Ann Cleeves
Cleeves certainly knows how to construct a captivating, intricate plot with lots of unexpected turns.

Nine, Seymour Centre (NSW)
Little Triangle has delivered a highly polished production of this rarely seen musical.

Admin/Villains, Dublin Fringe (Ireland)
A one-man show about loneliness, longing, and social media-enhanced isolation, and a dance theatre piece exploring call-out culture through a…

The Last Wife, Ensemble Theatre (NSW)
Kate Hennig’s play brings the drama of the Tudors to the present day.

The House of Youssef by Yumna Kassab
A remarkable debut collection of short stories elegantly detailing the lives of Lebanese migrant families in western Sydney.

We Live Here, Brisbane Festival (QLD)
How does circus take on death and memory? In collaboration with a hospice for young people, Flipside Circus attempts to…

Review: Story Time: Australian Children’s Literature, National Library of Australia (ACT)
The NLA presents a magical journey through the history of Australian children’s stories.