Reviews
Review: Ian Strange - Suburban Interventions, John Curtin Gallery (WA)
Ian Strange restores empathy to suburbia, in the wake of economic and environment destruction, in this first survey exhibition of…
Book review: Sidney Nolan: The Artist’s Materials by Paula Dredge
Paula Dredge provides bold new insights into the work of this iconic Australian artist.
Review: No Pay? No Way!, Sydney Opera House (NSW)
Liberation takes many forms in Marieke Hardy’s stellar adaptation of Dario Fo’s classic Marxist farce.
Review: 2020 Helpmann Academy Graduate Exhibition, Adelaide Fringe (SA)
Graduating visual artists articulate crucial issues through a wide range of media.
Review: Wansolwara: One Salt Water, UNSW Galleries (NSW)
This is a massive project and offers a massive rethink in the narratives we construct and hold around contemporary Pacific…
Review: What Every Girl Should Know, Brunswick Mechanics Institute (VIC)
Monica Byrne’s play is a subversive, feminist take on the familiar Catholic schoolgirl setting.
Review: Ballet at the Quarry – Light and Shadow, Perth Festival (WA)
WA Ballet’s triple bill includes some stellar moments, alongside some clunky choices.
Review: Hecate, Perth Festival (WA)
The first ever adaptation of Macbeth in the Noongar language of southwestern WA is ambitious, important and highly entertaining.
Book review: Fascists Among Us by Jeff Sparrow
Jeff Sparrow’s concise, incisive analysis of the rise of fascism is the wake-up call we all need.
Review: Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam, Belvoir (NSW)
A dark and clever work that produces visceral, divided responses from the audience.