Reviews
Review: The Apparatus, Blue Room Theatre (WA)
A triptych of works by Kafka with dynamic physicality.
Review: Neon, DRILL (TAS)
An ambitious and logistically intricate work from the Hobart-based youth dance company.
Review: They Shield Us/Memory Mixtape/Land Currents, Koorie Heritage Trust (VIC)
Three exhibitions at Koorie Heritage Trust examine the art of cartography, Blak cinema, and contemporary adornment.
Review: Golden Shield, Southbank Theatre (VIC)
A conceptually thrilling courtroom tragedy that underdelivers on the human drama.
Review: L’Appartement, QPAC (QLD)
Murray-Smith’s new play examines some big moral questions with mixed results.
Review: Wild Cherries, La Mama Theatre (VIC)
A moving piece of Australian theatre that examines the brutality of forced labour.
Review: Let Men Tremble, Theatre Works (VIC)
The Danger Ensemble’s provocative reinterpretation of The Scarlet Letter is a forceful critique of patriarchy.
Review: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Her Majesty’s Theatre (VIC)
A big, gaudy, rambunctious musical that offers a mixed bag of treats.
Review: Since Ali Died, Arts Centre Melbourne (VIC)
Omar Musa weaves words and rhythms into a seamless story of boyhood, defiance, and faith.
Book Review: My Name Is Monster by Katie Hale
Hale’s debut novel is an examination of power and changing mother-daughter relationships.