Reviews
Review: THEM, La Mama Theatre (VIC)
THEM challenges dominant depictions of refugees but its focus on humanity can slip into melodrama.
Review: Billy Childs: Rebirth, Melbourne Recital Centre/MIJF
A jazz legend pulls out all the tricks in a virtuoso ensemble.
Book Review: Halibut on the Moon by David Vann
Halibut on the Moon is a tragic biographical fiction on divorce, the nuclear family, maleness, guns and suicidal depression.
Book Review: Real Differences by SL Lim
SL Lim confronts the reader with some of the fissures in our society, but does not make the mistake of…
Review: True West, Limelight on Oxford (NSW)
Funniest when it’s also at its most serious, Sam Shepard’s classic explores sibling rivalry and the dying West.
Book Review: Exhalation by Ted Chiang
A deep, emotional collection of stories that keeps you asking questions well after you’ve put it down.
Review: Disparate Scenes for Millennial Dreams, Meat Market Stables (VIC)
Three new works that capture the millennial mood in a seamless blend of the metaphysical and the banal.
Review: Terracotta Warriors & Cai Guo-Qiang, NGV
The explosive chemistry between China’s past and present is the focus of the latest Melbourne Winter Masterpieces exhibition.
Review: Encounters with Mr Handel, St James’ Church, Sydney
Meeting Herr Händel in the halls of Enlightenment was not entirely a success.
Book Review: Murder on Easey Street by Helen Thomas
Much can be inferred from reading between the lines of this well documented cold case.