Reviews
Review: Frida Kahlo: Viva La Vida, Old 505 Theatre (NSW)
A startling, vibrant portrait of an artist and disabled feminist icon.
Review: Ajax, Old 505 Theatre (NSW)
Bilingual English and Arabic adaptation of the Greek tragedy is a shattering look at the horror of war.
Review: Revolutions: Rebels and Records, Melbourne Museum
A retro exhibition brings the Sixties back but with detail you’ve never seen before.
Review: The Miser, Arts Centre Melbourne
A new version of Molière’s 17th-century play by Justin Fleming entertains but doesn’t quite satisfy.
Review: The Double, Blue Room Theatre (WA)
Clare Testoni’s cyber-gothic tale is an accomplished exploration of the changing nature of reality.
Book Review: A Universe of Sufficient Size by Miriam Sved
Miriam Sved’s second novel explores mathematics, antisemitism, and the complex relationships of friends and families across time.
Book Review: Zealot by Jo Thornely
Jo Thornely details the history and practices of ten cults, with particular emphasis on their leaders.
Book Review: A Lovely and Terrible Thing by Chris Womersley
In this collection of short stories, there is a poetic lilt to Womersley’s prose.
Book Review: #Me Too: Stories from the Australian movement
#MeToo is not one thing ‘owned’ by one group of women, as this new collection of personal essays, fiction, and…
Review: A Little Piece of Ash, Kings Cross Theatre
Megan Wilding’s first full-length play delivers piercing, effortless emotion.