Reviews
Review: Herbie Hancock, Riverside Theatre (WA)
A little less flash would have improved this concert from the Grammy-winning jazz pianist.
Review: End of the Rainbow, Adelaide Cabaret Festival
Helen Dallimore captures the complexity of Garland’s character in a stellar performance.
Review: Gershwin Reimagined, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra/MIJF
Laura Mvula’s spectacular performance transcends the score while still paying respect to Gershwin’s original intentions.
Review: The Spooky Men’s Chorale, Civic Theatre Newcastle (NSW)
They’re like a choral group that does really funny political commentary and jokes about masculinity.
Review: Escaped Alone, Red Stitch Actors Theatre (VIC)
This is a lean, whip-smart play, about hope and community, private anguish, and terrible rage.
Review: Lonnie Holley, Melbourne Recital Centre/MIJF
The sculptor-turned-singer’s free-flowing compositions defy categorisation.
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…