Reviews
Theatre review: Watersong, Clubhouse Theatre, Townsville
A stunning production by Townsville-based First Nations actors and playwright mines generational family drama.
Ballet review: The Sleeping Beauty, His Majesty's Theatre
A classic story performed in the traditional style marks WA Ballet's final show for the year.
Exhibition review: Mark du Potiers: Some Days My Skin Just Isn’t So Thick, Queensland Multicultural Centre
Queer Asian Australian artist, Mark du Potiers, delicately deconstructs discrimination through his assemblages and needlework.
Exhibition Review: Tarik Ahlip: Kara Toprak, Schmick Contemporary
This exhibit brings the transformative relationship between writing and sculpture to its pure physical presence – gilded by gold and…
Book review: New Australian Fiction 2024, Suzy Garcia (editor)
A provocative anthology that challenges readers with 15 diverse, often unsettling but always compelling stories.
Exhibition review: Molto Bello: Icons of Modern Italian Design, Heide Museum of Modern Art
Icons of Italian design with an iconic exhibition to match.
Theatre review: Jack Maggs, Adelaide Festival Centre
Based on the novel by Peter Carey, this production is a fine new work in the Australian theatrical canon.
Exhibition review: et al.: epochal, MUMA
Truth and power challenged as Aotearoa New Zealand collective et al. disrupts the MUMA galleries.
Exhibition review: Nature of Nature: Mike Makatron, Backwoods Gallery
Prolific mural artist hosts a rare gallery exhibition with exceptional results.Â
Performance review: Never Mind the Buzzers, Here’s RocKwiz LIVE!, West Gippsland Arts Centre
The original TV show has become a popular touring franchise.