Reviews

Comedy review: Sara Pascoe, I Am A Strange Gloop, Melbourne Town Hall, MICF 2025
Sara Pascoe got married and had children. She's happy about that... mostly.

Theatre review: The Glass Menagerie, Ensemble Theatre
Tennessee Williams’ memory play is transcendently directed and features seamless performances that enhance the production’s dramatic tension.

Comedy review: Geraldine Hickey, Meander, Fairfax Studio, MICF 2025
Seeing Hickey is like catching up with an old and genuinely beloved friend... who doesn't happen to know north from…

Exhibition review: Some of those Spaces Tween Life and Death, Woolloongabba Art Gallery
Amid the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Alfred, a rare gem of the South-East Queensland art scene seems to have been…

Comedy review: Jessica Barton: Dirty Work, The Motley Bauhaus, MICF 2025
Come clown around with this multitalented comedian in her debut show.

Exhibition review: Danie Mellor: marru I the unseen visible, Queensland Art Gallery
North Queensland multidisciplinary artist, Danie Mellor, explores Australia’s shared history in a powerful new exhibition.Â

Book review: First Name Second Name, Steve MinOn
A family history traced through time, like journey lines on a map, infuses Steve MinOn’s debut novel with a ghostly,…

Theatre review: O, Ophelia, Bulmba-ja Arts Centre, Cairns
Shakespeare's Ophelia is the protagonist in this timeless tale about coercive control.

Performance review: THE WET, Alexander Theatre, Monash Performing Arts Centres
A stunning physical and aural celebration of the Wet and how it affects all beings living on Country in Far…

Exhibition review: Karla Dickens, Rise and Fall, Wollongong Art Gallery
A thought-provoking and cohesive exhibition by First Nation artist Karla Dickens that explores climate and the Lismore Floods.