Reviews

Review: Give Me Your Hand by Megan Abbott, Picador
The doings of the central characters in Give Me Your Hand make for good reading, but you would hope never…

Review: The Mermaids: Mirror Worlds and Triple Vita Nestings, IMA
These two powerful exhibitions, Karrabing Film Collective's The Mermaids: Mirror Worlds and Haegue Yang's Triple Vita Nestings, are now on…

Review: Tears for Tarshiha by Olfat Mahmoud, Wild Dingo Press
That Olfat Mahmoud has survived to tell her story is a miracle.

Review: 2018 Paul Guest Prize, Bendigo Art Gallery
Traditional or unconventional, these drawings in Australia’s pre-eminent prize contain the art of conception and the craft of execution.

Review: The Eastern Curlew by Harry Saddler
Harry Saddler writes with such contagious enthusiasm that it is impossible not to share his love of birds.

Review: The Kites of Tianjin, fortyfivedownstairs theatre
Featuring Wang Zheng-Ting, this show was a fitting finale to the inimitable brilliance of The Usefulness of Art concert series…

Review: Carrie: The Musical, Depot Theatre
Musical isn’t where one’s mind first goes when one thinks of Carrie.

Review: Bach Akademie Australia's A Musical Offering, St Mary’s Cathedral
Here is a first-rate and ambitious fledgling ensemble deserving every encouragement and support.

Review: The Weight of Light, Sydney Conservatorium of Music
At one hour’s duration, this theatrical song cycle seemed far longer.

Review: WASO's Last Night at the Proms, Perth Concert Hall
Bells and whistles bring tradition to Western Australia.