Reviews
Book review: Meanjin: Essays that Changed Australia: 1940 to today, Esther Anatolitis (editor)
This collection showcases a range of convincing, important and erudite voices.
Performance review: The Pirates of Penzance – In Concert, QPAC
Gilbert and Sullivan at their finest in this rip-roaring crowd-pleaser, which offers an all-star cast with many musical gems.
Exhibition review: Yin Xiuzhen: Piercing the Sky, Power Station of Art Shanghai
Love letters to shoes, a flesh-like sonic tower and a cosmic horn – it's clear that Yin Xiuzhen is a…
Theatre review: The Heartbreak Choir, Ensemble Theatre
Themes of community, forgiveness and understanding lie at the heart of this crowd-pleaser, which rounds out Ensemble’s 2024 season.
Music review: Air, Moon Safari, ALWAYS LIVE festival
A magical Melbourne evening under the stars, thanks to the French duo’s blissful refrains.
Performance review: F Christmas, Malthouse Theatre
The antidote to traditional Christmas schmaltz.
Book review: The Position of Spoons, Deborah Levy
The celebrated novelist and playwright reveals and honours some of her greatest influences.
Theatre review: Wanderings, Queensland Theatre
Nest Ensemble’s latest production is a thoughtful, well-conceived two-hander that examines important current societal issues.
Dance review: Intersections: Street Dance X Theatre, Riverside Theatres
A double bill of female-led street dance.
Book review: Rapture, Emily Maguire
A story based on the legend of Poe Joan.