Reviews
Cabaret review: Bite, The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Adelaide Fringe
A queer 'spiegeltent style' cabaret celebrating sex positivity in the face of growing homophobic hate globally.
Theatre review: A Nightime Travesty, Malthouse Theatre, Asia TOPA 2025
A ferociously funny, controlled yet chaotic Blak vaudevillian comedy that pulls no punches and decapitates its prisoners.
Theatre review: And Then There Were None, Comedy Theatre
The best selling crime novel of all time receives another stage adaptation.
Theatre review: Never Have I Ever, Fairfax Studio
Both witty and wily, Deborah Frances-White's play makes for a very entertaining night in the theatre.
Immersive review: Invisible: Darkfield, Adelaide Fringe
From out of the darkness, a voice beckons you to embrace the chaos.
Musical review: Hadestown, Theatre Royal Sydney
While some elements are impressive, others are undercooked and underwhelming.
Theatre review: Our Monster’s Name is Jerry, Theatre Works
Gothic tropes are explored, but without the promised scares.
Mixed-reality concert review: KAGAMI, Asia TOPA 2025
In this one-on-one encounter with Ryuichi Sakamoto, ‘KAGAMI’ is a tender, yet ambitious, ode to life and death.
Book review: Water Moon, Samantha Sotto Yambao
A dreamy and fantastical tale about choices made and not made.
Theatre review: Truth, Merlyn Theatre, Malthouse
Patricia Cornelius' latest play tells the story of the WikiLeaks founder who 'wanted to change the world'.