Reviews

Book review: Orbital, Samatha Harvey
This year's Booker Prize-winner has garnered a lot of praise, but does it actually deserve it?

Theatre review: Sweat, Wharf 1 Theatre
A play about hardscrabble small-town Americans by a Pulitzer-winning playwright is grimly prescient.

Exhibition review: Carbon_Dating, Caloundra Regional Gallery, Sunshine CoastÂ
A group exhibition exploring Australian native grasses.

Performance review: The Wharf Revue: The End of the Wharf As We Know It, Seymour CentreÂ
After 25 years, The Wharf Revue – famous for lampooning Australian politicians – is presenting its final show.

Exhibition review: Honey Long and Prue Stent: Body Heat, Arc One Gallery
Visionary photography duo serves up a smorgasbord of colours, textures and ideas.

Theatre review: ASK, The Blue Room Theatre
Family dynamics across time and space.

Theatre review: August: Osage County, Belvoir Street Theatre
Belvoir Street tackles one of the century’s great American plays in its final offering for 2024.

Musical review: Jesus Christ Superstar, Capitol Theatre
Go for the voices, not the storytelling.

Performance review: Peter and the Starcatcher, Arts Centre Melbourne
The prequel to 'Peter Pan' is fun for all the family.

Book review: The Truth about my Daughter, Jo Skinner
An exploration into the power dynamics and emotional upheavals of one family.