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A blonde woman in a red and white print dress and a white cardigan is standing with her head bent to one side and looking down.
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Theatre review: Milk and Blood, fortyfivedownstairs

Two separate monologues explore themes of violence.

Kate Mulqueen

Aug 26, 2024
A person dances barefoot in a shaft of light. They wear a long green pleated skirt, a metallic bronze sleeveless top, and stand with one arm raised above their long hair and another hand on their hip.
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Performance review: Interior, The Substation

The latest Rawcus production is a slow burn, evoking warmth and personal reflection.

Jessi Ryan

Aug 23, 2024
Mindy Meng Wang and Monica Lim, ‘Guài 怪’, installation view as part of ‘SCI-FI: Mythologies Transformed’. An installation of three video scenes that are interactive with a participant standing in front of it with arms outstretched, seemingly controlling a digital avatar.
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Exhibition review: SCI-FI: Mythologies Transformed, Science Gallery Melbourne

Disrupting gender and racial stereotypes in sci-fi.

Celina Lei

Aug 21, 2024
A large tapestry affixed to a wall that looks like stain-glass.
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Exhibition review: Diana Wood Conroy: An Archaeology of Woven Tapestry, Wollongong Art Gallery

Woven tapestries, drawings and paintings from 60 years of Diana Wood Conroy’s life as an artist.

Alison Wishart

Aug 21, 2024
A woman with brown curly hair is wearing an elaborate golden costume that covers her entire body.
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Festival review: An Evening Without Kate Bush, Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Kate Bush may not be present on stage but Sarah-Louise Young does an excellent job of channelling the singer.

Tiffany Barton

Aug 21, 2024
A young man in a brown suit and tie is sitting in the foreground. In the background is an older man looking at him. Between them there is a noose hanging.
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Theatre review: Hangmen, New Theatre

The first Australian production of Martin McDonagh’s 2015 play sees high drama and black comedy come together in a gripping…

Peter Hackney

Aug 21, 2024
Two panels. On left is a woman with brown hair, glasses and a stripey blue and white top. On the right is cover of a book with 'Fiona McFarlane' in white font, 'Highway 13 in pink font' overlaid on image of a forest clearing with white birds.
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Book review: Highway 13, Fiona McFarlane

Brilliant stories about ordinary people all connected to a series of crimes.

Erich Mayer

Aug 21, 2024
A number of small ceramic artwork are attached to two white walls.
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Exhibition review: Searching Chords: Susie Choi, Mitchell Fine Art

Through her porcelain slip-cast inflatables, Susie Choi captures the zeitgeist of a generation.

Pamela See

Aug 21, 2024
A blond man wearing a jumper in shades of blue.
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Festival reviews: Susie McCabe, Todd Almond, James Barr, Stella Graham, Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Four diverse, but excellent comedy shows at this year's Edinburgh Fringe.

Tiffany Barton

Aug 20, 2024
Two stressed-looking women wearing blue nurses uniforms stand on stage, with a light blue curtain in the background. The woman in the foreground is pale-skinned with short dark hair; the woman in the background is dark-skinned with very short black hair.
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Festival review: Tending, Edinburgh Festival Fringe

A play that offers insight into the daily work of nurses in the UK's National Heath Service.

Tiffany Barton

Aug 20, 2024
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