Reviews
Immersive review: Prison Island Melbourne, Docklands
34 cells offer escape room challenges of varying difficulties.
Music review: From Harbour to Harbour 2, National Theatre
A joyous celebration of southern Iranian traditional music with Australian Indigenous collaborations.
Exhibition review: Revealed 2025: New and Emerging WA Aboriginal Artists, Perth Cultural Centre
An extensive display of Indigenous artwork garnered from across WA.
Book review: The Theory of Everything, Yumna Kassab
Ambitious and far-ranging in scope, the book defies easy categorisation.
Book review: The Good Daughter, Kumi Taguchi
A memoir of the SBS journalist's struggle to understand her Japanese heritage.
Theatre review: Heartbreak Hotel, RISING, The Showroom Arts Centre Melbourne
'You'll be so lonely, baby...' New Zealand's EBKM brings a show about heartbreak to this year's RISING.
Festival review: Dark Mofo 2025 Week One
Dark Mofo returns to the embrace of an enthusiastic crowd after a one-year hiatus. Here are the top 2025 highlights.
Exhibition review: French Impressionism from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, NGV International
The NGV's Winter Masterpieces exhibition brings beloved old masters to Melbourne.
Theatre review: Hamlet, RISING, Union Theatre, University of Melbourne
It's 'Hamlet', but not 'that' one. No, this version has dancing, rap and a beautifully conceived and executed message behind…
Music review: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in Concert, Hamer Hall
The first of the Harry Potter series returns with live orchestral accompaniment.