Reviews

Theatre review: In a Nutshell: The Poetry of Violence, Neilson Nutshell, Pier 2/3
In its latest Shakespearean mash-up, Bell Shakespeare explores the nature of violence in the Bard’s work.

Dance review: The Hearth, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery
Young dancers in a site-specific work explore the concept of safe spaces.

Exhibition review: Tony Woods, Magma Galleries
A slick Melbourne gallery celebrates the life and works of a staggeringly prolific artistic chameleon.

Theatre review: Blackbird, Wentworth Falls School of Arts
Exploring the devastating power of trauma and guilt, director Paulina Kelly’s production of ‘Blackbird’ was uncomfortable, shocking – and brilliant.

Theatre review: The Children, Heath Ledger Theatre, WA
Environmental disaster and the rocky affairs of the heart are braided in this production.

Opera review: The Turn of the Screw, Hayes Theatre
Director Craig Baldwin and the Hayes Theatre Co breathe new life into a Benjamin Britten classic.

Book review: The Temperature, Katerina Gibson
Six characters whose lives intersect in a novel that takes the pulse of the times.

Book review: Woo Woo, Ella Baxter
An unsettling book about art and creativity ... and being stalked.

Book review: Pig City, Andrew Stafford
A reprint to mark its 20th birthday, this book is still relevant.

Book review: The Wedding Forecast, Nina Kenwood
A romcom that celebrates friendship as much as romantic love.