Reviews
Theatre review: La Belle Epoque, Theatre Works
A multimedia play that interweaves different art forms to tell the story of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Performance review: Popera: Sex, Death & Politics, The Butterfly Club
Uma Dobia plays a feminist icon in 'Popera', ready to stamp out opera’s entrenched sexism in sparkly knee-high boots.
Music review: Dan Sultan x MSO, Hamer Hall
This masterful collaboration demonstrated the immense power of elevating First Nations voices on the orchestral stage.
Theatre review: Elegies: A Song Cycle, fortyfivedownstairs
A new production company makes its premiere with a slick and funnier than expected rendition of songs about losing loved…
Theatre review: Sunset Strip, New Theatre
The New Theatre tackles a play by one of Australia’s hottest theatrical exports.
Circus review: Cirque Bon Bon, The Athenaeum
All the circus acts you know and expect, but with a Guinness World Record holding performer thrown in as well.
Exhibition review: Duty of Care – Part One, IMA
Bold works critically examine the ugly side of care and, perhaps, the possibility of redemption.
Theatre review: Macbeth (An Undoing), Malthouse Theatre
The Scottish play returns with a few modern twists and a (muddled) feminist focus on Lady Macbeth.
Theatre Review: Brothers Wreck, Subiaco Arts Centre
The ties that bind after a tragic loss are examined in exquisite detail in this WA production of Jada Alberts’…
Exhibition review: Built Photography, MAPh
An exhibition challenging the spatial and conceptual 'flatness' of photography.