Australia

ACMI VR Commissions push against the limits
As Tully Arnot’s latest VR project is unveiled at ACMI, ArtsHub takes a look at how the Mordant Family Commission…

Living with complex illness and surviving to tell about it – Anna Spargo-Ryan
Anna Spargo-Ryan's memoir raises awareness about complex mental health matters.

Best film and TV podcasts in Australia
Love movies, streaming, classic film, reviews, actors' stories and, um, Steven Seagal? Get your ears round this lot!

Dance review: SITU-8:CITY
Unusual site-specific dance works that respond to a key element from a film.

Theatre review: Boy, Lost
The true story of a boy snatched from his mother’s arms and their journey back to one another makes for…

Theatre review: The Lovers
Bell Shakespeare's first musical is fun and sparkly, but hasn't quite worked out its target audience.

Theatre review: One Hour No Oil
A powerful exploration of intimacy, masculinity and economic disenfranchisement in modern day Australia.

Book review: After You Were Gone, Vikki Wakefield
A fast paced, perfectly plotted and brilliantly conceived psychological thriller.

Book review: Hopeless Kingdom, Kgshak Akec
From South Sudan to Australia, this award-winning novel tracks the journey of childhood, family and the migrant experience.

Theatre review: Girls & Boys, MTC
Despite a fine performance from Nikki Shiels, this MTC production of Dennis Kelly’s powerful script is enervated and underwhelming.