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A darkened stage lit up by three small lamps. A middle-aged man and a woman are seated centrally at a table. To the left is an older man with a guitar, on the right and older woman knitting.
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Theatre review: Uncle Vanya, Ensemble Theatre

Joanna Murray-Smith's adaptation of Chekhov's classic play is elegant and tasteful.

An Indigenous man in dark clothing with one hand to his throat. A didgeridoo is standing next to him.
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Music review: Festival Farewell, Australian Festival of Chamber Music, Townsville Civic Theatre

The finale to the 2024 Australian Festival of Chamber Music celebrated the joy of music with a heartfelt farewell to…

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Festival reviews: Edinburgh Festival Fringe, various venues

Four very different Australian shows at Edinburgh Festival Fringe impress with their content and direction.

Black and white photograph of bones on a table. Bett Gallery.
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Exhibition review: Neil Haddon and David Stephenson, Bett Gallery, Hobart

An unlikely pairing of two of Tasmania’s established artists, shaking up the landscape genre.

Four people in black are huddled together, looking down, each one holding onto saxophones.
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Music review: Australian Festival of Chamber Music, various Townsville venues 

A reflection on some key concerts and events at the 2024 Australian Festival of Chamber Music.

A black and white video still of a woman and a man back to back. They are connected by their hair, which is in a pony tail for both.
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Exhibition review: Hair Pieces, Heide Museum of Modern Art

An exploration of the significance of hair in contemporary culture through Australian and international art.

English. Southbank Theatre. A classroom set up on stage, with pastel green walls and an orange curtain on the left side. A woman is standing in front of a whiteboard. There is a man and three women surrounding her.
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Theatre review: English, Southbank Theatre

The challenges of learning a second language are played out in an Iranian classroom.

A man is lounging in a bed, wrapped up in bedsheets. On the right, crouching is a figure dressed up in a fancy frock and headgear.
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Theatre review: The Importance of Being Earnest, fortyfivedownstairs

Cucumbers aplenty in a production of Oscar Wilde's classic work that also interweaves the playwright into the show.

Wonderful World. An orchestra is playing on the stage with a cellist front and centre, spotlit. Behind them is a large screen of a tract of land peeking through what could be either clouds or crashing waves.
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Concert review: Wonderful World, Townsville Civic Theatre

A diverse musical program across environmentally conscious themes in a powerful humanistic ode to nature.

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Exhibition review: Jurassic World: The Exhibition

A new immersive exhibition brings full-sized moving dinosaurs to Melbourne's inner north.

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