review

Troy review: a mythical marvel at the Malthouse
Straddling mythology and today’s brutal truths, the Malthouse production of Troy towers mightily.

Congratulations, Get Rich! review: ghosts, trauma, culture and karaoke
Congratulations, Get Rich! is a bold new work by Merlynn Tong exploring mother-daughter relationships, multigenerational trauma and legacy.

Back to Bilo review: the Nadesalingam family's story steals the show in Brisbane
Back to Bilo is a powerful piece of theatre with connection, care and community at its core.

Life is a Dream review: a classic comes alive at Belvoir
Segismundo has spent his life in his bedroom, unaware he's the prince of Poland, in Life is a Dream.

Tenderfoot review: Toni Jordan's engrossing page-turning saga
Tenderfoot is told from the point of view of 12-year-old Andie Tanner as remembered by her very much older self.

Butterfly Effect review: WA Ballet's beautifully weaved production
The standing ovation for the world premiere of WA Ballet's Butterfly Effect was fully justified.

All the Way to the River review: Elizabeth Gilbert gets personal again
All the Way to the River chronicles Gilbert's decades-long friendship and romance with Rayya Elias.

No Dancing in the Lift, Mandy Sayer review: a vivid memoir
Sayer's No Dancing in the Lift paints an intimate portrait of an unconventional childhood.

Arborescence review: Rhett Davis' novel takes 'tree change' to a new level
Arborescence is speculative fiction at its best: an end-of-world story that offers green leaves of hope.

Would That It Were a Fortress review: June Jones EP is a chrysalis
June Jones’ music is intensely personal, interrogating gender identity, mental health, disability and what healing might look like.