Gillian Wills

Gillian Wills is an author and arts journalist who has published with ArtsHub, The Australian, Courier Mail, Limelight, Inreview, Australian Book Review and Griffith Review. Her memoir Elvis and Me: how a weary musician and a broken racehorse rescue each other, Finch Publishing was released in Australia, Canada, America, New Zealand and United Kingdom in 2016. Her debut novel Big Music, Hawkeye Publishing was released on the 1 October, 2024.

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Exhibition review: William Robinson: Nocturne

An intriguing, seductive survey of paintings, drawings and prints that evoke ideas of night and darkness.

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Musical Review: West Side Story, QPAC

Touches of brilliance in this staging of a classic but lacks menace and urgency.

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Opera Review: The Marriage of Figaro, Opera Queensland

Froth and scandal: a classic that bears modern resonance.

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Dance Review: The Sleeping Beauty, Queensland Ballet

Fleet-footed cast graces the night to a sumptuous score.

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Book Review: Borderline by Sandie Jessamine, Bad Apple Press

Sandie Jessamine's memoir is an insightful exploration of a devastating and alienating mental illness and a catalogue of the damaging…

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Opera Review: Lorelei, Opera Queensland

Opera Queensland's Lorelei is an intoxicating mix of musical, opera, cabaret and burlesque.

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Book Review: Red Herrings for Breakfast by Annabet Ousback

In this poignant memoir, Ousback and her brother Anders endure a tough, confusing childhood steered by complex, demanding and rather…

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Book Review: Wild by Kirsten Hannah

Kirsten Hannah’s story-telling is compelling.

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Book Review: Poly by Paul Dalgarno

In a post Fifty Shades of Grey world, Poly is another story with sex at its heart.

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Book review: A New Name for the Colour Blue by Annette Marner

In this poignant read, Annette Marner deserves credit for her honest analyses of the trauma inflicted by domestic violence.

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