Joy Lawn
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Theatre review: The Play That Goes Wrong, Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House
On its 10th anniversary this play is as silly and entertaining as it was a decade ago.
Theatre review: The Spare Room, Belvoir St Theatre
Based on the Helen Garner book, this play is a study of terminal illness from the point of view of…
Exhibition review: Cerith Wyn Evans .... in light of the visible, Museum of Contemporary Art
A large-scale immersive light and sound exhibition.
Book review: The Name of the Sister, Gail Jones
Gail Jones' latest novel is a mesh of literary and crime genres.
Book review: Always Home, Always Homesick, Hannah Kent
Hannah Kent's first non-fiction book retreads the grounds of her Iceland-set bestseller, 'Burial Rites.'
Theatre review: The Lover and The Dumb Waiter, Ensemble Theatre
A double dose of classic Pinter plays.
Book review: How to Survive 1985, Tegan Bennett Daylight
A novel that compares and contrasts the 1980s and the 2020s through the eyes of teens.
Theatre review: Big Girls Don't Cry, Belvoir St Theatre
1960s Redfern as seen through the perspectives of a group of Aboriginal women.
Musical review: Bloom, Roslyn Packer Theatre
A comedic musical theatre production by Tom Gleisner and Katie Weston, set in a nursing home and featuring cross-generational friendships.
Theatre review: The Glass Menagerie, Ensemble Theatre
Tennessee Williams’ memory play is transcendently directed and features seamless performances that enhance the production’s dramatic tension.