Liza Dezfouli
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Theatre Review: Unbridled, The Butterfly Club
Three Melbourne stand-ups bring the belly laughs to The Butterfly Club in Unbridled
Music Review: No Friend But The Mountains: a Symphonic Song Cycle
After winning an army of literary awards, No Friend but the Mountains, the extraordinary book by Kurdish-Iranian prisoner Behrouz Boochani,…
Theatre Review: Grand Gesture, La Mama Theatre
Grand Gesture robustly satirises the romantic narrative.
Performance Review: Break the Cinnamon Branch
In this new digital series of performances, Sri Lankan born Jagath Dheerasekara presents recipes for dishes while challenging racist narratives.
Theatre Review: Iranian Bauhaus, La Mama
Elnaz Sheshgelani recreates an Iranian performance tradition that transports and delights.
Book review: Money for Something by Mia Walsch
A walk on the dark side of one young woman’s psychological struggle.
Book review: Fuck Happiness By Ariel Gore
Writer Ariel Gore asks an important question: Is there a gender bias in the positive psychology movement?
Book review: I am Change by Suzy Zail
I Am Change is a novel based in truth, and is inspired by the many stories writer Suzy Zail collected…
Book review: The Simple Shift by Chris Helder
The Simple Shift will come in handy right now for anyone struggling as a result of social isolation.
Review: Eyes Wide Woke, Midsumma Festival (VIC)
What starts as a funny and relatable exposé of middle-class hypocrisy becomes uncomfortably screamy, shouty and stereotypical.