Virginia Balfour
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Exhibition review: Botanica de Materia Medica, Royal Botanic Garden
Australia’s leading contemporary botanic art exhibition presents a diverse and interesting exploration of plants that heal.
Dance review: Identity, Sydney Opera House
Two separate performances exemplify the grace and power of two of Australia's leading choreographers: Daniel Riley and Alice Topp.
Exhibition review: On the Edge, Royal Botanic Garden Sydney
An exhibition that explores Australian nature at peril.
Theatre review: One Woman Show, Sydney Opera House
A parodic exploration of well-worn tropes of female-led storytelling.
Installation review: Eden Unearthed: Art in the Gardens
Over 35 installations are on display in this outdoor setting, exploring both environmental degradation and tendrils of hope.
Musical review: FANGIRLS
The successful musical about pop culture makes a triumphant return to Sydney.
Opera review: Il Trovatore
Opera Australia's re-imagining of Verdi’s story of love, revenge, persecution and revolution as a dystopian critique of the repression of…
Musical review: 9 To 5
The cult classic movie returns as a feminist-lite musical.