Melbourne

Theatre review: Unsolicited Male
A standout performance from Kym Valentine elevates a well-intentioned but uneven #MeToo story

How saving a bookshop can strengthen society
Bookshops strengthen the social fabric, one of many reasons The TS Bookshop must be saved, argues Mary Dalmau.

Exhibition review: Handmade Universe
New commissioned works sit alongside those from the State Library of Victoria's own archival collection.

Exhibition review: Neighbourhood Earth
Tripping the light fantastic, an Interactive journey through the galaxy.

Exhibition review: And she was wearing trousers
New multimedia commissions from African artists take from the past and the present.

Theatre review: Secrets
A short, sharp, and sassy dose of humanity served up as bite-sized secrets at The Butterfly Club.

Theatre review: Looking for Alibrandi
The Aussie classic bursts to radiant life on stage in this joyous sunbeam of a production.

Theatre review: The Amateurs, Red Stitch
Parallelisms explored between plagues past and present, and the shift between the Dark Ages and the Enlightenment.

Concert review: Electric Fields + MSO
First Nation's electro pop gets the full orchestral treatment.

Macfarlane Commissions upend painting's stereotypes
Third iteration of ACCA’s Macfarlane commissions stages a monumental show with a record-breaking number of artists who reinterpret an age-old…