Melbourne
Learning to read children’s literature (again)
Deakin Senior Lecturer Dr Kirstine Moruzi discusses why kids’ books are worth serious investigation.
Review: For Love or Money, Hawthorn Town Hall Gallery (VIC)
Artists explore the intersection of art, labour, and capitalism through works in various media.
Review: Much Ado About Nothing, Arts Centre Melbourne (VIC)
Bell Shakespeare’s new production is a uniquely Australian interpretation with something profound to say.
Review: Women of Fire, Mother Tongue/Melbourne Spoken Word and Poetry Festival (VIC)
Five performers offered distinctive, poignant takes on womanhood on a cosy winter night.
Review: Come From Away, Comedy Theatre (VIC)
Sit back, open your heart, and go on an incredible journey.
Review: Constellations, Missing Persons (VIC)
A close examination of love and quantum mechanics that will have you pondering the delicate nature of human relationships.
Review: A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf, fortyfivedownstairs (VIC)
Peta Hanrahan’s adaptation showcases Woolf’s insight and wit but doesn’t move the conversation forward.
Review: Shakespeare in Love, Arts Centre Melbourne (VIC)
A period rom-com that celebrates the mess and magic of theatre.
Holloway’s final Melbourne International Arts Festival dances with the truth
Exploring the nature of truth in an age of fake news, and with a particular focus on dance – including…
Book Review: Empirical by Lisa Gorton
Gorton’s meditations take on a contemporary romanticism towards Melbourne and contrast it with the history of empire.