Melbourne
Review: Demetri Martin, Arts Centre Melbourne
The Wandering Mind tour shows that the award-winning comic is a consummate laugh-maker.
Review: Gershwin Reimagined, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra/MIJF
Laura Mvula’s spectacular performance transcends the score while still paying respect to Gershwin’s original intentions.
Review: Escaped Alone, Red Stitch Actors Theatre (VIC)
This is a lean, whip-smart play, about hope and community, private anguish, and terrible rage.
Review: Lonnie Holley, Melbourne Recital Centre/MIJF
The sculptor-turned-singer’s free-flowing compositions defy categorisation.
Review: THEM, La Mama Theatre (VIC)
THEM challenges dominant depictions of refugees but its focus on humanity can slip into melodrama.
Review: Billy Childs: Rebirth, Melbourne Recital Centre/MIJF
A jazz legend pulls out all the tricks in a virtuoso ensemble.
Review: Disparate Scenes for Millennial Dreams, Meat Market Stables (VIC)
Three new works that capture the millennial mood in a seamless blend of the metaphysical and the banal.
Review: Heisenberg, Arts Centre Melbourne
MTC has managed to pull off an intriguing, optimistic rom com that succeeds in both the romance and the comedy.
Review: The Three Graces, Theatre Works (VIC)
The aesthetically stylish production is strongest when it departs from realism.
Review: Lazarus, The Production Company (VIC)
The Production Company should be applauded for attempting to broaden their artistic horizons with this risk-taking yet woefully unsuccessful production.