Melbourne
Review: The Feather in the Web, Midsumma Festival/Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre (VIC)
Life getting messy doesn’t begin to capture this web of intrigue.
Review: Boobs, Arts Centre Melbourne/Midsumma Festival (VIC)
Selina Jenkins’s mastectomy musical is a tender journey to the chest of one’s dreams.
Book review: Heide by Pi O
The third instalment in Melbourne poet Π.O’s trilogy is a playful journey through Australian art history.
Review: Between Appearances: the art of Louise Weaver, Buxton Contemporary (VIC)
Weaver is an artist who looks beyond the surface, who uses materiality and familiarity to usher the viewer into a…
So you want my arts job: Circus Rigger
Working behind the scenes in the circus sector isn’t for everyone, but if you have a good head for heights…
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.
Review: The Boy I Paid For, Midsumma Festival (VIC)
There are moments of gentle humour and intimacy in this production but the story is indulgent and implausible.
Arts project Meow Wolf eyes Australian expansion
The US-based arts company is looking to bring its immersive art sites to the world and has been in talks…
Stick By Me, Arts Centre Melbourne (VIC)
Andy Manley’s nearly wordless performance captivates young audiences, making the most of their powerful imaginations.
Neil Gaiman to appear in Australia
The Melbourne Writers Festival has announced that fiction writer Neil Gaiman will make a one-night only appearance in February.