Victoria
Review: They Shield Us/Memory Mixtape/Land Currents, Koorie Heritage Trust (VIC)
Three exhibitions at Koorie Heritage Trust examine the art of cartography, Blak cinema, and contemporary adornment.
Review: Golden Shield, Southbank Theatre (VIC)
A conceptually thrilling courtroom tragedy that underdelivers on the human drama.
Review: Wild Cherries, La Mama Theatre (VIC)
A moving piece of Australian theatre that examines the brutality of forced labour.
Review: Let Men Tremble, Theatre Works (VIC)
The Danger Ensemble’s provocative reinterpretation of The Scarlet Letter is a forceful critique of patriarchy.
Review: Since Ali Died, Arts Centre Melbourne (VIC)
Omar Musa weaves words and rhythms into a seamless story of boyhood, defiance, and faith.
Review: ’night, Mother, Chapel Off Chapel (VIC)
Iron Lung’s all-female production foregrounds Marsha Norman’s taut script and impressive performances from the cast.
Review: A Midnight Visit, Broad Encounters (VIC)
The Poe-inspired immersive adventure is more campy than creepy – and it’s all the better for it.
Review: Fifty Words, Alex Theatre (VIC)
Lab Theatre’s two-hander explores strained and hollowed-out domesticity.
Review: We Three, Gasworks Arts Park (VIC)
Hayley Lawson-Smith’s retelling of the Nativity is meandering and frustrating.
Furore as Immigration Museum flags name change
Multicultural media outlets are frustrated about Museum Victoria’s failure to consult with their communities regarding the decision to rename the…