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Exhibition review: Top Arts 2025 group show, Ian Potter Centre, Federation Square

New artistic voices are given the limelight in a new exhibition at the Ian Potter Centre. 

Ash Brom

Apr 24, 2025
Shadow of Doubt: a young male and a female actor sitting on stage facing each other on a minimal set made of grey blocks. They sit in front of a dark backdrop.
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Theatre review: Shadow of Doubt, The Blue Room Theatre

A two-hander that dives inside one couple’s relationship to explore the complicated nature of abuse.

Jo Pickup

Apr 24, 2025
A puppet of a little boy and a fox. Antoine Saint-Exupéry The Little Prince, Spare Parts Puppet Theatre.
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Performance review: The Little Prince, Ellie Easton Theatre, Claremont Showgrounds

Antoine Saint-Exupéry’s novella in puppetry form.

Wolfgang von Flugelhorn

Apr 24, 2025
Two panels. On the left is author Laura Spinney who has short blonde hair and is wearing a black top. On the right is the cover of her book 'Proto". It has orange and blue rings around the title.
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Book review: Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global, Laura Spinney

An exploration of how hundreds of languages share a single ancient ancestor.

Robert Cerantonio

Apr 24, 2025
Two panels. On the left is author Wendy Parkins. She has auburn hair and is dressed in black. On the right is the cover of her book, with 'The Defiance of Frances Dickinson' written on a scrap of paper.
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Book review: The Defiance of Frances Dickinson, Wendy Parkins

A tale of domestic violence and divorce that is as relevant now as it was nearly two centuries ago.

Catherine C Turner

Apr 23, 2025
Two panels. On the left is Katie Kitamura, an Asian woman who is wearing black and has one of her hands propped on her chin. On the right is the cover of her book 'Audition.'. The title is in colourful font against a black background.
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Book review: Audition, Katie Kitamura

Competing narratives and slippery notions of truth.

David Burton

Apr 23, 2025
A man in a tuxedo (Stephen Hall) leans forward as film loops around him showing scenes from films featured in his show
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Comedy review: Stephen Hall, For the Term of His Natural Lies, DoubleTree by Hilton, MICF 2025

Part-film, part-voiceover and completely silly, Stephen Hall delivers a comedy festival show like no other.

George Dunford

Apr 22, 2025
Two panels. On the left is author Gretchen Shirm. She is in profile shot, looking over to her left. She has long brown hair and is wearing a black top. On the right is the cover of her book 'Out of the Woods.' It has intricate red and blue flowers on it
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Book review: Out of the Woods, Gretchen Shirm

Universal concepts are examined through personal minutiae in this stunning exploration of empathy, repression and the impacts of human brutality.

Nanci Nott

Apr 22, 2025
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Outdoor exhibition review: Chihuly Nights, Adelaide Botanic Garden

With the autumn air settling over Adelaide, April is the last chance to see the stunning glass artistry of Chihuly…

Trista Coulter

Apr 22, 2025
Two panels: on the left is a Caucasian woman with shoulder lenghth grey wavy hair and a black blouse, sitting three-quarters on and with arms crossed. On the right is a green book cover with tendrils of pink and yellow flowers down the right and left sides and the word BLOOMER in yellow vertically in the middle. Carol Lefevre. Bloomer.
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Book review: Bloomer, Carol Lefevre

A thoughtful, inspiring and gentle examination of the concept of ageing, seen through the eyes of a woman who loves…

Madeleine Swain

Apr 22, 2025
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