Reviews
Book review: Broke, Sam Drummond
A memoir about the intersection between disability and financial precarity advocates for compassion.
Music review: Paradise, Adelaide Town Hall
A touch of paradise with two great musical masterworks and a little-known gem.
Film review: Little Blue, Taiwan Film Festival in Australia
Lee Yi Fang's 'Little Blue' is a mediation on female desire through the dreamy lens of adolescence.
Performance review: idk, Carriageworks
A beguiling show exploring boundaries with three performers in a dance narrative.
Musical review: Miss Saigon, Sydney Opera House
Haunted by a disturbing presentation of Vietnam, the production is nonetheless electrifying and moving.
Music review: Romance, QPAC
Romance was a far-ranging classical program that showed off the exceptional talents of this youthful orchestra.
Book review: Love, Dad, Laurie Steed
Parenting and a career in the arts push on writer Laurie Steed in this punchy memoir.
Theatre review: Twelfth Night, Mandurah Performing Arts Centre, WA
This highly entertaining iteration of the romantic comedy features new music by Sarah Blasko.
Dome screening review: XYZZY: Jess Johnson and Simon Ward, Neversphere
‘XYZZY’ is a visual and aural journey that tilts our world upside down.
Book review: Big Meg, Tim Flannery and Emma Flannery
A fascinating insight into the detective work of shark fossils.