Reviews
Book review: Royals, Tegan Bennett Daylight
A unique and absorbing modern Australian YA story.
Musical review: Once, Darlinghurst Theatre Company
A small and delicate musical with a big impact, 'Once' is a welcome addition to the local theatre landscape.
Performance review: Hell is Other People, Blue Room Theatre, WA
Sartre’s infamous existential play is brilliantly reimagined, sans dialogue.
Theatre review: Shore Break, Goodwood Theatre, Adelaide
A solo show about reassessing one's life has Tim Winton-like resonances.
Book review: Painting the Light, Ned Manning
A solid read for those who enjoy Australian historical fiction.
Theatre review: At What Cost?, Belvoir St Theatre
Powerful First Nations Tasmanian play about the knots of identity goes on tour.
Exhibition review: Murmurations, Museum of History
This outdoor animated video and digital artwork is short and mesmerising.
Theatre review: Happy Days, Southbank Theatre
Beckett's play about maintaining optimism in an existential crisis is deftly handled by Judith Lucy.
Musical review: Driftwood, Chapel off Chapel
A well-meaning but middle of the road production of an earnest Australian story.
Theatre review: The House of Bernarda Alba, Subiaco Arts Centre, Perth
A powerful adaptation of the famous play that explores patriarchy, sisterhood, maternal love and oppression.