Reviews
Book review: The Next Big Thing, James Colley
Easy beach read romcom is quintessentially Australian in flavour.
Exhibition review: Dawn Ng: Avalanche, Institute of Modern Art
A single-channel video that can evoke different emotions and interpretations.
Exhibition review: From The Other Side, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art
Local and international works focus on the fear of the monstrous-feminine.
Theatre review: Perpetual Stew, Midsumma Festival
Bite-sized stories served at dinner.
Opera review: The Magic Flute, Sydney Opera House
A new iteration by director Kate Gaul on Mozart's classic search for truth and reason, love and enlightenment.
Performance review: Portent (a ritual), Holmes à Court Gallery
A collaborative work spanning visual and performing arts inspired by solar eclipses.
Performance review: Dead End, Blue Room Theatre
A Ukrainian-Australian cast and crew's surreal presentation of being assaulted by war.
Film reviews: Future Visions: Dome Under Film Festival, Scienceworks
A festival of short films specially curated at the Planetarium took advantage of the stereo sound and immersive structure.
Theatre review: Tiny Beautiful Things, Belvoir St Theatre
Adapted from the book of the same name, this play may be affirming or cloying, depending on your own circumstances.
Exhibition review: Yhonnie Scarce: The Light of Day, Art Gallery of WA
A survey exhibition that reveals obscured histories and difficult truths in quiet, yet spectacular ways.