Reviews
Book review: The Hummingbird Effect, Kate Mildenhall
Four time lines that stretch from the past into the future follow characters as they navigate events beyond their control.
Book review: Inkflower, Suzy Zail
For YA readers and older, this book touches on the story of a Holocaust survivor, interlaced with more current dramas…
Book review: Wifedom: Mrs Orwell’s Invisible Life, Anna Funder
Conspicuously missing from male-centric biographies, Eileen O’Shaughnessy is the true Orwellian hero.
Theatre review: The Turn of the Screw, Seymour Centre
An homage and a modern stage version of Henry James' famous ghost story.
Festival review: Illuminate Adelaide, from Unsound to Oneohtrix Point Never
Adelaide’s winter festival offers a rich array of experiences, from the sensory overload of Unsound Adelaide to a night-time ramble…
Event review: Gertrude Street Projection Festival, Melbourne
Bringing contemporary projection works to fresh eyes.
Music review: Symphony Series 5, Vitality, Adelaide Town Hall
A musical Mount Everest and a starry, starry night.
Exhibition review: I am the People, White Rabbit Gallery
An edgy and creative exhibition hang leads viewers on a journey of considering contemporary Chinese identity.
Theatre review: The Hypotheticals, State Theatre Centre of WA
Should a gay man and his female best friend have a child together?
Music review: Governor’s Gala: Romance isn’t Dead, Yet…, Australian Festival of Chamber Music
The Australian Festival of Chamber Music Governor’s Gala offered splendid playing of some of the most romantic music ever written.