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Paradise. Image is a man is running away from a large puppet vulture.
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Performance Review: Paradise or the Impermanence of Ice Cream, Space Theatre, OzAsia Festival

A brilliant monologue brimming with existential angst and traditional Indian ice cream. 

Dr Diana Carroll

Oct 23, 2023
The Visitors. Image is three First Nations singers with face paint and a bare tree trunk, wearing dark, grey and brown robes.
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Opera review: The Visitors, Arts Centre Melbourne

Victorian Opera's adaptation of Jane Harrison's novel and play leads audiences to new ways of thinking about opera and Australia’s…

Savannah Indigo

Oct 23, 2023
Hour of the Wolf. Image shows the back of a silhouetted wolf figure and a man with his back to the wall brandishing a sharp object at it in fear.
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Performance review: Hour of the Wolf, Malthouse

This choose-your-own adventure (again) is the Malthouse's latest immersive production.

Thuy On

Oct 20, 2023
tiaen tiamen. Image is abstract purple and green laser lighting patterns on black background with a crouching dancer wearing a loincloth and looking backwards in the bottom right hand corner
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Dance review: tiaen tiamen Episode 1, Dunstan Playhouse

Experimental and futuristic, but with its heart grounded in Indigenous culture, this work is the first part of a trilogy…

Nicky TszTung Li

Oct 20, 2023
Enemies of Grooviness. Image is multiple moving bodies, blurred and lit by purple light.
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Performance reviews: Enemies of Grooviness Eat Sh!T, WAKE, Melbourne Fringe Festival

Two Fringe feminist shows about women in all their power and vulnerabilities.

Kate Mulqueen

Oct 19, 2023
Full Coverage. Image is twofold: on the right a book cover with the words Full Coverage in white on a red background over a leather jacket clad guitarist, so all we can see is the musician's torso and hand. On the left is an author head and shoulders shot of a man with a ginger beard, brown and black baseball cap and checkered shirt.
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Book review: Full Coverage, Samuel J Fell

The story of Australian rock journalism is a wild ride of luck, tenacity and incredulity.

Richie Black

Oct 19, 2023
Big Dyke Energy. Image is woman in orange and blue dress with furry blue and white coat, orange shades on the end of her nose and mouth agape in a shocked expression.
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Performance reviews: Big Dyke Energy and T4T: A Transgender Showcase, Melbourne Fringe Festival

An unforgettable stand-up comedy and powerful showcase with trans and non-binary cast.

Jessi Ryan

Oct 19, 2023
Design Fringe. Image is white gallery space and wooden floor and empty fireplace, with tables and shelves covered with art objects and pieces of furniture design.
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Exhibition review: Design Fringe 2023, Linden New Art

Where would design take us if it no longer has the answers?

Celina Lei

Oct 19, 2023
Image is of a person watching a screen on which two women in China are drinking tea at a table in front of a glass and wood cabinet that contains artefacts and books.
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Exhibition review: Djilba/Kambarang season, PICA

Three concurrent exhibitions from Wu Tsang, Sriwhana Spong and Sancintya Mohini Simpson at Perth Institute of Contemporary Art (PICA).

Gok-Lim Finch

Oct 19, 2023
The Pit. Image is a book cover on the left of a remote Australian red dirt setting and a shovel. On the left is the author's image, a head shot of a bald man.
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Book review: The Pit, Peter Papathanasiou

The Pit represents the latest contribution to Australian outback noir.

Erich Mayer

Oct 18, 2023
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