Reviews

Theatre review: Operation Boomerang, Subiaco Arts Centre
Can an Indigenous family help their gran escape from the old folks' home?

Performance reviews: North Australian Festival of Arts 2024 round-up
ArtsHub’s take on four shows at this year’s North Australian Festival of Arts, including dance, circus and physical theatre.

Theatre review: Chasing Dick: A Love Story, Theatre Works
Dax Carnay-Hanrahan’s new production is powered by three sensational performances.

Exhibition review: skeletons, Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts
A solo of existing and newly commissioned works by Waanyi artist, Judy Watson, which uncovers colonial ‘skullduggery’.

Performance review: Josephine Wants to Dance, Arts Centre Melbourne
Not much bounce in this ballet interpretation of the iconic children's book.

Book review: Paris in Ruins, Sebastian Smee
Sebastian Smee argues that Impressionism was a reaction to Paris under siege in 1870.

Festival review: Essence Festival 2024
An ambitious attempt to stage a two-day music festival within the walls of a local Canberra bar shows promise.

Theatre review: Well-Behaved Women, Belvoir St Theatre
A feminist reckoning of women across history who broke the rules and forged their own way.

Comedy review: Arj Barker: The Mind Field, Gippsland Performing Arts Centre
The comedian is touring around Australia's regional and remote areas.

Performance review: The Dilly Dally of Death and Dying, Trades Hall
An ambitious but slightly confused adventure about being diagnosed with terminal or chronic illness.