Reviews

Dance review: Dredge, Theatre Works
Dance theatre that tracks the beginning of life and follows it to modernity.

Dance reviews: Twofold, Rosyln Packer Theatre
Sydney Dance Company’s latest offering is a double act: Rafael Bonachela’s 'Impermanence' – which debuted in 2021 – and a…

Theatre review: Cost of Living, Southbank Theatre
Making its Melbourne debut, this production explores human connection and the lives of those living with disability.

Theatre review: Two Strangers Walk into a Bar..., Sydney Fringe Festival
An immersive experience awaits in this participatory production, which invites questions about human connection.Â

Opera review: La Bohème, Athenaeum Theatre
Despite being a tragedy, Melbourne Opera’s La Bohème is a joyful delight to watch.

Book review: The First Friend, Malcolm Knox
A thriller, a satire and an insight into humankind’s inhumanity.

Book review: In the Margins, Gail Holmes
Inspired by fact, this historical novel focuses on a woman who fights for art against the religious strictures of the…

Book review: Stone Yard Devotional, Charlotte Wood
Charlotte Wood's book deserves its spot on the shortlist for the Booker Prize.

Theatre review: The Box, various Tasmanian venues
A complex story of trying to break out of the "box" of public housing and of identity prejudices.

Opera review: Sweeney Todd, Arts Centre Melbourne
A wickedly delicious production from Victorian Opera and New Zealand Opera.