Reviews
Ballast review: emerging artist Isabella Kennedy considers submerged histories
Isabella Kennedy's solo exhibition Ballast is a delicate body of work around the sinking of HMAS Sydney II.
Black Light review: Jada Alberts throws the spotlight on the matriarchy
Navigating kinship across generations, this world premiere of Black Light opens the Malthouse’s 2026 season.
Rebel Heart review: SLV's new exhibition is a love letter to love letters (and librarians)
From queer bushrangers to fanmail and mixtapes, Rebel Heart asks what we lose when intimacy goes digital.
Crossing the Divide review: theatre for young people that grapples with tough questions
Crossing the Divide weaves a story about colonial explorers and modern day schoolkids.
21 Hearts review: Theatre 180 brings wartime cruelties and courage to light
A strong ensemble cast brings audiences close to the horrors endured by Australians serving in World War II during the…
All the World’s Memories review: an exhibition that's impossible to forget
All the World’s Memories is a fantastic exhibition at UNSW Galleries that celebrates the value of our collective and personal…
POV review: live cinema refracts real life at Perth Festival
POV is a moving three-hander that features two new, unrehearsed adult actors every night.
Two Tongues review: Maria van Neerven's poetry is a celebration of Indigenous women
Two Tongues, Maria van Neerven’s debut poetry collection, whispers, shouts and sings of past, present and future.
The Normal Heart review: a relevant and stirring revival of a seminal gay play
Almost four decades after its local premiere, A Normal Heart returns to the Harbour City for the 2026 Sydney Gay…
The Great Gatsby review: a vivid examination of the American dream
This theatrical production of The Great Gatsby is a faithful adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel.