Reviews
Theatre review: Mother Play, Southbank Theatre, The Sumner
Family ties that bind, loosen and break.
Performance review: Loving The Alien, Arts Centre Melbourne
A tribute to David Bowie and an attempt to address the many layers of his personality.
Book review: The Bookshop Detectives: Tea and Cake and Death, Gareth and Louise Ward
This cosy crime thriller is as cosy and thrilling as it gets.
Installation review: Night Visions, Illuminate Adelaide, Adelaide Botanic Garden
Illuminate Adelaide returns to brighten the cold winter evenings with a series of free and ticketed events held after dark.…
Theatre review: Primary Trust, Ensemble Theatre
In a world of chaos and war, this good-natured play about kindness is a wonderful tonic.
Theatre review: Breaking the Castle, Frankston Arts Centre and more
This extraordinary piece of writing is brought vividly to life in a one-man show by and starring Peter Cook.
Theatre review: 1984, Comedy Theatre
An excellent production of George Orwell’s powerful warning of what happens when we lose our souls to the State.
Exhibition review: Five Acts of Love, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art
A group exhibition featuring local and international artists with artworks that shine like beacons.
Exhibition review: Auto-Photo: A Life in Portraits, RMIT Gallery
New exhibition honours a local champion of the photo booth.
Book review: Your Friend and Mine, Jessica Dettmann
Long-term friendships: its joys and frustrations.