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‘No Vacancy Annual’ at No Vacancy Gallery in Melbourne’s central business district. The concrete and industrial gallery space is filled with paintings and drawings on its white walls, with smaller sculptures and objects on display on white plinths and raised metal platforms.
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Exhibition review: No Vacancy Annual, No Vacancy

The biggest group exhibition at No Vacancy showed a full spectrum of local talent.

Joshua So

Aug 28, 2024
'Silent Symphony' by United Visual Artists shown in Melbourne Town Hall as part of Now or Never 2024. Image shows silhouettes of a handful of people in a large hall filled with dry ice and a mechanical installation with light coming from behind a high disc, like a UFO
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Festival review: Now or Never 2024 wrap

From techno beats and pulsating light displays to projections on water and mesmerising installations, Now or Never has been nothing…

ArtsHub

Aug 28, 2024
Two panels. On the left is a profile photo of Isabella G Mead. She has brown hair and is wearing a blue patterned top. On the right is the cover of her book, with 'The Infant Vine' in white font against a picture of a brownish plant.
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Book review: The Infant Vine, Isabella G Mead

This debut collection of poetry plays with the intersection between motherhood and the natural world.

Ella Pilson

Aug 28, 2024
The three members of Irish rap group Kneecap lie shirtless on the floor, surrounded by empty baggies, scattered pills and an empty bottle of Buckfast, suggesting the aftermath of a wild, drug-fuelled night. Rich Peppiatt’s Kneecap movie is a semi-fictionalised biopic about the band.
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Kneecap film review: top showcase of the hip hop trio’s talents

Rich Peppiatt’s debut feature is a bawdy, rambunctious and semi-fictionalised biopic of Belfast rappers Kneecap.

Richard Watts

Aug 27, 2024
Gabber Modus Operandi performing at Royal Exhibition Building as part of Now or Never 2024. A performer is at the front of a stage wearing puffy sleeves and a face cover, with a large-scale projection of a human face behind. The stage is aglow in red light.
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Music review: Ben Frost/CORIN/ Eartheater/Gabber Modus Operandi, Now or Never 2024

An epic takeover of the Royal Exhibition Building took full advantage of the massive space with an incredible lineup.

Jahan Rezakhanlou

Aug 27, 2024
Here One Moment. Left panel is author shot of middle aged blonde Caucasian woman, wearing open necked white blouse under a dark jacket and smiling at the camera. Right panel is a book cover of a blurry blue background with red spots and some butterflies. here one moment.
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Book review: Here One Moment, Liane Moriarty

Liane Moriarty's latest book takes on the big themes of life and death, and looks set to be another bestseller.

Thuy On

Aug 27, 2024
A teenage boy in red is seated a table with two chairs. Around him are four people seated on the edge of the rectangular platform while two other people are standing in the shadows.
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Theatre review: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Belvoir St Theatre 

This stage adaptation of a bestselling book gets to the heart of a mystery.

Helenna Barone-Peters

Aug 26, 2024
In the middle of a swirling foggy dark stage with a bright spotlight behind two silhouetted figures stand. The monster creation is carrying Dr Frankenstein in his arms.
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Theatre review: Frankenstein, Princess Theatre

Video screens and stage effects amplify Shelley's classic novel.

Thuy On

Aug 26, 2024
A blonde woman in a red and white print dress and a white cardigan is standing with her head bent to one side and looking down.
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Theatre review: Milk and Blood, fortyfivedownstairs

Two separate monologues explore themes of violence.

Kate Mulqueen

Aug 26, 2024
A person dances barefoot in a shaft of light. They wear a long green pleated skirt, a metallic bronze sleeveless top, and stand with one arm raised above their long hair and another hand on their hip.
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Performance review: Interior, The Substation

The latest Rawcus production is a slow burn, evoking warmth and personal reflection.

Jessi Ryan

Aug 23, 2024
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