Reviews
Theatre review: Years Years Bears, Trades Hall
A promising mystery story still finding its feet.
Book review: Things Will Calm Down Soon, Zoë Foster Blake
The pitfalls and rewards of juggling business and a personal life: a guide in fictional form.
Theatre review: Why Not Believe in Everything?, Club Voltaire
Laura Fisher’s first play is poetic, vibrant and very funny.Â
Performance review: Girl's Notes, Melbourne Recital Centre
A performance that took inspiration from a book on how women should behave.
Exhibition review: Isaac Julien, Once Again... (Statues Never Die), MCA
A spectacular exhibition asks the big questions about how museums collect, and show, artworks with Black histories.
Exhibition review: 2024 Melbourne Sculpture Biennale, Villa Alba Museum
The first edition of Melbourne Sculpture Biennale quickly found its footing with solid works that spoke to the 2024 theme…
Performance review: A Love Letter to the Nightingale, The Blue Room Theatre
A meld of Persian mythology, theatre and video.
Musical review: Come From Away, National Theatre
The popular musical about community-building in tragic times returns.
Circus review: Escalate, Circus Oz HQ
A circus juggling show that keeps all of its balls in the air...
Exhibition review: Primavera 2024: Young Australian Artists, MCA
Now in its 33rd year, this year’s Primavera manages to deliver a dynamic exhibition via its fresh crop of artists.