Reviews

Dance review: GATHERING.1, Liberty Theatre, Perth
Is it a dance party or a mixed-bill dance show made for audience interaction? And does it matter? For most,…

Theatre review: The Half-Life of Marie Curie, Ensemble Theatre
A play that explores the friendship of two women of science.

Book review: Painting Portraits of Everyone I’ve Ever Dated, Joseph Earp
The intertwining of art and love features in this funny sophomore novel.

Book review: Heart Lamp, Banu Mushtaq
This year's Booker Prize winner, 'Heart Lamp', certainly deserves the accolade.

Musical review: Promise and Promiscuity, Chapel off Chapel
An energetic musical romp through assorted well-known Austen tropes.

Exhibition review: Arcangelo Sassolino: in the end, the beginning, Mona
Contemplations around life and destruction are provoked by the first Australian exhibition by Italian artist Arcangelo Sassolino.

Performance review: The Lost Things, Sydney Opera House
Worlds away from spoon-bending and other simple tricks, Scott Silven’s new show is magic – but not as we know…

Festival review: OpenField, Berry
A regional festival that trades on being genuine.

Performance review: Psychopomp, Taylor Square Substation, Pride Fest
An existential foxtrot with life and death.

Book review: The Foal in the Wire, Robbie Coburn
A verse novel that tracks the intertwined paths of two teenagers after they care for an injured foal.