Reviews
Performance review: Scored in Silence, OzAsia Festival
The 2024 OzAsia Festival began with a literally gripping sensory performance.
Theatre review: McGuffin Park, Ensemble Theatre
An unholy match between politics and media spin.
Exhibition review: Magritte, Art Gallery of NSW
A major retrospective of the Belgian surrealist's work, which proves his view that art should make viewers uncomfortable.
Music review: Nubya Garcia, 170 Russell Street
Nubya Garcia’s first tour stop was as passionate as it was cerebral.
Concert review: Back to the Future in Concert, Hamer Hall
Marty McFly and Doc Brown ride again with stirring live music accompaniment by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
Book review: Squat, John Safran
Australian satirist’s latest prank works better in theory than in practice.
Exhibition review: 15th Gwangju Biennale, South Korea
An overview of Nicolas Bourriaud‘s 15th Gwangju Biennale – an intricate visual opera – plus national pavilion highlights.
Theatre review: Yentl, Malthouse Theatre
'Yentl' returns after two years in a new venue and with a new lead performer.
Book review: Shapeshifting: First Nations Lyric Nonfiction, Edited by Jeanine Leane and Ellen van Neerven
A powerful collection of lyric essays reshaping storytelling to reflect First Nations culture and history.
Comedy review: Wage Against the Machine, The Mission to Seafarers Victoria
A one-person stand-up show reflecting on modern working life.