Reviews
Music review: Symphony Fantastic, QPAC
Love, lust and madness in an all-French program of delightful music with added extras.
Theatre review: The Word, Abbotsford Convent
A youthful cast of 11 grapple with meaning and the power and absence of words.
Exhibition review: Andrew Fyfe, Joanna Wolthuizen, Lee-Anne Raymond, Demetrios Vakras, SOL Gallery
SOL Gallery’s latest exhibition is another triumph of Melbourne’s artistic diversity and character.
Theatre review: Ulster American, Ensemble Theatre
Feminism, #MeToo, toxic masculinity, the Northern Irish ‘Troubles’ and the theatre itself are dissected in this provocative work.
Performance review: 360 ALLSTARS, Arts Centre Melbourne
Urban circus delights with musical and world-class acts.
Musical review: Share House: The Musical, Arts Centre Melbourne
The trials and tribulations of house sharing in your 30s come under the microscope in this sign of the times…
Theatre review: Homo Pentecostus, Malthouse Theatre
A multifarious exploration of religion, history, culture and sexuality.
Exhibition review: The same crowd never gathers twice, Buxton Contemporary
Five installations and video works with keen spatial awareness, but where is “the crowd”?
Book review: Venus Without Furs, Gabrielle Everall
A collection of poetry that riffs and talks back to Leopold von Sascher-Masoch, author of notorious classic 'Venus in Furs'.
Musical review: Priscilla Queen of the Desert – the musical, Mandurah Performing Arts Centre
This accomplished jukebox musical served as a reminder of how far society has (and hasn’t) evolved.