Reviews

Music review: Hidden Thoughts I: Do I matter?, Southbank Centre
MSO’s Hidden Thoughts season is celebrating music’s ability to tell stories that move and inspire us.

Book review: No Church in the Wild, Murray Middleton
A complex and confronting story about migrant youth from the towers of Melbourne's inner west, their teachers and the local…

Exhibition review: Characters, Hayden's Gallery
Six contemporary women artists using conceptual art to explore change, process and the philosophy of art.

Performance review: I Wish..., Theatre Royal
Children's circus in a collaborative effort that gently introduced young visitors to physical theatre.

Exhibition review: Odalala, nireekshane and Uyirvu, Arts House
Australian and international artists examine histories of caste, migration, gender and sexuality.

Theatre review: The King's Player, Alex Theatre
A one-man comedy show inspired by 'Hamlet', and told from the perspective of a lowly minstrel desperate for promotion.

Book review: The Story Thief, Kyra Geddes
A feminist perspective on Henry Lawson's 'The Drover’s Wife'.

Book review: Excitable Boy: Essays on Risk, Dominic Gordon
Dominic Gordon's first book takes us down Melbourne's lesser known paths.

Exhibition review: Simone Slee: Rocks holding up, Sarah Scout Presents
A suite of sculptural works that is reflective and playful.

Performance review: Wild Dogs Under My Skirt, Riverside Theatres
Poetry-based work about being a Samoan woman performed by a multi-skilled ensemble.