Reviews
Performance review: Big Name, No Blankets, Sydney Festival
Sydney Festival’s electrifying show about the Warumpi Band whose music changed lives, is one that truly rocks.
Theatre review: Pillow Fight, Claremont Showground, Perth
A puppet show about sibling love and rivalry covers a vast terrain of adventures.
Performance review: Malevo, Sydney Opera House
The South American all-male dancing and drumming troupe makes its Australian debut.
Book review: Feast, Emily O'Grady
An unsettling, creepy story about dysfunctional families and slowly unravelling secrets.
Theatre review: Australian Gothic Tales, The Butterfly Club
A lacklustre presentation of Australian stories that sidesteps Gothic elements entirely.
Exhibition review: Barbara McGrady, Australia Has a Black History, University of Sydney
A photography exhibition that highlights 30 years of Indigenous history on Gadigal country.
Exhibition review: Salote Tawale, Carriageworks
An exhibition that transports viewers and explores how objects become vessels of identity.
Book review: Smash Hits Recipes, Nat's What I Reckon
Simple, easily made recipes, served with a side of potty-mouthed humour and cooking tips.
Book review: If There Is a Butterfly That Drinks Tears, Natalie Damjanovich-Napoleon
A poetry collection that meditates on the complexities of motherhood.
Theatre review: You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Geelong Arts Centre
A vibrant production of the Charlie Brown franchise offers outstanding performances, but some outdated tropes.