Reviews
Exhibition review: From The Other Side, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art
Local and international works focus on the fear of the monstrous-feminine.
Theatre review: Perpetual Stew, Midsumma Festival
Bite-sized stories served at dinner.
Opera review: The Magic Flute, Sydney Opera House
A new iteration by director Kate Gaul on Mozart's classic search for truth and reason, love and enlightenment.
Performance review: Portent (a ritual), Holmes à Court Gallery
A collaborative work spanning visual and performing arts inspired by solar eclipses.
Performance review: Dead End, Blue Room Theatre
A Ukrainian-Australian cast and crew's surreal presentation of being assaulted by war.
Film reviews: Future Visions: Dome Under Film Festival, Scienceworks
A festival of short films specially curated at the Planetarium took advantage of the stereo sound and immersive structure.
Theatre review: Tiny Beautiful Things, Belvoir St Theatre
Adapted from the book of the same name, this play may be affirming or cloying, depending on your own circumstances.
Exhibition review: Yhonnie Scarce: The Light of Day, Art Gallery of WA
A survey exhibition that reveals obscured histories and difficult truths in quiet, yet spectacular ways.
Performance review: Overflow, Arts Centre Melbourne
A discomforting but illuminating exploration of the trans and gender-diverse experience.
Theatre review: Marriage, Midsumma Festival
How does the institution of marriage affect the queer community?