Reviews
Performance review: All the Fraudulent Horse Girls, Trades Hall, Melbourne Fringe Festival
A queer coming-of-age production that involved a fever dream of horses and the novelist work of Cormac McCarthy.
Theatre review: Frankenstein, Playhouse Theatre, QPAC
Shake & Stir Theatre Co's adaptation of Mary Shelley's classic tale mixes traditional and modern theatre together to create a…
Performance Review: Paradise or the Impermanence of Ice Cream, Space Theatre, OzAsia Festival
A brilliant monologue brimming with existential angst and traditional Indian ice cream.Â
Opera review: The Visitors, Arts Centre Melbourne
Victorian Opera's adaptation of Jane Harrison's novel and play leads audiences to new ways of thinking about opera and Australia’s…
Performance review: Hour of the Wolf, Malthouse
This choose-your-own adventure (again) is the Malthouse's latest immersive production.
Dance review: tiaen tiamen Episode 1, Dunstan Playhouse
Experimental and futuristic, but with its heart grounded in Indigenous culture, this work is the first part of a trilogy…
Performance reviews: Enemies of Grooviness Eat Sh!T, WAKE, Melbourne Fringe Festival
Two Fringe feminist shows about women in all their power and vulnerabilities.
Book review: Full Coverage, Samuel J Fell
The story of Australian rock journalism is a wild ride of luck, tenacity and incredulity.
Performance reviews: Big Dyke Energy and T4T: A Transgender Showcase, Melbourne Fringe Festival
An unforgettable stand-up comedy and powerful showcase with trans and non-binary cast.
Exhibition review: Design Fringe 2023, Linden New Art
Where would design take us if it no longer has the answers?