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Miss Peony (touring) – theatre review

What a delightful, joyous and life affirming hoot Miss Peony is. It concerns the fractious relationship between Chinese grandmother Adeline (Gabrielle…

Cygnets (Theatre Works’ Explosives Factory) – theatre review

In Greek mythology, Clytemnestra was the twin sister of the woman said to be the most beautiful in the world,…

A Very Expensive Poison (New Theatre) – theatre review

The reach and influence of Vladimir Putin is breathtaking. In A Very Expensive Poison, writer Lucy Prebble details and explores…

Godland – movie review

Godland was the centrepiece of the recent Scandinavian Film Festival, and now this slow moving but visually stunning Danish drama…

Powder Room (The MC Showroom) – theatre review

The girls are out for a night on the tiles at a club, but not all is going according to…

Cirque du Soleil’s Crystal (touring) – circus review

Several years ago, I was fortunate to see Cirque du Soleil’s “O” at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, with performers…

Strays – movie review

You only have to watch commercial TV one evening to know that Australians love their dogs. I think it’s also…

Monument (Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre) – theatre review

An unexpected power play between an about to be anointed Prime Minister and a make-up artist readying her to take…

Win tickets to Everybody Loves Jeanne

- Everybody Loves Jeanne - Only in cinemas from 7 September 2023 We have 10 double in-season passes thanks to…

Independence Square (Martin Cruz Smith) – book review

Martin Cruz Smith’s Russian detective Arkady Renko has been kicking around since 1981’s Gorky Park. Even in that book he…