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The Frenchman (Jack Beaumont) – book review

Jack Beaumont is not the real name of the author of The Frenchman, a book that itself is full of…

Fatale – movie review

The trashy Fatale is a latter day noir thriller that’s part Fatal Attraction and part Basic Instinct. But the longer…

New music round-up (for w/e 7 May 2021)

Our selection of the best new music across a range of genres from the week ending 7 May 2021. Ska-punk…

The Pitts (Athenaeum Theatre) – theatre review

Meet Carol and Daryl Pitts, aka Stephanie Marion Wood and Brendy Ford. They are a pair of wellness gurus who ply…

June Again – movie review

In JJ Winlove’s debut feature, June Again, a go-getting woman is gone. In her place is an empty shell. June…

Honour (Ensemble) – theatre review

“There’s nothing original about the skeleton of Honour, the play” says its writer Joanna Murray-Smith. I would agree. Its subject…

Aida (Opera Australia) – opera review

The opening night of Opera Australia’s spectacular staging of Verdi’s dramatic opera Aida was blighted by a major technical failure. The…

Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Athenaeum Theatre) – theatre review

What a sensational stage show for the littlies. There were toddlers and youngsters galore and excited parents and grandparents with them…

The Million Masks of God (Manchester Orchestra) – music review

The sixth album from alt/rock quartet Manchester Orchestra feels like the culmination of their 15 years as recording artists, bringing…

Like Mother (Cassandra Austin) – book review

Cassandra Austin’s debut All Fall Down was a sometimes dreamlike Australian gothic tale set in a rural country town. While…