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Frozen The Musical – Her Majesty’s Theatre

Stellar lead performances, brilliant staging, evocative lighting, a healthy dollop of Disney magic and a delightful sense of humour underpin…

The Maidens (Alex Michaelides) – book review

Alex Michaelides burst on to the thriller scene with his well-received debut The Silent Patient. That book featured a psychotherapist…

West Side Story (QPAC) – Musical Review

With book by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and choreography by Jerome Robbins, West Side Story is…

The 22 Murders of Madison May (Max Barry) – book review

Australian science fiction and thriller author Max Barry has done arcane conspiracies (Lexicon), satire (Jennifer Government) and space wars (Providence)…

Shiva Baby – movie review

The sexually-charged comedy Shiva Baby is an awkward delight. Dani (Rachel Sennott) is a 20-something sugar baby, part of a…

Old – movie review

Let’s face it, growing old isn’t nice, but this offering from M. Night Shyamalan is simply ridiculous. Guy (Gael Garcia…

Rosa’s Wedding – movie review

A pleasantly distracting comedy, Rosa’s Wedding centres around a hard-working woman who’s selfless to the point of exhaustion. She looks…

Catch Us The Foxes (Nicola West) – book review

Nicola West’s debut, Catch Us the Foxes set in a regional coastal town south of Sydney, is a strange, potentially…

Prima Facie (Qld Theatre) – theatre review

Opening night performances often end with a standing ovation, sometimes as a slowly staggered act of obligation. In the case…

Gunpowder Milkshake – movie review

It’s a week of limited cinema releases, and they couldn’t be more different. In contrast to the thoughtful Nine Days,…