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The Black Woman of Gippsland (MTC) – theatre review

The past and the present collide in a story that involves reframing a tainted history. We are in Gippsland in…

The Comeuppance (Red Stitch) – theatre review

Personal and societal catastrophic incidents shape a pre-get together, ahead of a 20th anniversary high school reunion in Washington DC…

The Beep Test (Theatre Works) – musical theatre review

The win at all costs mentality that underpins The Beep Test carries with it a high price. This is Year…

St Kilda Tales: A Performance Rave (Theatre Works’ Explosives Factory) – theatre review

Sex, drugs and rock ‘n roll. The heartbeat of a suburb is captured in St Kilda Tales. All but two…

The Lord of the Rings – A Musical Tale (Comedy Theatre) – musical theatre review

Call me a heathen, but I never got into the mythology of J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic and beloved trilogy The Lord…

The Verdi Gala Concert (Opera Australia) – opera review

Who were the big winners from The Verdi Gala Concert at Hamer Hall? We – the audience – as we…

Songs from the Canyon (Palais Theatre and touring) – concert review

My, couldn’t we do with more peace and love in the world now, arguably more than ever? That is why…

The Correspondent – 119 minutes – movie review

Highly regarded Australian journalist Peter Greste was arrested by Egyptian authorities in Cairo on 29th December, 2013. He was working…

Hysteria – 104 minutes

Shocking, racially motivated fires – arson – in Germany in 1993 resulted in the death of five Turks. More than…

The Seed of the Sacred Fig – movie review

Set in Tehran, this Oscar nominated film for Best International Feature is a distressing, but compelling watch. For the past…