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The Great Australian Play (Theatre Works) – theatre review

The Great Australian Play is a thoroughly bewildering take on Australian history – specifically one of this country’s most alluring…

Uncut Gems (Netflix) – streaming review

The Safdie brothers - Josh and Bennie - had success with their gritty crime drama Good Time. That film featured…

Shrek The Musical (Her Majesty’s Theatre) – theatre review

Fun, funny, light hearted, colourful and energetic, Shrek The Musical surprised me with its warmth, relatability and good natured banter. Of…

Highfire (Eoin Colfer) – book review

Eoin Colfer is best known as the author of the highly successful children’s fantasy series Artemis Fowl. This series, pitched…

The Importance of Being Earnest (Malthouse Theatre) – theatre review

Two gifted and extremely funny actors create an even bigger farce out of an already brilliant Victorian farce in an…

CLOSED: Win tickets to I Still Believe

- I Still Believe - Only in cinemas from 12 March 2020 We have 5 double in-season passes thanks to…

The Other Mrs (Mary Kubica) – book review

There’s a certain kind of satisfaction in seeing nasty people receiving their just desserts. The opening chapters of The Other…

The Leunig Fragments – movie review

Cartoonist, painter, philosopher: Michael Leunig has plied his trade for decades. He's become a one-man industry, churning out his offbeat,…

Emerald City (QTC) – theatre review

The satire about the film and publishing industries in Sydney (the Emerald City of the title) is also about marriage…

New music round-up

Our selection of the best new music across a range of genres from the week ending 14 February 2020. Multifaceted…