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Transwoman Kills Influencer (La Mama) – theatre review

A murder mystery with a difference, Transwoman Kills Influencer pits four colourful and flawed characters against each other. This hardly has…

New music round-up (for w/e 26 January 2024)

Our selection of the best new music across a range of genres from the week ending 26 January 2024. Over…

The Local Lesbians (Chapel Off Chapel) – narrative concert review

An endearing, entertaining, humorous and poignant narrative concert about finding comfort in your own skin, The Local Lesbians are a…

They Came From Uranus (touring) – adult puppet theatre review

Debauched aliens targeting a burlesque beauty. What could possibly go wrong? Plenty, as you will see if you venture into The…

Anatomy of a Fall – movie review

In a crucial scene in Anatomy of a Fall, Sandra Voyter (Sandra Hüller) tells her son, “Everything you hear in…

The Color Purple – movie review

Starting in Georgia in 1909 and spanning 38 years, The Color Purple is based around the struggles of African-American woman…

The Inheritance (fortyfivedownstairs) – theatre review

Set a generation after the height of the AIDS crisis, The Inheritance looks at what it is like to be…

Little Rope (Sleater-Kinney) – music review

Sleater-Kinney’s album Little Rope is one of the most delicately layered records in the band’s nearly 30-year career. It explores…

Malevo (Arts Centre Melbourne) – theatre review

Electrifying rhythm, dance, drums and more, Argentina’s Malevo is mesmerising machismo. 13 artistes extraordinaire and a four-piece band hold the audience…

Cahokia Jazz (Francis Spufford) – book review

British author Francis Spufford travels to America in 1922 for his latest novel, Cahokia Jazz, but it is not an…