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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…

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…

Dangerous Goods (Polytoxic) – theatre review

It’s a case of feathers meeting fluro when performers in Polytoxic’s new work, Dangerous Goods, initially ensemble in movement of…

Sophia = (Wisdom): The Cliffs (New Theatre) – theatre review

For those who like the unconventional, Sophia = (Wisdom): The Cliffs is heaven-sent. Promoted as “Part dada, slapstick comedy, part…

Seventeen (MTC) – theatre review

Do you remember what your last day of school was like? You’d just finished your final exams and freedom was there…

Priscilla – movie review

It’s been a boom time for new films from some of cinema’s great stylists. In the past 12 months, we’ve…

All of Us Strangers – movie review

The sensitive fantasy-romance All of Us Strangers concerns two lost souls. Based on a novel by Taichi Yamada, the film…

All The Rest (Theatre Works) – theatre review

It is an age-old question without a satisfying answer. What constitutes art? That is the starting point for a coming-of-age tale…

The Iron Claw – movie review

The Iron Claw, which is based on a true story, sees a loving family is torn apart by a father’s…