Reviews
Review: Britten’s Peter Grimes in Concert, Sydney Symphony Orchestra (NSW)
SSO’s concert performance of Britten’s opera brought out the best of the best – so where was the audience?
Book Review: The Professor and the Parson by Adam Sisman
A detailed biography of a masterful conman and the historian who pursued him.
Review: Whiteley, Opera Australia (NSW)
Opera Australia has premiered its first new work in nearly a decade, and it’s quintessentially Australian, both in subject and…
Book Review: Eight Lives by Susan Hurley
This is one of the best murder thrillers to hit the bookshops in a long time.
Book Review: Slugger by Martin Holmen
An all-too-realistic thriller with a protagonist who, while not likeable, is attractive and compelling.
TV Review: Younger Season 6 is as crisp and salty as a bag of chips
Stan is drip-feeding episodes of this addictive lit-world rom-com, and that's Mel Campbell's only quibble.
Review: Doppelgangster's Cold War, Prague Fringe Festival
It’s easy to let the trajectory of the aural-optical assault wash over you, but blink and you’ll miss it all.
Book Review: Zealot by Jo Thornely
Jo Thornely details the history and practices of ten cults, with particular emphasis on their leaders.
Review: Three exhibitions in London, Oceania, Turner Prize and new Islamic galleries
Three exhibitions in London: Oceania, the new Islamic display at the British Museum, and the Turner Prize.
Review: William Kentridge at AGNSW
Curated by Kentridge himself, this is a great celebration of creative engagement and its capacity to dovetail into every aspect…