Festivals, Live, Reviews Perth Festival Postcard 4: Meow Meow and Rufus Wainwright Humphrey Bower The word ‘cabaret’ originally referred to the ‘little room’ – typically a tavern, pub, café, restaurant or nightclub – in …
Reviews, Stage Last Words review (Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre) Shane Murphy Written and performed by Joseph Sherman, Last Words is part reminiscence, part exploration, part homage and celebration and part reliving …
Festivals, Reviews Perth Festival Postcard 3: Chamber Music Weekend, Garrick Ohlsson, Kate Tempest Humphrey Bower Alongside his commitment to working with Indigenous artists, Festival Director Iain Grandage’s passion for music has been driving force behind …
Festivals, Reviews Perth Festival Postcard 2: Bran Nue Dae, Black Ties, Anthem Humphrey Bower Bran Nue Dae is an iconic work of Indigenous West Australian theatre, and the first Aboriginal musical. It was first …
Music, Reviews The Necks review (Union House, Adelaide) Murray Bramwell In the house of the Adelaide Fringe there are many mansions. Venues spring up all over the CBD each with …
Live, Reviews Amanda Palmer review (Enmore Theatre, Sydney) Benjamin Woods American singer-songwriter Amanda Palmer is a firm favourite with Australian audiences and the feeling is mutual. She recorded her masterful …
Reviews, Stage Perth Festival Postcard 1: Grounding and ‘Hecate’ Humphrey Bower Perth Festival Director Iain Grandage’s inaugural program reflects his passion for music (of all genres) and Indigenous collaboration (in many …
Reviews, Stage Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam review (Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney) Jason Whittaker The drought has broken, if not out west then certainly in Surry Hills. As the rain tumbled down outside, the …
Film, Reviews, Screen Bombshell review: truth is stranger than fiction Vicki Englund Bombshell might’ve missed out on a couple of Oscar nods for Best Picture and Supporting Actress for Nicole Kidman, but there’s …
Books, Reviews Strategic ignorance: Michael Lewis’s The Fifth Risk has terrifying lessons for Australia Rosemary Sorensen Governments ignore information provided by experts at our peril. It’s one thing to ignore or hide reports to delay action. …
