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Review: Blessed Union brings the queer family kitchen to the stage
Charlotte is a little enby child of divorce who doesn’t know how to cook for one person. Read their review of Maeve Marsden’s debut play, a lesbian divorce comedy set in a family kitchen, here!
Review: this is a choose-your-own review of Burgerz
Martha hates art and burgers (not really). This is both a positive and a negative review of Travis Alabanza’s one-person show featuring Kikki Temple that she wrote. Read it here!
Review: plenty of fish in the sea is a thrilling adventure
Charlotte hates dating apps and loves absurdist fiction/theatre. Read their review of the absurdist play about finding the perfect catch by Clockfire Theatre Company here!
Review: Bright Half Life holds a prismatic exploration of memory
Memory is as fickle as we are - and this non-linear play about two lovers shows you how. Read Ceridwen’s review of Bright Half Life at Meraki Arts Bar here!
Review: Lemon Tree On Dreg Street is a glorious breath of fresh air
Clare loves cry-laughing at high octane comedy, and sometimes cry-laughing at honey-sweet new Australian work. Read her review of the breathtakingly original Lemon Tree on Dreg Street here.
Review: Blue is an enthralling portrayal of grief and love
Thomas Weatherall’s debut monologue explores a young man’s experience of family, the ocean, and coming of age. Read Bec’s review of it here.
Review: Surprise Chef ooze liquid funk
Bec is a radio host blessed with the most luxurious radio voice in the Inner West. Read her review of Surprise Chef’s recent album launch at Oxford Art Factory here.
Review: ROOM is a beautiful snapshot of modern circustry with very few answers
ROOM defies categorisation, melding music and dance, mime and circustry across a stage that is artfully arranged to look like a crumbling studio. It’s a very French adventure — read Bec’s review of it here!
Sun & Sea shows us our true colours under a blistering sun
An opera performance by Lithuanian creatives Lina Lapelytė, Vaiva Grainytė and Rugilė Barzdžiukaitė reflects the complexity of life by letting you watch a version of yourself on the beach. Read Bec’s review of it here.
Men I Trust is a heat-seeking missile for queer longing
Tommi Parrish’s second graphic novel explores a relationship between two characters spanning a range of emotion that is usually only skimmed in traditional novels. Read Bec’s review of it here!
The Nerves And Their Endings: essays on crisis and response is an insight into the slow doom of climate collapse
With a powerful and responsive voice, Jessica Gaitán Johannesson’s The Nerves and Their Endings holds the reader with an urgent grip lest we struggle away, put down the book, and resolve to our inaction. Read Clare’s review of it here.
Review: Venus on the Half-Shell entwines brutal beauty with Polly Pocket pretty
Clare went along to the opening night of Oigåll Projects’ Venus on the Half-Shell. Read her review of the exhibition focussing on fertility, appearance and connection here.
Review: Purgatorio is a surreal examination of forgiveness
Ariel Dorfman’s lesser known play Purgatorio takes shape in an expansive white gallery at Flow Studios. Read Charlotte’s review of this emotional puzzle here.
Review: Brittany & the Mannequins showcases the horrifying rot of wealth
Clare loves a well crafted theatrical world - read her review of the terrifyingly detailed one created by Callum Mackay and the Fever103 team here.
Review: Tongue Tied has trouble focusing on its real subject
There are so many stories about journalists out there, it’s sometimes hard to make your mark. Read Charlotte’s review of brand new Australian play Tongue Tied, about Mia the journalist, here.
Review: Australian Theatre Live preserves a sophisticated production of Away
Charlotte played Meg in a high school production of Away, and has finally had an opportunity to see the whole thing performed, thanks to Australian Theatre Live. Read their review of it here!
Review: Totally, Literally could be your nostalgia album of the year
Bec is a radio host blessed with the most luxurious radio voice in the Inner West. Read her review of Kitten Heel’s debut album here!
Review: End Of isn’t necessary enough
It’s an incredible privilege to be an artist in Australia. Read Charlotte’s review of Ash Flanders’ reflection on being an artist that doesn’t quite hit the mark.
The one woman show: a resurgence of storytelling
Clare loves cry laughing at high octane comedy. Read her review of three excellent one woman shows doing the most at Melbourne Fringe!
Review: Getting It is a self-help slut’s wet dream
Maddy is a slut for a self-help book, and Alison Moon’s Getting It is a self-help book for sluts. Read her review of it here!