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Reviews
The quokkas are revolting
28 January 2020
In Quokka Apocalypse, David Zampatti discovers that the last laugh is on us.
Reviews
Cards for humanity
26 January 2020
Designed for those days when your mental health needs a hand, we could all benefit from Jen Jamieson’s This Is Not Personal, suggests Nina Levy.
Reviews
Hi-tech and Insta-ready
24 January 2020
Swept up in the sensory overload of Sirqus Alfon’s I Am Somebody, Craig McKeough finds it a life-affirming experience.
The Festival Sessions
Charm in simplicity
22 January 2020
The setting is Rome, the date May 3, 1938, the day that Hitler visited Mussolini. But the drama of A Special Day focuses on a chance encounter between two ordinary people.
The Festival Sessions
The end of the world, rock style
22 January 2020
What better way to tell a story about the end of the world than a rock’n’roll cabaret show with plenty of Ziggy Stardust and a nod to Nick Cave?
Reviews
Myth, music and magic
22 January 2020
In STYX, Nina Levy finds herself taken on a richly textured journey into memory, myth and loss.
Reviews
The star returns
27 March 2023
Back in 2019 The Last Great Hunt wowed David Zampatti with their ambitious new work Lé Nør. Ahead of the work’s 2023 seasons in Perth and Melbourne we’re re-publishing his rave review of Le Nør‘s debut.
Reviews
Finding light in melancholy
30 September 2020
Seesaw’s junior reviewers enjoy the shades of sadness in Valentine, feelings echoed by Claire Trolio’s review of the same show at the 2018 AWESOME Festival.
The Festival Sessions
Channelling ghosts on the graveyard shift
21 January 2020
If you’re looking for something spooky this Fringe, Hannah Cockroft’s new play Talkback promises plenty of paranormal activity.
