17 Feb 2022
Meet Me At Dawn: So Close But Yet So Far ~ Adelaide Fringe 2022 Review
Holden Street Theatres have a long history of presenting riveting short dramas that are a tour de force for one or two players and Meet Me At Dawn is no…
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31 Jan 2022
Sue Baker Presents Lovers’ Moon: ~ When The Stars Align ~ CD Review
Local visual artist and singer-songwriter Sue Baker has followed up her 2010 release Bit Of Earth with an eclectic and sophisticated collection of songs on…
26 Dec 2021
MY BODY by Emily Ratajkowski: I Hate These Blurred Lines ~ Book Review
Emily Ratajkowski (Hachette Australia) 2021, 239pp, RRP $32.99 (paperback)
26 Dec 2021
PUTTING THE RABBIT IN THE HAT by Brian Cox: In Long, Loooong Succession ~ Book Review
Brian Cox (the Scottish character actor, not the star Manchester physicist) here discusses his life in movies, on TV and, mostly, on the stage, and although he…
10 Dec 2021
THE LAST WOMAN IN THE WORLD by Inga Simpson: A Very Aussie Apocalypse ~ Book Review
Simpson’s latest tome is certainly familiar (what apocalyptic drama isn’t these days?) and yet, nevertheless, proves surprisingly powerful, moving, disturbing…
10 Dec 2021
THE STRANGER IN THE LIFEBOAT by Mitch Albom: Lord Help Us! ~ Book Review
Mitch Albom (Hachette Australia: Sphere) 2021, 271pp, RRP $34.99 (hardback)
10 Dec 2021
WINDSWEPT & INTERESTING – MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY by Billy Connolly: Brruyhll-yant!!! ~ Book Review
Billy Connolly (Hachette Australia: Two Roads) 2021, 389pp, RRP $49.99 (hardback); $19.99 (e-Book); $46.99 (audiobook).
2 Dec 2021
Hamlet In The Other Room: Hamlet Like You’ve Never Seen It… ~ Theatre Review
Hamlet is probably the most important play from theatre’s most famous writer. So why would this new (formed in 2020), all-female theatre group take on this…
2 Dec 2021
The Ajoona Guest House by Stephen House: Simple, Profound, Entertaining And Instructive Theatre ~ Review
Courtesy of some well-deserved grants and funded residencies Stephen House set himself the exciting and daunting task of writing a performance monologue for…
21 Nov 2021
ACT LIKE YOU GOT SOME SENSE by Jamie Foxx: Hit The Road, Jamie ~ Book Review
Jamie Foxx (Hachette Australia: Constable) 2021, 221pp, RRP $32.99 (paperback); $49.99 (hardback); $15.99 (e-Book)
21 Nov 2021
ASTERIX AND THE GRIFFIN: By Toutatis!!! ~ Book Review
Jean-Yves Ferri and Didier Conrad (Hachette Australia) 2021, 48pp, RRP $29.99
21 Nov 2021
BEFORE & LAUGHTER – A LIFE-CHANGING BOOK by Jimmy Carr: Self-Help, Self-Care And Self ~ Book Review
Jimmy Carr (Hachette Australia: Quercus) 2021, 358pp, RRP $32.99 (paperback); $45.00 (hardback)