Magical circus act’s astonishing acrobatics leave audience with mouths agape Sonia Nair CIRCUS Kooza, Cirque du Soleil Flemington Racecourse, until July 19 ★★★★★ Precarity is a fact of life in the performing arts, even for household names like Cirque du S... See more
Secrets, survivors and scams: This week’s essential reading This week’s reviews range from decades-spanning queer romance and Melbourne noir to the Titanic, Scottish history and the politics of drugs and real estate. Critics Cameron Woodhead and Steven Ca... See more
From chilling horror to what we can learn from animals: 10 new books This week’s reviews range from romcom and medical drama, from navigating modern love to an entertaining history of Ireland. FICTION PICK OF THE WEEK The Ones Who Got Away Stephen Graham ... See more
I have no work-life balance, and I’m leaking collagen out of my eyeholes: Sheridan Harbridge The acclaimed actor on the “trauma phase” of her busy career, how Prima Facie helped to fortify change, and growing up “povvo”. Sheridan Harbridge has long been i... See more
The MTC’s electrifying, searing take on The Glass Menagerie THEATRE The Glass Menagerie ★★★★ MTC, Sumner Theatre, until June 5 The last time I saw The Glass Menagerie – on the West End, starring Amy Adams – the performances were so lacking in dramatic alc... See more
