by Dave Bradley | Jul 10, 2018 | Book, Books, Reviews
Lorrie Moore (Faber) 2018, 407pp, RRP$39.99 The multi-award-winning Moore (a revered short story writer, children’s book author, critic and commentator for decades now) has her key and favourite essays collected here, although she does note in a pleasing introduction...
by Dave Bradley | Jul 10, 2018 | Book, Books, Reviews
D.B. Thorne (Corvus) 2018, 352pp, RRP $29.99 Digital-entrepreneur-turned-author Thorne’s follow-up to the highly-regarded Troll is a psychological thriller that’s just screaming to be the first part of a series and have at least one movie drawn from it, even though...
by Dave Bradley | Jul 10, 2018 | Books, Reviews
Stephen King (Hachette Australia) 2018, 475pp, RRP $32.99 Hot on the heels of Sleeping Beauties, King’s similarly-doorstop-like collaboration with his son Owen, comes this rather less long-winded tale which resembles one of this author’s Bill...
by Bobby Goudie | Jul 7, 2018 | Live Music, Musical Theatre, Reviews, Theatre
Arts Theatre, Fri 6 Jul. Matt Byrne Media has pulled out all the stops to ensure the Arts Theatre audience has a rockin’ good time. Byrne has assembled a quality cast to showcase the writing of Ben Elton and music of Queen and ensured We Will Rock You is technically...
by Michael Coghlan | Jul 3, 2018 | Reviews, Theatre
Odeon Theatre, Mon 2 July. Brothers Wreck is intense. Set in the oppressive Darwin heat an extended family struggles to adjust to the trauma of loss and death. Much of the story revolves around Ruben Kelly, a troubled young man who is all consumed by an implacable...
by Rosie van Heerde | Jun 25, 2018 | Adelaide Festivals, Cabaret, Music, Reviews
[ADELAIDE & INTERNATIONAL ~ ADELAIDE EXCLUSIVE] Festival Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre, Sat 23 Jun. Well supported by a somewhat “grog loving” butler in the form of Irish comedian Eddie Bannon, Ali McGregor bid farewell to another chilly cabaret season in true...