Opera Australia is under the management of an acting CEO as deficits from its operations are mounting and its board and executive are the subject of an external review. As Lyndon Terracini ventures out on his own, he reveals where the company should go next.
Australia’s Ainsley Melham is ‘Gene Kelly reincarnated’ says the Broadway director behind BOOP! The Musical.
It wasn’t until he was seven that the son of the Beatle realised his father was much more than a weekend strummer.
A new documentary from Oscar-winner Errol Morris explores the wild theories surrounding Charles Manson’s infamous ‘Family’.
As I watched Richard Roxburgh’s understated performance, I wondered if the internal strength Peter Greste needed to survive was one of the traits that made him an award-winning war correspondent.
This spirited adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ 1844 novel is almost three hours long yet passes in a heartbeat.
Houses in the most pleasant suburbs of Sydney are on generous grounds where owners spend time in the garden. But venture to the new fringe suburbs and you hit a cultural wasteland.
This Brisbane quintet has continued to pump out excellent albums at a regular clip, exploring more mature themes without ever losing its winning sensibility and penchant for a wry chorus lyric.
And which Olympic team sport is played on artificial turf? Pit your wits against Review’s resident Quizmaster.
Lost Souls by Sheila Fitzpatrick explores the fate of ‘displaced persons’ after the Second World War
A new biography shines more light on the magnificent Stella Miles Franklin, author of My Brilliant Career.
Choosing a hot new book also tells your friends that you are a literary habitue. You are the zeitgeist – you can even spell it. But don’t fall into these traps…
Abundance, a new book by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson, says excessive regulation makes social problems like homelessness worse.
Building a bookworm isn’t a finite process. Even with the best start, it takes ongoing work, effort and thought to keep our kids interested in books – especially in the era of devices.
The 71-year-old’s latest role is as ‘a mad, mangled, psychopathic war crime boss’ but he doesn’t entirely rule out a return as 007.
Abou Sangare’s prize-winning turn in Story of Souleymane is just one of the highlights of the 2025 Alliance Francaise French Film Festival, the biggest showcase of Gallic movies outside France.
Rahel Romahn was typecast for years but then everything changed for the Kurdish Australian actor, who is starring alongside Richard Roxburgh in a new film about the detainment of journalist Peter Greste.
Nick Kaldas’s new book is more than a cop’s memoir. It’s a story of a family’s courage.
From destination thrillers to a behind-the-scenes look at Formula 1, here are Review’s best new reading picks.
There are times on the British folk-pop trio’s fifth album where you find yourself wondering whether they’ve simply copy-and-pasted some of the old banjo arpeggios recorded in their heyday.
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