Theatre
In The Questions, playwright Van Badham and composer Richard Wise have lovingly crafted a show that is both a simple rom-com musical and, simultaneously, an exploration of intimacy in the age of polarisation.
Books & Poetry
A new South Australian literary journal is calling for writer submissions. Its editor – Farrin Foster – lays out its aspiration to bridge the gap between SA and the national and international literary industry.
Members of South Australia’s creative sector are nervously awaiting the launch of a new state cultural policy, with some optimistic it will herald a new era for the arts while others fear it will end up being a missed opportunity.
A new exhibition of prints and posters documents a radical and largely-overlooked movement from 1970s Adelaide which centred around progressive ideas that remain remarkably relevant today.
A theatre show scripted using Google searches somehow quietly transforms into a tender reflection on people and the ways they stay the same, even as technology changes. ★★★½
Laurie Anderson’s exhibition – which includes a re-write of the Bible and text generated by an AI-simulacrum of her late husband Lou Reed – is far more interesting in concept than reality.
