Reviews

La Boite Theatre is saying farewell to its 2021 season in style with the beloved Australian classic Away by Michael Gow. You’d be hard pressed to find anyone in our theatre community who doesn’t know and love this play. For the few uninitiated, it’s the story of three families whose summer holidays don’t go according to plan. It sounds simple, but of course there’s so much more to unravel in the subtext of this tragicomedy.

We all agree that art is an important part of our lives. But how far would you go in devoting your life to art when it means not paying all the bills while your family need school lunches? That's the crisis at the heart of Meet the Wallers, a documentary by Brisbane-based director, Jim Stevens.

Have you ever wanted to walk inside a beautiful painting? Have you wished you could get up and close to the tiniest brush strokes of a masterpiece? Do traditional art galleries leave you wanting a little more? Don’t worry dear reader, Van Gogh Alive has got you covered. This isn’t your grandma’s reverentially quiet, controlled, security guarded gallery. This is an in your face, immersive, multi-sensory experience.

Be Our Family with Hannah and Gabriel Lee is the second Open Homes experience that I have seen. There are six in this extraordinary series, played in the privacy of the homes of real people who live in Adelaide and the surrounding regions, including Aldinga, Noarlunga, Klemzig, Athelstone, and Golden Grove. As with the previous one (Journey to the South) Be Our Family is a beautiful and uplifting experience.