Review of & Juliet at The Regent. I mean, you're all expecting me to say Shakespeare would be turning in his grave, but nah. He would've loved this shit. Michael Cassel Group theage.com.au/culture/musica…

With Elizabeth Flux on wanting Everything Everywhere All At Once to win Best Picture Oscar. Dunno if it's a masterpiece but it's more imaginative than the others. (Also a massive #MichelleYeoh fangirl.) theage.com.au/culture/movies…

A model review of Made In China 2.0 from Jinghua Qian at The Saturday Paper. Impressive. Knowledge and eloquence we expect from a critic, but this was no ordinary task. It tested journalistic ethics in a way arts criticism seldom does. Malthouse Theatre

Breaking News: Kenzaburo Oe, a Nobel laureate who used his powerful novels and essays to criticize postwar Japan, has died at 88. nyti.ms/3Fj5P6g

Flinders Street Station to host biggest First Nations show in Victoria in Shadow Spirit RISING theage.com.au/culture/art-an…

Bad Aunty. This is a disgrace. The arts aren't optional. They're a central part of public life and need dedicated journalists to cover them.

As a major arts festival, Melbourne's #Rising is facing an identity crisis... Here are highs and lows from 2023, with analysis of why the fest needs to be rethought to better serve artists and audiences. The Age theage.com.au/culture/theatr…

"... we are ill-served by RISING if it isn’t more responsive to our arts scene, if it doesn’t embrace – and quickly – a more developed and distinctive idea of its role in the city’s cultural life." Cameron Woodhead smh.com.au/culture/theatr…

Eight great new reads to soak up in the sunshine: smh.com.au/culture/books/… The Sydney Morning Herald Cameron Woodhead #StevenCarroll

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