Culture

At the independent gallery West Space, the group exhibition Stranger than Fiction explores the realities beyond mere facts in a post-truth world.

Nathan Joe’s Scenes from a Yellow Peril – the second production for Queensland Theatre’s DOOR 3 – combines rage, sadness and wit in a powerful commentary on contemporary Australia.

India Donaldson’s debut Good One is among the most impressive features in a packed and stimulating program at the 72nd Melbourne International Film Festival.

Tim Minchin’s career has been a mixture of luck and hard work – and now, with the release of his new book, he’s coming out from behind the piano.

For Brett Dean – internationally acclaimed composer, conductor, musician and mentor – each part of his crowded career feeds the whole.

There have been times when I’ve forgotten myself, as if I’d become someone else. I didn’t know this person I’d become. I had no memories. In hallways my footsteps made no sound, in mirrors I had no face, no matter how hard I looked the faces of others were hidden from me, on the train, on the street and in the park beneath the leaves.

Set on an oil rig in 1970s Scotland, Still Wakes the Deep is a stunningly designed game that hides a universe of missed opportunities behind exquisite graphics.