Writing
Caryl Churchill’s Top Girls
Read my review of Caryl Churchill’s classic play Top Girls
Whist review
Read my review of the dreamscape, mind reading installation Whist.
My Name is Jimi
Read my review of My Name is Jimi.
Circus Oz Model Citizens review
Read my review of the Circus Oz show Model Citizens.
RIOT cabaret review (Sydney Festival)
Read my review of Riot at the Sydney Festival
The Town Hall Affair
My review of the Wooster Group’s dramatisation of a 1971 debate between Norman Mailer, Germaine Greer and other feminists.
Hefner didn't invent the sexual revolution, he took credit from women
On the death of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, the ABC asked me to consider his legacy.
Friday essay: The personal is now commercial – popular feminism online
The very personal tone in which popular feminism is conducted today can be traced back to both second-wave consciousness-raising and the confessional column of women’s magazines. An essay for The Conversation’s Friday Essay series.
Don't try this at home: from Duchamp's urinal to Wim Delvoye’s Cloaca
This Daily Review essay on Duchamp's urinal, contemporary art & buying artworks from friends was inspired by a new show of works by the talented artist Paloma White.
The only way is up (via anxiety and endless self-promotion)
Read my story for Overland about LinkedIn, self-promotion, anxiety and Derek Zoolander.
The Gifts of John Forbes (Meanjin)
A memoir remembering on my friend, the late poet John Forbes. First published in Meanjin in the Summer 2016 issue.
Daniels trump the world's Donalds
This opinion piece about the portrayal of platonic friendships on screen was first published by the Sydney Morning Herald.
Generation X are having their Don't Dream It's Over moment
Read my opinion piece from the Sydney Morning Herald about the recent Australian tours of bands from Gen X’s youth.
Greek family drama takes us on a voyage of tragedy and comedy
A review of George Catsi’s show Am I Who I Say I Am?
I don't mean to be personal
A piece I wrote after an opinion piece I wrote for the Sydney Morning Herald went a little viral for all the wrong reasons.
Maggie’s Plan: screwball comedy meets witty academic satire
Read my review of Maggie’s Plan for The Conversation.
Our insatiable appetite for women's tragic stories
An opinion piece I wrote for the Sydney Morning Herald about the pressure on women artists to reveal personal stories in their writing and art.
Sydney Festival 2016 reviews
Reviews of three Sydney Festival 2016 shows La Verità, The Events and Tomorrow's Parties.
The twinned story of journalism and feminism
A story I wrote for Women’s Agenda about the entwined history of feminism and journalism.
Suffragette review
Read my review of the movie Suffragette, first published by Daily Review.