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1 John Mawurndjul, Old and New John Dexter , 2018 single work column
— Appears in: The Adelaide Review , November no. 465 2018; (p. 38-39)

'Deeply connected to country and ancient cultural practice, yet utterly contemporary, the work of Arnhem Land master park painter John Mawurndjul is a beautiful contradiction.'

1 Eyes in the Sky John Dexter , 2018 single work review
— Appears in: The Adelaide Review , September no. 463 2018; (p. 24)

— Review of That Eye, the Sky Richard Roxburgh , Justin Monjo , 1994 single work drama

'with the theatrical adaptation of Tim Winton's That Eye, The Sky underway for State Theatre Company of South Australia, its co-writer Justin Monjo and director Kate Champion discuss the art of adapting one of Australia's great living novelists.'

1 Crying Wolf John Dexter , 2018 single work review
— Appears in: The Adelaide Review , May no. 459 2018; (p. 25)

'This month Oily Rag Theatre will perform Wolf Lullaby, an unsettling examination of how a child could commit murder.'  

1 The Talented Ms Gore Sandy Gore , John Dexter (interviewer), 2017 single work interview
— Appears in: The Adelaide Review , November vol. 453 no. 2017; (p. 34)

'With Joanna Murray-Smith’s Switzerland set to open in Adelaide, Sandy Gore chats about playing the 'mercurial' author that was Patricia Highsmith and what sort of truths there are to be found in her most famous creation, Tom Ripley.

Sandy Gore says she doesn’t see herself as just an actor. Her role is more than calling out lines as part of a play; it’s to tell a story.' (Introduction)

1 Rise of the Vertical Video John Dexter , 2017 single work review
— Appears in: The Adelaide Review , October vol. 452 no. 2017; (p. 20-21)

— Review of Youth on the March Mike Retter , 2017 single work film/TV

' "It's a vertical film, but that's not the thing that defines it." says Michael Retter of his film Youth on the March, set to make its word premiere at the Adelaide Film Festival. "It's an attempt to make a very honest film about young people smoking pot and that lifestyle and world around it. I guess I was attempting to make the greatest stoner film of all time." ' (Introduction)

1 About Schmidt John Dexter , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Adelaide Review , July no. 437 2016; (p. 18)

— Review of Schmidt Lochlin Maybury , 2016 single work drama
1 Strong Foundations with Sue Smith John Dexter , 2016 single work column
— Appears in: The Adelaide Review , April no. 434 2016; (p. 20-21)
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