Dr Diana Carroll

Dr Diana Carroll is a writer, speaker, and reviewer currently based in Adelaide and London. Her work has been published in newspapers and magazines including The Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian, Woman's Day and B&T. Writing about the arts is one of her great passions.

Dr Diana Carroll's Latest Articles

Two panels. On the left is a man with a balding head. He's wearing a shirt and jacket. On the right is the cover of a book 'Hiroshige, artist of the open road' which shows mountains and an island inlet.
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Book review: Hiroshige: artist of the open road, Alfred Haft

Experience the wonder of Hiroshige’s artistic imagination in this superb British Museum publication.

Two panels. On left is black and white portrait of a man with short cropped hair. On right is cover of a book, 'Blind Corners' which is salmon coloured.
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Book review: Blind Corners, Michael Collins

A thoughtful contemplation on ‘the art of fixing a shadow’.

A woman is dancing on a table surrounded by men looking up at her.
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Dance review: Matthew Bourne’s The Midnight Bell, Sadler’s Wells, London

A deeply evocative ode to love and loneliness from a masterful choreographer.

A room in an office building decorated in soft colours and fabrics. There are three cobalt blue chairs facing each other and greenery. Regeneration.
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Culture Sparks Unity: exploring Poland’s vibrant cultural program

The program has been curated for the for the country's Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

A man in early 20th century peasant garb is leaping in the air. He's surrounded by several other men. Fiddler on the Roof
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Musical review: Fiddler on the Roof, Barbican Theatre, London

A fabulous 'Fiddler' overflowing with heart, humour and harmony.

Six women in colourful costumes on stage.
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Musical review: SIX the Musical, Vaudeville Theatre, London

Divorced, beheaded and died... The six wives of Henry VIII live long and loud!

A vibrant photograph of a woman in black, dancing flamenco. She is dressed in black, her dress swirling around her. A group of dancers standing behind her are also dressed in black. The photo is a promotional image for 'Muerta de Amor' at Flamenco Festival.
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Don’t miss in June – your monthly guide to the brightest and best arts in London

ArtsHub UK’s monthly round-up of arts and cultural sector highlights.

An orchestra is in the background. In the foreground a woman is standing in front of a desk. Two men are standing between her, The one on the right is wielding a small knife. A scene from Opera North's staged concert version of Verdi's 'Simon Boccanegra'.
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Opera review: Simon Boccanegra, Royal Festival Hall, Southbank London

Opera North gives a masterclass in operatic concert staging.

A woman in red at the front bottom left corner with four people in black (with red gloves) leaning back next to each other. A scene from Jasmin Vardimon Company's 'ALiCE'.
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Dance review: ALiCE, Sadler’s Wells, London

A 'curiouser and curiouser' reinvention of 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'. 

A fair-skinned woman comforts a fair-skinned man as he weeps with his head against her chest. Both are dressed in drab period garments reflecting the play's setting of the 1690s. The photograph depicts Gavin Drea as John Proctor and Phoebe Pryce as Elizabeth Proctor in 'The Crucible' at Shakespeare's Globe.
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Theatre review: The Crucible, Shakespeare’s Globe

Arthur Miller’s haunting drama of the Salem witch trials comes to the Globe.

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