Review: Melissa Aldana Quartet (Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival)
Melissa Aldana and her New York quartet provide a relatively constrained performance, while the curtain-raiser by Jo Lawry and Dan Tepfer is full of brilliance.
Melissa Aldana and her New York quartet provide a relatively constrained performance, while the curtain-raiser by Jo Lawry and Dan Tepfer is full of brilliance.
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Dennis Kelly's play has been a hit globally, but it has a problematic script, which this MTC production has not been able to resolve.
The extraordinary Tallis Scholars return to Australia, bringing a glorious program of Renaissance music, composed for the Sistine Chapel.
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This refreshing take on the 1971 musical retains the show's exuberant, improvisational feel but gives it a more contemporary vibe.
The musicians meet the demands of Beethoven and the world premiere of Jack Symonds' challenging String Quartet No 2 with great vitality.
This excellent production serves as a reminder of the unsettlingly timeless qualities of Pinter's 1960 drama and of the singular comic genius of actor Darren Gilshenan.
Ash Flanders wrote and stars in this deeply personal and exceedingly droll play about himself, his formidable mother and getting old.
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