Review: Musica Viva Festival 2017 (Concert 1)
Orkis and the Goldner and Elias Quartets open Festival with truly sublime chamber playing.
April 21, 2017
Review: Elgar’s Cello Concerto (Sydney Symphony Orchestra)
English masterpieces by Elgar and Vaughan Williams in superbly played programme.
April 20, 2017
Review: The Academy of St Martin in the Fields (Melbourne Recital Centre)
The ASMF and Joshua Bell have discovered the fountain of musical youth.
April 20, 2017
Review: The Dog/The Cat (Belvoir)
The hit rom-com double is back and it's as sweetly charming as ever.
April 16, 2017
Review: Fallen (She Said Theatre and Sport for Jove)
A new Australian play inspired by Charles Dickens’ little-known home for “fallen” women.
April 15, 2017
Review: Mozart at Elder 1 (Adelaide Symphony Orchestra)
Yoshimoto and the ASO deliver a performance to be remembered and savoured.
April 12, 2017
Review: Never Tilt Your Chair Back on Two Legs (Tura New Music, PICA)
Kate Neal’s ear for the intricate and eye for flair created a complex metallic sound world.
April 12, 2017
Review: Talk (Sydney Theatre Company)
Jonathan Biggins' new play Talk canvasses a hot topic but the satire often fails to fire.
April 10, 2017
Review: German Romantics (Sydney Chamber Choir)
Rock solid a cappella mastery in a thoughtful programme by Sam Allchurch.
April 9, 2017
Review: Yidaki (William Barton, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra)
William Barton left the audience deeply moved by an experience that had touched them to the core.
April 8, 2017
Review: St John Passion (The Choir of St James’, City Recital Hall)
A fine outing of an underappreciated Passion – with a new HIP band to boot.
April 7, 2017
Review: The Play That Goes Wrong (Lunchbox Theatrical Productions)
This farcical play-within-a-play is a real hoot.
April 7, 2017
Review: The Rasputin Affair (Ensemble Theatre)
Mulvany’s smart, funny and fast-paced farce picks up the foibles of history and runs with them.
April 7, 2017