Review: Tosca (Opera Australia)
With stunning sets and deftly built tension, Bell’s Tosca has earned its place in OA’s rep.
February 18, 2017
Review: Accidental Plans (The Song Company)
The Song Company delivers a strange yet compelling ‘kind-of-opera’ about an unusual musical life.
February 17, 2017
Review: The Red Detachment of Women (National Ballet of China)
Great value in this accomplished presentation of a period piece, but not without irony.
February 17, 2017
Review: The Flick (Queensland Theatre/Red Stitch)
The Flick is an absorbing and well-crafted play that amuses and disturbs.
February 16, 2017
Review: Newsies (Disney Theatrical Productions, Arts Alliance Distribution)
The screening of a live performance of the musical Newsies makes for a feel-good cinema experience.
February 14, 2017
Review: Exit/Exist (Gregory Maqoma, PIAF)
Celebratory and harrowing, Maqoma demands to be seen and heard.
February 13, 2017
Review: The Gabriels (Public Theater, PIAF)
Unique chance to be a fly on the Gabriels' kitchen wall is not to be missed.
February 12, 2017
Review: Music under the Moon (Sydney Symphony Orchestra)
Tan Dun's celebration included a phoenix, a mandarin and the secrets of Chinese women.
February 12, 2017
Review: The Dark Mirror (PIAF, WASO)
Bostridge takes us on a nightmare ride through Zender's refracted Schubert.
February 11, 2017
Review: Second Self (Rubiks Collective)
Melbourne new music collective serves double the thrills in their first action-packed concert of 2017.
February 9, 2017
Review: Murder & Redemption (Australian Chamber Orchestra)
In a night of juxtapositions, the ACO moves in for the kill with a rapturous array of music from Heaven and Earth.
February 8, 2017
Review: ‘Tis Pity (Victorian Opera)
Meow Meow captivates in an enjoyable romp through the history of the “oldest profession”.
February 6, 2017
Review: East Meets West (Melbourne Symphony Orchestra)
Tan Dun's bird-themed jamboree kicks off The Year of the Rooster in style.
February 6, 2017