Review: Don Giovanni (Opera Holland Park)
Opera Holland Park springs a delightful surprise with a production set on the high seas.
June 13, 2017
Review: Andrew Byrne at 50. The Othersiders (Astra Concerts)
Byrne resurrects the doomed tale of a charismatic leader and his New Australia.
June 13, 2017
Review: Mountain (Australian Chamber Orchestra)
The ACO scales the heights with breath-taking visuals and a well-crafted score.
June 13, 2017
Review: Bill Frisell – When You Wish Upon a Star (Adelaide Cabaret Festival)
The American guitarist's unique interpretations of film and television themes prove intoxicatingly nostalgic.
June 13, 2017
Review: Vigil (Adelaide Cabaret Festival)
Brilliant premiere of a Steve Vizard-Joe Chindamo show written for Christie Whelan Browne.
June 13, 2017
Review: Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs (Frontier Comedy)
Alan Cumming connects big-time with his heartfelt, sappy-happy cabaret show.
June 13, 2017
Review: Macbeth (Melbourne Theatre Company)
This cinematic take on the Scottish play lacks some substance but is far from signifying nothing.
June 13, 2017
Review: Hamlet (Glyndebourne Festival)
Brett Dean wrangles the moody Dane into two-and-half hours of thrilling music theatre.
June 13, 2017
Review: Noises Off (Queensland Theatre, Melbourne Theatre Company)
Physicality in spades in Michael Frayn's farce-within-a-farce.
June 9, 2017
Review: Migration (Australian String Quartet, Slava Grigoryan)
A brave and intriguing programme from Slava and the ASQ.
June 6, 2017
Review: Chamber Pot Opera (Bontom Entertainment)
An inventive, heartfelt pastiche that brings the magic of opera to the everyday world.
June 5, 2017
Review: 1984 (STC, STCSA)
The familiar story of Orwell’s dystopian novel surprises and disturbs anew.
June 5, 2017
Review: Seven Stories (Ensemble Offspring, Vivid Sydney)
Music and storytelling combine in a performance that brings narrative archetypes to life.
June 4, 2017