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Opera
Live Review

Review: Coffee and a Dead Canary (Pinchgut Opera)

Caffeinated comic capers bring the buzz to this entertaining excursion into the lighter side of Baroque music.

September 13, 2026
Instrumental, World
Live Review

Review: One World, Many Sounds (Swara Synthesis, The Blue Room & Midland Junction Arts Centre)

Perth ensemble Swara Synthesis finds fresh possibilities in Indian classical traditions and improvisation.

September 13, 2026
Theatre
Live Review

Review: A Joyful Noise (Join the Dots Theatre Co)

The origins story of Handel’s Messiah but the characters don’t always sing.

September 13, 2026
Opera
Live Review

Review: Serse (Lyric Opera of Melbourne)

Sally-Anne Russell interprets the title role in Handel’s fictional romp about Persian king Xerxes.

September 11, 2026
Theatre
Live Review

Review: Housework (Sydney Theatre Company)

Beneath the wit and political intrigue of Emily Steel's sharp political satire lie more searching questions about who bears the burden of compromise, at home and in public life.

September 11, 2026
Classical Music, Vocal & Choral
Live Review

Review: Mozart’s Requiem (Stephen Layton, Sydney Symphony Orchestra)

An evening that began with introspection ended in jubilation.

September 10, 2026
Theatre
Live Review

Review: Koreaboo (La Boite Theatre, Griffin Theatre Company & Brisbane Festival)

A heartfelt two-hander about inter-country adoption and searching for connection across generational and cultural divides.

September 10, 2026
Musical Theatre & Cabaret, Theatre
Live Review

Review: Return of the GODZ (Entertainment Quarter, Sydney)

It's Magic Mike meets Mount Olympus, with five Godz cavorting through myth, mayhem and mischief – unclothed and unbridled.

September 9, 2026
Festivals, Theatre
Live Review

Review: Strong is the New Pretty (Queensland Theatre Co & Brisbane Festival)

A spirited ensemble tackles the hard-fought origins of women’s professional Australian rules football.

September 8, 2026
Theatre
Live Review

Review: Mum Club (Griffin Theatre Company)

Playwright Jorjia Gillis blows up the romantasy of early motherhood and postpartum life.

September 8, 2026
Classical Music
Live Review

Review: Organ Recital (Joseph Nolan, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Grand Organ Festival)

Music by Guilmant and Widor and Nolan at his showman finest: bold and confident.

September 7, 2026
Dance
Live Review

Review: Macbeth (West Australian Ballet)

Alice Topp’s muscular Macbeth turns Shakespeare’s tragedy into a riveting modern political nightmare.

September 7, 2026
Theatre
Live Review

Review: Savages (Aperture Productions & Theatre Works)

Patricia Cornelius examines peer influence on male behaviour and doesn’t shy away from the violence and cruelty it can inspire.

September 7, 2026

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