Adelaide’s State theatre to head in a new direction in 2017
Geordie Bookman has formed an Ensemble company which will take its first steps with two back-to-back productions.
September 27, 2016
Barrie Kosky’s Saul to headline Adelaide Festival 2017
Glyndebourne hit leads Neil Armfield and Rachel Healy’s inaugural programme – but don’t expect blood and dildos. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 4, 2016
New Brett Dean opera to premiere at 2017 Glyndebourne Festival
Aussie composer hopes to follow the success of Bliss with his version of Hamlet. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
May 4, 2016
Aussie directing talent Greg Eldridge gets Melbourne Ring call-up
Fresh from the Royal Opera’s Jette Parker Programme, the young director will assist Neil Armfield on 2016’s Ring revival. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
April 4, 2016
Review: Review: King Lear (Sydney Theatre Company)
The combination of epic and intimate make for an erudite yet jaw dropping Lear.
December 2, 2015
Editor’s Note: May 8, 2015
The good news and the bad news... but mostly the good news.
May 8, 2015
Neil Armfield and Rachel Healy to direct Adelaide Festival
The celebrated director and accomplished arts leader will be the first co-directors in the festival’s history.
May 7, 2015
Review: Reflections on Gallipoli (Australian Chamber Orchestra)
An unflinchingly truthful, but nonetheless moving commemoration of the ANZAC centenary.
March 17, 2015
Review: Götterdämmerung (Opera Australia)
A stunning, if far from fairytale, ending to OA’s Ring.
November 26, 2013
Review: Siegfried (Opera Australia)
Armfield and Vinke find the Mensch in the Ubermensch.
November 23, 2013
Neil Armfield: One Ring to rule them all?
Australia's most respected director on what music means to him and how he learned to love Wagner’s epic.
November 17, 2013
Richard Mills withdraws from Opera Australia’s Ring in Melbourne
The maestro leading one of Australian opera's largest and most expensive undertakings calls it quits, citing issues of "personal chemistry".
June 5, 2013
Houston Grand Opera drops the Melbourne Ring
The Houston opera company says “no thanks” to planned Neil Armfield production of Wagner’s Ring Cycle.
January 24, 2013