Reviews
Performance review: UPU, Sydney Opera House
A poetic expression of the Pacific, its people and their stories.
Event review: Table for 6, Yirramboi Festival
Six trailblazing First Nations women shared casual conversations over dinner – they didn't need scripts to deliver a powerful show.
Music review: Hollywood Songbook, Melbourne Recital Centre
A quartet of woodwinds and a cabaret singer with opera training in a harmonious partnership.
Theatre review: Thirst, Subiaco Arts Centre
A story of transformation, enchantment and maybe entrapment through the perspective of Indigenous characters.
Music review: Big Jazz Day Out, Monash Performing Art Centres
A jazz party featuring over 150 musicians.
Exhibition review: Martin Claydon: Leaves of the Brush, CBD Gallery, Sydney
Martin Claydon's work is busy, colourful and sumptuous.
Theatre review: Lord Arthur Savile's Crime, Genesian Theatre
A quaint farce satirising murder, nobility and marriage.
Book review: Nightingale, Laura Elvery
An ethereal contemplation of death, life and what lies in between.
Book review: My Name is Emilia Del Valle, Isabel Allende
The renowned author's latest book echoes her past works.
Musical review: Les Misérables, The Arena Spectacular, ICC Sydney Theatre
Big stars and even bigger production values distinguish this arena production of 'Les Misérables'.