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A bald man sitting at a piano. On top of the piano is a brown wig on a bust.
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Performance review: Aidan Jones – Chopin’s Nocturne, The Terrarium, FRINGE WORLD 

Classical music and comedy intertwine in this entertaining show.

A man, Taylor Morgan, in a red velvet tuxedo on stage. He is carrying a hoop. Next to him on a pedestal is a bottle. The curtains behind him is also red velvet.
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Performance review: Chasing Miracles, Perth Town Hall, FRINGE WORLD

An all-ages variety show of magic and circus tricks.

Man and woman singing tragic opera on stage. La Traviata
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Opera review: La Traviata, Opera Australia, Joan Sutherland Theatre

Soprano Samantha Clarke ignites this current production of Verdi's masterpiece.

A concert scene with a large screen in the background showing foliage.
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Music review: Not Drowning, Waving & George Telek: Tabaran, City Recital Hall, Sydney Festival

The rhythms of Papuan music and its post-colonial Western influences were revisited for one night only.

Black actor, singer and dancer Joti Van Carlos Gore leaning to his right, singing and holding an old-fashioned microphone.
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Performance review: Blacknificense – The Cotton Club Experience, Chapel off Chapel, midsumma festival

A personal celebration of the gay and black contributions to jazz and popular music in the 20th century.

A man, Timothy Christopher Ryan, with a bare midriff wearing an aqua robe and pants raising his arms above his head.
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Performance review: Creative Juices, FRINGE WORLD

Interactive work-in-progress, this show depends on audience participation.

A transwoman, Bayley Turner, in a black dress is seated. Below her are scattered Barbie dolls on the ground. Thirty-Six
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Theatre reviews: Thirty-Six and Medium, midsumma festival

Two very different shows at midsumma festival.

Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones about to bag a golden relic.
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Concert review: Raiders of the Lost Ark in Concert, The Plenary

Indiana Jones rides again with the MSO following his every adventure.

Rob Carlton seated with a cockatoo on his shoulder. He is a Caucasian man with balding hair and glasses, wearing a black tshirt and jeans.
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Performance review: Willing Participant, FRINGE WORLD

A warm and engaging piece of theatre from Rob Carlton.

Charlotte Otton: a woman is standing in front of a large screen that says 'Tik Tok Challenge Time'.
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Performance review: I Watched Someone Die on TikTok, State Theatre Centre of WA, FRINGE WORLD 

A cautionary tale about the ills of social media.

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