Reviews
Opera Review: Ernani, Opera Australia
Spectacular voices and a clever production overcome this early Verdi opera’s preposterous plot.
Exhibition Review: Khadim Ali: Invisible Border, Institute of Modern Art
An artistic journey that transcends cultural and chronological boundaries.
Theatre Review: A Room of One’s Own, Belvoir
Belvoir’s production of Virginia Woolf’s classic polemic on women in literature is a sophisticated and stimulating exploration of the role…
Exhibition Review: Solid Gold: Artists from Paradise, Hota Gallery
An impressive collection hang speaks to a legacy of patronage, while the inaugural exhibition Solid Gold celebrates local artists -…
Dance Review: Jurrungu Ngan-ga, Marrugeku
A potent, superbly executed work that pulsates with sadness and rage, resilience and joy.
Theatre Review: The Pitts, Athenaeum Theatre
The energy pumped out from the stage by these two performers was frenetic enough to power Broadway if channelled properly.
Book review: A Million Things by Emily Spurr, Text Publishing
Emily Spurr's debut novel presents its characters compassionately, without being tentative in her approach to their pain.
Music review: Greatest Mozart 1, Canberra International Music Festival
Some very fine playing in an all Mozart program but acoustical issues leave us wanting more.
Theatre Review: The Wedding Singer, Athenaeum Theatre
This production is pure joy and will have you grinning from ear to ear.
Exhibition Review: Yhonnie Scarce: Missile Park, ACCA
Tracking a 15-year career that forces one to bear witness to colonial acts of displacement and experimentation on our First…