Reviews
Review: Handel’s Anthems & Fireworks, Australian Brandenburg Orchestra (NSW/QLD/VIC)
A right royal display of piquant La Réjouissance.
Review: Make Me a Houri, La Mama Courthouse (VIC)
A poetic and hilarious two-hander that challenges reductive ideas of femininity and religion.
Review: Catch Me If You Can, Hayes Theatre (NSW)
With electric choreography and polished performances all around, this musical is one to catch.
Review: Queen’s Land Blak Portraiture, Cairns Art Gallery (QLD)
Familiar works that have shaped the landscape of Indigenous Australian identity are given a Blak lens - simply, this is…
Book Review: The Returns by Philip Salom
Salom is a highly regarded poet so it is not surprising that his writing style reflects his love for words.
Review: Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony, Sydney Opera House (NSW)
I have never heard the Sydney Opera House organ sounding better.
Review: For Love or Money, Hawthorn Town Hall Gallery (VIC)
Artists explore the intersection of art, labour, and capitalism through works in various media.
Review: QSO – The Great Symphony, QPAC (QLD)
Schubert’s masterful Symphony No.9 was a highlight of a challenging Queensland Symphony Orchestra program.
Review: The Botanical: Beauty and Peril, Art Gallery WA
Art Gallery WA’s multilayered exhibition invites us to consider our impact on the plant world.
Review: Much Ado About Nothing, Arts Centre Melbourne (VIC)
Bell Shakespeare’s new production is a uniquely Australian interpretation with something profound to say.