Reviews
An English Christmas
Perhaps this critic is a bit of a Scrooge, but the Sydney Philharmonia Choir’s latest concert wasn’t anywhere near as…
After Boom Boom
Brisbane’s newest independent theatre company unveiled their premiere production this week; any deficiencies it had were compensated for by plenty…
Noel! Noel!
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Director Paul Dyer suggested this concert would be an ideal Christmas gift – and so it proved.
The Burning Library: Our Great Novelists Lost and Found
Geordie Williamson has written a rallying cry concerning Australia's literary canon and its preservation.
The Velveteen Rabbit
Rarely has a bunch of adults playing with toys been so wonderfully compelling, for the target audience and their parents…
Louise Bourgeois and Australian Artists
A must-see exhibition of works by Australian artists with a real or imagined relationship with the late Louise Bourgeois.
Eat Me
Recently republished as part of the Text Classics range, Linda Jaivin’s debut novel is a refreshing take on the interplay…
Castor and Pollux
Pinchgut Opera’s production of this 1754 opera does its composer, the Frenchman Jean-Philippe Rameau, proud.
Messiah
Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra dedicated this performance of Handel's Messiah, with soprano Siobhan Stagg, to the late Dame…
Mariage Blanc
This bawdy, surrealist excursion into youthful lust and prudishness is held back by the inconsistency of its tone.