Reviews
Stephen McIntyre’s Birthday Celebration
MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE: A remarkable musical celebration in honour of Stephen McIntyre, known nationally and internationally as one of Australia’s…
Valtari
EMI: The sixth studio album from Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós is the group’s most introspective and ambient release to…
120 Birds
RIVERSIDE THEATRES: Wickedly wonderful, this is the glorious ‘factional’ story of Company Elle and its major place in Australian dance,…
Persona
THEATREWORKS: In repositioning Ingmar Bergman’s classic film on stage, director Adena Jacobs has created a haunting and arrestingly relevant piece…
Belshazzar’s Feast
MELBOURNE TOWN HALL: The feast comprised three servings of music by English composers, and followed the basic principles of menu…
Deeming
KING STREET THEATRE: This world premiere about a colonial Australian serial killer is written with delightful wit and Victorian ornateness.
The Stream / The Boat / The Shore / The Bridge
NEXT WAVE: A thoughtful, playful, evocative and transformative live art experience centred around and upon Melbourne’s Yarra River.
Blindscape
NEXT WAVE: Circus artist Skye Gellman uses an iPhone app to lead an audience through his innovative and thoroughly fun…
A Return to the Trees
CARRIAGEWORKS: An astonishing piece of physical theatre about the preservation of our fragile planet.
Haven
ANYWHERE THEATRE FESTIVAL: This violent, gritty and confronting cabaret is thoroughly enjoyable, but not for the faint of heart.