Reviews

Spaghetti Western Orchestra
SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE: This performance was one of the best shows this critic has seen this year, and that’s about…

When the Rain Stops Falling
JUTE THEATRE: This remarkable production of a remarkable play brought the audience to its feet.

29th Telstra NATSIAA Exhibition
DARWIN FESTIVAL: The 29th Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards feature 63 works, selected from 300 entries.

Face to Face
STC: Ingmar Bergman’s acclaimed psychological drama is brilliantly updated by STC Artistic Director Andrew Upton and director Simon Stone.

The Blue Room
5 POUND THEATRE: This provocative production of David Hare’s play punches above its weight, with strong performances and smart direction…

Framed
PARRAMATTA RIVERSIDE THEATRE: The latest performance from the De Quincey Company is more an experimental movement piece than a dance…

Tom O’Halloran Jazz Trio
PERTH JAZZ SOCIETY: In the atmospheric surrounds of the downstairs bar at His Majesty’s Theatre, an intimate audience soaked up…

Goodbye Jamie Boyd
MONKEY BAA THEATRE/BUZZ DANCE THEATRE: Elizabeth Fensham's verse novel about adolesecent mental illness has been skillfully and engagingly adapted for…

Sydney Youth Orchestra presents William Chen
THE CONCOURSE: More than just a memorable concert, this was an significant example of cultural exchance between Australia and China.

State of Wonder
ALLEN & UNWIN: Orange Prize-winning author Ann Patchett’s latest novel is escapist fiction at its best.