Reviews
Totally Tchaikovksy
A stunning performance from the Sydney Symphony, with guest pianist Garrick Ohlsson.
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…