Melbourne
Chucho Valdes & the Afro-Cuban Messengers
71 year old Chucho Valdes enjoys the status of a saint in his native Cuba.
Palace of the End
A triptych of monologues inspired by real life stories, Judith Thompson’s play is a lament for Iraq.
The Boys
Black Water Theatre Company's debut production of The Boys by Gordon Graham certainly packs a wallop.
Appalachian Spring
This Melbourne Symphony concert saw a piccolo vying for line honours with a coloratura soprano and a firebird.
On the Bodily Education of Young Girls
Director Adena Jacobs unfortunately misfires with this inert, sluggish piece of abstract theatre.
Button
This musing on loneliness, aging, fear and friendship is a bit of a hodgepodge, but ultimately enjoyable and insightful.
2short Russians
Jason Cavanagh’s 5pound Theatre makes a brave tilt at two Russian plays; one classic, one contemporary.
Snarky Puppy featuring Alison Wedding
Snarky Puppy’s reputation had gone before them.
MTC unveil Zeitgeist with Eddie Perfect
‘A dark satirical black comedy about three-tree changing couples that purchase a calf to be slaughtered for a dinner party.'
No Child…
Nilaja Sun is simply electrifying in her one-woman show about teaching drama to some of America’s most underprivileged youth.