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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…

The 2013 Voiceless Anthology
A new collection of Australian short fiction and non-fiction exploring the place of animals in the world we have made.

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.

The Burning Library: Our Great Novelists Lost and Found
Geordie Williamson has written a rallying cry concerning Australia's literary canon and its preservation.

Noel! Noel!
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Director Paul Dyer suggested this concert would be an ideal Christmas gift – and so it proved.

The Velveteen Rabbit
Rarely has a bunch of adults playing with toys been so wonderfully compelling, for the target audience and their parents…

Eat Me
Recently republished as part of the Text Classics range, Linda Jaivin’s debut novel is a refreshing take on the interplay…

Messiah
Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra dedicated this performance of Handel's Messiah, with soprano Siobhan Stagg, to the late Dame…

Castor and Pollux
Pinchgut Opera’s production of this 1754 opera does its composer, the Frenchman Jean-Philippe Rameau, proud.

Charles Dickens performs a Christmas Carol
A good story combined with a good story-teller can turn the most adult of us into gawping children. This production…