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Most popular reviews in 2024
Which reviews of live performances, exhibitions and books attracted the most attention from ArtsHub's readers this year?
Musical review: The 3 Little Pigs, National Theatre Melbourne
An adequate production, but one that could have been better.
Performance review: Adventures in Neverland, St Kilda Botanical Gardens
Tinkerbell and pirates in the Botanical Gardens? Expect a heavy dose of child-friendly silliness.
Music review: Handel's Messiah, MSO, Hamer Hall
A Christmas tradition performed with dynamism and passion by the MSO.
Theatre review: SAUCE, Smith's Alternative, Canberra
Two loners help each other through hurtful life experiences.
Why is the oboe used to tune an orchestra? And other questions about tuning, answered
Have you ever wondered why the orchestra tunes in front of the audience? And why do they use this particular…
Opportunity costs: the problem with rationalising creative output – part two
In part two of a three-part article, Rick Heath examines why the Australian arts industry is not valued or invested…
Pop-up clubs and performance art announced for Asia TOPA’s Nightlife program
Returning after a five-year hiatus, the Asia-Pacific Triennial of Performing Arts reflects the many ways people now experience culture, including…
Theatre review: ILARUN: The Cutting Comb, fortyfivedownstairs
A story of decolonised power based on a 18th century Jamaican matriarch.
Music review: Sarah Blasko, Theatre Royal Castlemaine, ALWAYS LIVE festival
Sarah Blasko launches her seventh album to a captive Castlemaine audience.