Music

Performance reviews: Garry Starr: Classic Penguins and Thunderstuck: A Night of Classic Rock, Adelaide Fringe 2025
From brilliant, in-your-face clowning to contemporary dance performed to a virtuosic live violin score of rock classics, two fascinating but…

Theatre review: A Nightime Travesty, Malthouse Theatre, Asia TOPA 2025
A ferociously funny, controlled yet chaotic Blak vaudevillian comedy that pulls no punches and decapitates its prisoners.

Bach Akademie Australia
The Countertenor - Bach's Holy Spirit
Bach Akademie Australia is thrilled to launch its 2025 season with The Countertenor – Bach’s Holy Spirit.

Bach Akademie Australia
The Countertenor - Bach's Holy Spirit
Bach Akademie Australia is thrilled to launch its 2025 season with The Countertenor – Bach’s Holy Spirit.

Musical review: Hadestown, Theatre Royal Sydney
While some elements are impressive, others are undercooked and underwhelming.

Mixed-reality concert review: KAGAMI, Asia TOPA 2025
In this one-on-one encounter with Ryuichi Sakamoto, ‘KAGAMI’ is a tender, yet ambitious, ode to life and death.

Performance review: Liza's Good Judy, Motley Bauhaus, midsumma festival
Classic songs in an ambitious tribute to, and exploration of, legends Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli.

Australian Chamber Orchestra
The Australian Chamber Orchestra & Abel Selaocoe
The international cello sensation brings a kaleidoscope of rhythm and sound to his highly anticipated Australian debut.

Theatre review: Tim Minchin – First at the Foundry
The Australian performer christened the stage of the new Foundry Theatre with a show that was equal parts brilliant and…

Gasworks Arts Park
Berlin Burlesque: The Story of Hanussen
Berlin Burlesque: A captivating blend of theatre, circo arts, and music unveils the extraordinary life of illusionist Eric Jan Hanussen