New South Wales
Review: James Drinkwater, Newcastle Art Gallery (NSW)
From a Kenyan schoolyard, to making art on Berlin's streets, to Newcastle's sea pools, this exhibition reminds us that everything…
Review: The Return of Ulysses, Pinchgut Opera (NSW)
Pinchgut Opera once again delivers a triumph in a minimal production of a rarely performed opera.
Review: Murder on the Wireless, Ensemble Theatre (NSW)
The double bill dovetails nicely in a delightful evocation of the heyday of the radio play.
Review: Things I Know To Be True, Belvoir Theatre (NSW)
An amusing family drama by Andrew Bovell that shows the cracks in picture-perfect Australian suburbia.
Review: Love is the Message, The Message is Death, Sydney Opera House
Arthur Jafa’s video work explores police brutality and the contradictions of America today.
Review: The Streeton Trio – Beethoven, Schubert and Arensky, Wentworth Falls (NSW)
Beethoven in the bush proves a concert highlight.
Review: The Spooky Men’s Chorale, Civic Theatre Newcastle (NSW)
They’re like a choral group that does really funny political commentary and jokes about masculinity.
Busting opera wide open: the Pinchgut revolution
Ditching the curtain, delivering surpluses, and winning international awards, Pinchgut is a young company changing the face of opera in…
Review: True West, Limelight on Oxford (NSW)
Funniest when it’s also at its most serious, Sam Shepard’s classic explores sibling rivalry and the dying West.
Review: Encounters with Mr Handel, St James’ Church, Sydney
Meeting Herr Händel in the halls of Enlightenment was not entirely a success.