Reviews
Opera review: La Traviata, Opera Australia, Joan Sutherland Theatre
Soprano Samantha Clarke ignites this current production of Verdi's masterpiece.
Music review: Not Drowning, Waving & George Telek: Tabaran, City Recital Hall, Sydney Festival
The rhythms of Papuan music and its post-colonial Western influences were revisited for one night only.
Performance review: Blacknificense – The Cotton Club Experience, Chapel off Chapel, midsumma festival
A personal celebration of the gay and black contributions to jazz and popular music in the 20th century.
Performance review: Creative Juices, FRINGE WORLD
Interactive work-in-progress, this show depends on audience participation.
Theatre reviews: Thirty-Six and Medium, midsumma festival
Two very different shows at midsumma festival.
Concert review: Raiders of the Lost Ark in Concert, The Plenary
Indiana Jones rides again with the MSO following his every adventure.
Performance review: Willing Participant, FRINGE WORLD
A warm and engaging piece of theatre from Rob Carlton.
Performance review: I Watched Someone Die on TikTok, State Theatre Centre of WA, FRINGE WORLD
A cautionary tale about the ills of social media.
Performance review: Evolution Revolution, State Theatre Centre of WA
An interactive game show that uses the audience themselves as the raw materials.
Performance review: La Dolce Vita Down Under – Ileana Pipitone in cabaret, Claire's Kitchen
The performer tracks her journey from Italy to Australia.