Reviews
Beowulf – A Thousand Years of Baggage
A unique theatre experience in which the characters and story of the epic Anglo-Saxon poem are simultaneously celebrated and deconstructed.
Chelsea Light Moving
The new album from Thurston Moore and friends is a school reunion for the ears – distantly familiar, but sadly…
St Matthew Passion
Lindy Hume's direction of Opera Queensland and The Camerata of St John’s, and some unusual staging choices, resulted in a…
Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour: Carmen
Performances are excellent, but the spectacle overwhelms the drama in this extravagant staging of Bizet's famous opera.
Goran Bregovic and the Weddings & Funerals Orchestra
Alternating between sombre and joyous, the renowned Bulgarian composer and musician and his band played wonderfully and sang gorgeously.
False Start: A memoir of things best forgotten
Australian author Mark O'Flynn's wry look back at his life as an accidental expert is amusingly written, but little more.
The Lost Carving: A Journey into the Heart of Making
An exquisite detailing of the preservation of an old art, and a compelling meditation on the philosophy of artistic practice.
Obsession
Artist Fiona Foley examines the controversial relationship poppies have with humanity and Queensland's hidden history in her latest exhibition.
Australia Ensemble – Subscription series Concert One
An enjoyable but over-long concert opened the Ensemble’s 2013 season.
Fate and Festivals
A Sydney Symphony concert featuring soloist Joyce Yang on piano.