live performance
Musical review: Follies, Palais Theatre
Australia’s first ever fully staged production of 'Follies' deserves an extended run.
Performance Review: QRAVE, Abbotsford Convent, midsumma festival
A combined performance and exhibition presenting queer histories.
Performance review: Shirley Valentine, Athenaeum Theatre
Willy Russell’s classic play of an oppressed woman’s mid-life self-discovery is as relevant today as it was in 1986.
Providing a pathway to the ultimate art form – Opera for All
The Opera for All concerts are being seen all over the globe. This week it was Melbourne's turn.
Theatre review: Aria, Ensemble Theatre
Putting the kibosh (again) on his ‘retirement’, renowned Australian playwright David Williamson delivers a timely and compelling study of narcissism.
Performance review: Aidan Jones – Chopin’s Nocturne, The Terrarium, FRINGE WORLDÂ
Classical music and comedy intertwine in this entertaining show.
Performance review: Chasing Miracles, Perth Town Hall, FRINGE WORLD
An all-ages variety show of magic and circus tricks.
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.
Concert review: Raiders of the Lost Ark in Concert, The Plenary
Indiana Jones rides again with the MSO following his every adventure.