THE ACT Division of the National Tertiary Education Union has condemned today’s announcement by the ANU of a possible fund-raising consortium as a case of exploiting community goodwill. NTEU said it was “a useful distraction…
Review: ‘Macbeth’ in sex, dirt and death
THEATRE “Macbeth” By William Shakespeare Directed by Peter Evans Bell Shakespeare The Playhouse, until June 2. Reviewed by Simone Penkethman BELL Shakespeare played “Macbeth” with blood, sex, dirt and death in a dark…
Review: Sculthorpe music evokes the North
Sculthorpe: Music for Guitar, Canberra International Music Festival Albert Hall, May 19. Reviewed by ClintonWhite Peter Sculthorpe was chuffed that the Canberra International Music Festival had programmed an entire concert of his works for…
Review: Pearl takes life in her stride
CHILDREN’S THEATRE “Pearl Verses the World” Jigsaw Theatre Company Courtyard Studio, Canberra Theatre Centre, until June 2. Reviewed by Simone Penkethman “PEARL Versus the World”, played to a packed house of primary-aged children and…
Review: Gifted de Borah’s deft touch
Reviewed by Ian McLean IN the late afternoon twilight following a spectacular autumn day which could easily have passed for summer, it was easy to become entangled with “Green Scenery,” musical images describing nature in…
Review: Experience more than enjoyment
Canberra International Music Festival, Kings Hall, Old Parliament House, May 17. Reviewed by Ian McLean I HAVE played with jazz groups, concert bands and orchestras in Kings Hall, so doubted that the resonating…
