Reviewer LEN POWER was among the first-night audience for the new Snow Concert Hall.
Review
Reviewer GRAHAM McDONALD says there isn't much music written for an oboe quartet – oboe, violin, viola and cello – but here was an enjoyable exception.
"What a polished and professional-looking performance. The standard of dancing was exceptional, the choreographic vocabulary and soundscapes were drawn together beautifully, with nuance and meaning," writes reviewer SAMARA PURNELL.
"Finishing with an electric climax, this was a very exciting finish to the magnificent program." Reviewer FELIX HUBER enjoys the Australian String Quartet performance at Gandel Hall.
What's better than one harpsichord? Two harpsichords, says reviewer ROB KENNEDY.
The depth of characterisations of the performers and the believable staging of the action make "The Mousetrap" a clever and enjoyable play performed to the highest standard, says reviewer LEN POWER.
Reviewer BILL STEPHENS says National Opera's "pocket" production of the tuneful Donizetti opera, “The Elixir of Love”, is the company's most ambitious of these productions and arguably the most successful.
"The women deal with life’s tragedies in the same way as they have with everything else: with practical support, humour and empathy. And a great hairstyle." Reviewer SAMARA PURNELL's been to see "Steel Magnolias".
DANTE COSTA reviews “Among the Birds and the Trees”, a Musica Viva concert by flautist Adam Walker, violist Timothy Ridout and harpist Anneleen Lenaerts.
This is theatre made for and by young people eager to experience the thrills of another show for a warm and interested audience, says reviewer ARNE FEALING, of “Puffs” at The Q .
Performances from singer-songwriters were a heart-warming and inspiring conclusion to an excellent series of concerts from the Canberra International Music Festival, if a little unsuited, says reviewer FELIX HUBER.
EMILY THORNTON reviews pianist Sonya Lifschitz's performance in the "So Much Myself" concert.
