The Moors: an eccentric, funny and deranged romp
"The Moors is a deranged romp through a world that echoes the Brontes," writes reviewer ALANNA MACLEAN.
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BILL STEPHENS reviews Opera Australia's production of Dido & Aeneas at Sydney Opera House.
KERRY-ANNE COUSINS reviews A Total Work of Art: Sidney Nolan and The Stage now showing at Canberra Museum and Gallery.
BILL STEPHENS reviews the surprise musical package that was Berlin Electric, performed by tenor Brad Cooper and pianist Bev Kennedy.
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Guys & Dolls doesn’t match the passion of a harbour grand opera
"Guys & Dolls is rarely seen on a football stadium-sized arena, and it could hardly match the power and the passion of grand opera on which Handa Opera was based," writes reviewer HELEN MUSA.
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Delightful plucking and scratching from Apeiron Baroque
GRAHAM McDONALD reviews Pluckers and Scratchers, a concert performance by Apeiron Baroque at Wesley Uniting Church.
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Intense concert of loss, grief and healing
ALANNA MACLEAN reviews the Oriana Chorale's performance of music of loss, grief and healing.
The Phoenix Collective Quartet has made a fine start to the year with its American Dreams concert, says reviewer GRAHAM McDONALD.
"This production succeeded in giving a gripping theatrical experience. Rather than feeling crushed, the show concludes with uplifting sense of its possibilities." ARNE SJOSTEDT reviews The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.
"The ensemble developed a strong rocking, ocean rhythm, building at the end of each movement towards a dramatic moment as the musicians together held still, frozen in time," writes NICK HORN in his first review for CityNews.
"The show is a fun journey back in time to a fantasy adventure." SIMONE PENKETHMAN reviews Shirley Valentine at Canberra Theatre.
"From the small gestural reactions to commands and the sudden changes in special relations, the cast provides an excellent example of true ensemble playing." JOE WOODWARD reviews The House of Bernarda Alba.
CON BOEKEL reviews an unusual PhotoAccess exhibition.
SARAH BYRNE reviews Exquisite Harmonies, a Marais Project performance by Jennifer Eriksson and Anthony Abouhamad.
LEN POWER reviews the debut performance of the Penta Harp Ensemble.
LEN POWER reviews the Australian Haydn Ensemble's performance of Haydn’s Sunrise.
Fantasy is now the best-selling fiction genre in Australia, says book reviewer COLIN STEELE, who illustrates why in his latest column.
"Visitors can wander between columns of denim patchwork quilts, beautifully decorated with mangrove plants and creatures." ROB KENNEDY reviews Mangroves – Tales from the Tide, at Questacon.
"It is only occasionally that you don’t want a concert to finish." GRAHAM McDONALD reviews the Song Company's performance of Journeying to Finisterre.
