Highly successful portrayal of play’s frightened hopelessness
ARNE SJOSTEDT reviews Canberra Rep's production of Lord of the Flies.
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BRIAN ROPE reviews the work of photographer Eva van Gorsel, part of the Emotional Landscapes I exhibition at ANCA Gallery.
CON BOEKEL reviews the 2024 National Photographic Portrait Prize exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery.
"Newman’s special skill was in the refined, almost silent moments of bowing, whole Abdiel’s forte was dramatic flair and virtuosic keying." HELEN MUSA reviews The Spirit of Youth concert at the Belgian embassy.
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Hamlet opera was Shakespeare worn with a difference
"Brett Dean’s Hamlet is a grim, purposeful version of the world’s most famous play – make no mistake, this is a mighty musical achievement." HELEN MUSA reviews Opera Australia's production of Hamlet.
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Power play makes for exciting theatre
"The production of Mary Stuart provides an opportunity to experience something of the very essence of power play and how it makes for exciting and challenging theatre," says reviewer JOE WOODWARD.
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Retrospective highlights Tingey’s double life
In this retrospective exhibition, audiences are given little tasters of Nancy Tingey's work since 1963, including the pleasure of being able to leaf through her diaries, workbooks, albums and journals since this time.
"This was not so much a concert, but a combination of short pieces of music, projected video and text all put together around the theme of the world under threat of climate change," writes reviewer GRAHAM McDONALD.
"44 Sex Acts in One Week depicts the power of sex to lift up humankind or bring it to its knees," writes reviewer SAMARA PURNELL.
LEN POWER reviews Echoed Voices, a concert by soprano Siobhan Stagg and pianist Nico de Villiers.
The Girl Who Glows is an intriguing show for the under 10s about a young girl who literally shines in the dark as she tries to prevent darkness from taking over.
"Horizon is an admirable undertaking and, as is usual with Bangarra productions, the collaborative elements were exceptional," writes reviewer MICHELLE POTTER.
In the sure hands of director Jordan Best and a top six-woman cast Joanna Murray-Smith’s Bombshells has a terrific impact, writes reviewer ALANNA MACLEAN.
TONY MAGEE reviews a vinyl pressing of Abba's Voyage album.
LEN POWER reviews the Winter Recital by Wesley Music Scholars.
LEN POWER reviews Coro's performance of Requiem at Wesley Uniting Church on Sunday.
"Can a piece of music be considered a valuable treasure? The question was answered in Selby & Friends' latest concert, Jewels in the Crown," writes reviewer ROB KENNEDY.
"Attracted by the promise that Gray would sing every song from the On How Life Is album, the audience seemed to know every lyric of every song, whenever invited to sing along, which was often." BILL STEPHENS reviews the Macy Gray concert.
In the international art world, Gauguin is a box-office hit. How do galleries balance Gauguin commercial success with heightened public sensitivity to issues of gender, race and colonial appropriation, asks book reviewer COLIN STEELE.
