Above : Tracy Mann plays the leading character Monique in David Williamson’s new play ARIA
Four stars.
The set up to Williamson’s new play ARIA sees late sixties matriarch Monique invite her three sons, Charlie, Liam and Daniel, with their …
Four stars
This is an absorbing story of Maddy, a young woman in her first year of university, with all its accompanying stresses. Sometimes she’s erratic and moody, and feels weighed down by the pressure her mother puts on her …
Whilst the much heralded Eternity Playhouse remains dark with the resident theatre company, the Darlinghurst Theatre Company going bust, there is interesting work coming out of the East Sydney Community and Arts Centre (ESCAC). which is situated directly opposite to …
There is a distinct ethnographic link in The Bridal Lament. Rainbow Chan uses family heritage, and visits to the Wietou people of Hong Kong, in particular older women who went through arranged marriages such as evoked in the performance. This …
Released in 1990, Tabaran by Not Drowning, Waving (NDW) and George Telek remains a landmark collaboration that melds atmospheric world music with the rich cultural heritage of Papua New Guinea (PNG). NDW, renowned for their textured, evocative style, revisited this …
Opera Australia opened La Traviata last night at the Joan Sutherland Theatre in Sydney Opera House. With a big cruise ship in Circular Quay there were many Americans in the audience and the house was filled to overflowing. The …
Rating ; Four stars
This was a perfect match; Australian pop diva, Katie Noonan, covering one of the all time classic rock albums, Jeff Buckley’s album GRACE. The concert is taking place to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the …
Rating : Four stars
Jane Austen’s classic novel PRIDE AND PREJUDICE tells the story of the Bennett family who live in the town of Longbourn. The time period is the early 19th century. The parents have five daughters, and the …
4 ½ stars
The Joan Sutherland Theatre had a full house last night for the 2025 opening night of Opera Australia’s “The Barber of Seville” by Rossini. With a big cruise ship birthed at the Circular …
Braving cold driving winds with salt and sand in their hair, the crowd at the Bondi Pavilion on the opening night of Flickerfest (the 34th International Short Film Festival) were equally challenged indoors with a well curated …