Canberra Reviews

Details: Adrienne Gross; 08 March 2009

When you think of getting old, do you look forward to sipping pinot noir onboard your retirement yacht, or are you already stockpiling incontinence pads and tweed jackets with leather elbow patches?

Details: Adrienne Gross; 21 February 2009

Mention Hamlet and thoughts may fuzz back to slumberly high school Shakespeare lessons of hey-nonny-nonnying, thinking ‘I just don’t get it’.

Details: Adrienne Gross; 09 February 2009

Saturday was a full house at the Canberra Theatre as Canberrans took leave from the heated throngs of the nearby multicultural food fest to sit back and be led into some laughs.

Details: Alice Allan; 01 February 2009

Dawn Upshaw and the Australian Chamber Orchestra

There’s a danger when reviewing Dawn Upshaw that you’ll end up smothering your writing in superlatives.

Details: Alice Allan; 05 December 2008

As long as you don’t ask too many questions about how a flute might protect people from the elements, or what good a set of bells could possibly be in finding a girlfriend, you’ll definitely find something to enjoy here.

Details: Adrienne Gross; 29 November 2008

Oceans All Boiled Into Sky | Serious Theatre

Oceans Boiled Into Sky is not an A to B story, but one from E to T with bits of C thrown in.

Details: Alice Allan; 14 November 2008

Bill of Writes, part of the Made in Canberra season, showcases the work of the ACT Region Playwrights as well as Canberra actors and directors with six short plays.

Details: Alice Allan; 10 November 2008

Led by artistic director and lead violinist Richard Tognetti, the ACO musicians are so attuned to each other that the orchestra functions much like a single instrument.