
Playing to a capacity crowd at the Melbourne Recital Centre, pianist Roberto Fonseca quickly showed why he is one of the most highly regarded musicians of his generation.

This is a meticulously disciplined and highly accomplished choir, which deserved the rapturous applause from a packed cathedral at this 10pm concert.

Although a sometimes mildly confusing production of an often confounding play, this is nonetheless a fine rendition of one of Shakespeare’s comparatively lesser-performed works.

Love-Song-Circus is the deeply touching, aurally and visually gorgeous sharing of some of the struggles endured by the first female convicts who were sent to Australia.

The Australian Shakespeare Company is highly regarded for creating experiences rather than simply productions, and Wuthering Heights is no exception.

The result is a kind of reality TV social experiment in which the audience is allowed to move freely between the auditorium and the stage.

Farce requires meticulously plotted jokes pulled off with perfect comic timing by the actors. A good farce is a rare beast indeed.