
The elixir of life is a mythical potion which, when ingested from a specific cup at a precise time, supposedly allows eternal youth to the individual who drinks it.

A cabaret evening? A graduation recital? An evening of operatic arias? Rush Hour is all of those things.

Prepare to be wowed: Kneehigh’s clever, quirky and catchy production of Brief Encounter is a modern polishing of a classic play sure to generate some oohs and ahs, such is the richness of visual splendour and the lively performances.

Following the enormous success of Medea last year, Kit Brookman has turned to one of the most enduring myths exploring the psychological complexities of family dynamics. Small and Tired is a study of grief within a family, loosely based on the tragedy of Agamemnon and his family.

Contemporary classical music adds to the mix of cutting edge new music in Australia in a profound way; as a high art genre it articulates Australia’s cultural make up and the epoch but also feeds into other art forms such as film, theatre, dance, and opera through to various media.

Dr. Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat produced by the National Theatre of Great Britain on at QPAC and performed by an all Australian cast is definitely worth seeing these school holidays.

Who but the very tired and jaded can resist the giddy frisson of young love? With the combination of romance, idealism, prejudice and tragedy delivered with glorious poetic language, Romeo & Juliet has rightly been a great favourite with audiences.