
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.

Returning for the second time to Australia after its premiere at OzAsia Festival in 2010, Extreme Jump is a highly stylized, martial arts and slapstick extravaganza.

The reception of Igor Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring is legendary. Long since acknowledged as one of the twentieth century’s most accomplished and influential pieces of music, it initially had audiences rioting in protest.

Ruth actually has a lovely ingenue vocal style and appearance, and the songs she has written befit her voice and look; some are a parody of that style of song, some are slightly more sincere.

Alice in Wonderland, always a favourite among the young and old, the seasoned theatre goers and the wee little ones just being introduced to the fabulous world of ‘pretend.’