The empire of empathy is under siege from by the book bureaucracy and a federal government official who has been emotionally battered, bruised and baffled by a delinquent spouse and an equally delinquent son in Ruth Fingret’s Asylum.
Two hundred years after the premiere of Beethoven’s colossal work, WASO’s sold out concerts this weekend at the Perth Concert Hall are testament to the enduring appeal of his Symphony No.9.
Whatever your particular taste in music, this is an amazing piece of theatre not to be missed.
That Mandela Mathia is alive and has made it to Australia is a testament to luck and extraordinary resilience. That this young NIDA-trained actor’s life story is now a play in Belvoir Theatre’s 2024 Season is a celebration of refugees making a new, successful life for themselves.
After hearing two of the finest quartets in the country, who have worked together as quartets for many years it was interesting to hear seven of the best musicians in the SSO, who have worked together for years in the orchestra, come together to play chamber music.
Ensemble Offspring is one of Australia's treasures. Under the leadership of the indomitable, passionately committed Claire Edwardes, it constantly re-invents itself, both in personnel and in the genre of pieces it gives to its audience.
The Festival has built up such a reputation in the course of these four years that, for the first time, this year’s festival is virtually sold out.