Sydney Reviews

Details: Vanessa Lahey; 30 July 2009

Solid Air is a collaborative effort by a group of talented local musicians, each playing three (or so) of the Nick Drake songs that tickled their sonic fancy.

Details: lloyd bradford (brad) syke; 29 July 2009

The Ensemble has to be one of the most undersung theatres in the country

Details: Vanessa Lahey; 27 July 2009

Performing some of Nyman's most well known pieces, the Michael Nyman Band band captured a moment in time bringing scenes from the past to the Sydney Opera House and adoring music and film buffs alike

Details: Helen Barry; 26 July 2009

Dealing With Clair, which is gracing the stage for the first time ever in Australia at Sydney’s The Stables, is a rather crafty little piece of theatre.

Details: Adrienne Gross; 23 July 2009

Aida is one of those operas to see in one’s lifetime, and with this production, you’ll go home impressed with the cleverness - but you probably won’t shed a tear at the end.

Details: Vanessa Lahey; 22 July 2009

French chanteuse Caroline Nin, crowned France’s First Lady of Cabaret, has graced the Vanguard Theatre with her presence to bring Edith Piaf to Australia.

Details: Augusta Supple; 16 July 2009

Enveloped in darkness, like the moment before waking, our eyes are opened by the light, we are greeted with a bare space and an argument.

Details: lloyd bradford (brad) syke; 12 July 2009

Overwhelmingly, the semblance of narrative plays second fiddle to bigger ideas, feelings and observations. It's painterly: big, broad splashes of colour, redolent of universal struggles.

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