ALANNA MACLEAN reviews Tempo Theatre's production of Mother and Son. "The play brings Arthur and Maggie to some kind of gentle resolution and the end is touching."
"One of the intentions of this production is to revitalise the tjaabi song tradition in the Pilbara, as well as sharing the music and stories with a wider public," writes music reviewer GRAHAM McDONALD.
COLIN STEELE reviews new horror novel by Canberra author Kaaron Warren. He describes The Under History as "an impressive dark, haunting and decidedly original, novel that juxtaposes the themes of family, loss and self-preservation".
"The extraordinary sympathy and synchronicity amongst the Goldners is a remarkable thing. I don’t know if I have ever seen such perfectly co-ordinated playing in an ensemble," writes reviewer SARAH BYRNE.
"Subject to Change was one of Quantum Leap’s strongest productions and a fitting farewell to Ruth Osborne who has been at the helm of QL2 Dance since the beginning of its existence some 25 years ago," writes reviewer MICHELLE POTTER.
"Her performance of each work was masterful and, while she was playing each of them, you could see the effect of the music in her facial expressions and body language." LEN POWER reviews Joyce Yang's performance at the Snow Concert Hall.
"There is a sense of utter professionalism about what they do. They walk on stage with their instruments in tune, they sit down and play." GRAHAM McDONALD reviews the Esmé Quartet.