Reviewer LEN POWER revels in Christmas music sung by Luminescence Chamber Singers and Children’s Choir.
Review
"Sauce was on edge enough to give the kind of marginalised feel you go to fringe theatre to experience," says reviewer ARNE SJOSTEDT, of the Irish comedy playing at Smiths.
"With a funny, moving and imaginative production of an engaging mini-musical, ACT Hub rounds out a year of outstanding and provocative productions." BILL STEPHENS reviews Tick, Tick…Boom!
COLIN STEELE reviews a couple of books with lots of spooky Christmas twists.
"This concert covered hundreds of years of Christmas music." ROB KENNEDY reviews The Waiting Sky – Music for the Christmas Season, a performance by Polifemy.
LEN POWER reviews Krismas! Peace To The World, a concert of Christmas music led by Llewellyn Choir and conducted by Rowan Harvey-Martin.
"This repertoire can be boring if performed without energy and contrast, but the AHE made it absolutely thrilling." MICHAEL WILSON reviews a performance by the Australian Haydn Ensemble at Gandel Hall.
"Executing this daring program with such flair and competence would have been beyond many community orchestras, but the National Capital Orchestra was up for the challenge, and delivered," writes music reviewer MICHAEL WILSON.
Two of Australia's leading fantasy writers, Isobelle Carmody and Garth Nix have made Canberra the location in their latest books, writes reviewer COLIN STEELE.
LEN POWER reviews the Canberra Choral Society's performance of Elijah, by Felix Mendelssohn.
"Describing herself as a 'K-Mart Identifying Lesbian', she launched into a series of smart, sharp, wry, wise and hilarious observations about anything and everything." BILL STEPHENS reviews a cabaret performance by Jackie Loeb.
COLIN STEELE reviews a couple of biographies from British comedians Michael Palin and Bill Bailey.
