Fred Smith makes political satire sing
Fred Smith turns American political history into an electrifying mix of sharp satire, catchy songs and powerful storytelling, reviews BILL STEPHENS.
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Reviewer KERRY-ANNE COUSINS takes a personal journey through Rosalie Gascoigne's retrospective at the National Gallery of Australia, finding familiar landscapes transformed into extraordinary art.
Canberra textile artist Julie Ryder turns everyday walks into intricate works of art, using botanical dyes, embroidery and handmade paper, reviews MEREDITH HINCHLIFFE.
MEREDITH HINCHLIFFE reviews a group exhibition that puts handmade craft ahead of mass production, praising its inventive use of recycled materials and traditional techniques.
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Hungarian rhapsodies bring out the best in four
A new work by cellist David Pereira joined classics by Liszt, Brahms and Bartók in a Hungarian-inspired program that exceeded expectations, reviews LEN POWER.
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Revealing the unsung hero of Everest climb
He stood alongside Sir Edmund Hillary at the top of the world, but few know his story. Streaming columnist NICK OVERALL says the new film Tenzing puts the spotlight on the Nepalese Sherpa whose courage helped make history.
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Broadway’s feted Gypsy comes with its challenges
"Queanbeyan Players is to be applauded for taking on the challenges and providing a welcome opportunity to experience one of Broadway’s most celebrated musicals." BILL STEPHENS reviews Gypsy.
From intimate sketches to bold explorations of identity, an exhibition spanning more than a century reveals the expressive power of figure drawing, reviews ROB KENNEDY.
Piers Lane brought sensitivity, subtlety and superlative musicianship to all 21 of Chopin's Nocturnes, revealing unexpected treasures along the way, reviews NICK HORN.
Reviewer COLIN STEELE looks at a new volume on passionate book collectors, not hoarders, with some fascinating local connections.
The Australian String Quartet gave a breathtaking rendition of Béla Bartók’s String Quartet No. 4, a work as technically challenging as it is original and affecting, reviews MICHAEL WILSON.
There may have been a storm raging outside, but the calming Limestone Consort program of secular works by Nicolas Bernier and André Campra proved to be the perfect way to spend a rainy afternoon, reviews LEN POWER.
"It was song after song in a generous program of 28 classics, interrupted only by an interval or an interesting tidbit about a song or Rat Pack member." BILL STEPHENS reviews the Blamey Street Big Band.
"There was much colour and sunshine in this spring concert. If Wattle keep playing at this standard, they will go far." That's the prediction of music reviewer ROB KENNEDY.
"The cast are working hard but you sense they’re enjoying it all as much as the audience. They even have an elephant!' LEN POWER reviews an adaptation of Around the World in Eighty Days.
"Tabitha is an entertaining script, and the audience followed the twists and turns with evident enjoyment," writes reviewer HELEN MUSA.
"The major work of the exhibition is a massive six-metre wide and 1.5-metre deep screen print in 36 joined frames. Titled Spider Warrior, Girl Protector, Infinite Internet, it takes your breath away." writes reviewer DAVID WHITBREAD.
"If you come expecting the lushness and atmospherics of the 1975 film you will find instead a steady clear rendition of the bones of the novel." ALANNA MACLEAN reviews Chaika Theatre's haunting production of Picnic at Hanging Rock.
From Cathy Franzi's award-winning orchids to Robyn Campbell's delicate coastal forms, the Canberra Potters Society showcases its members' talents, reviews MEREDITH HINCHLIFFE.
