Saturday July 27, 2024 Riverside Theatres Parramatta National Theatre of Parramatta Review by Paul Neeson (Arts Wednesday) In his new play, Karim, James Elazzi explores the frictions inherent to age, race, sexuality and identity. It is a dark play dealing with themes of family disfunction, drug addiction, loneliness and the breakdown of relationships, but Elazzi […]
Saturday July 20, 2024 Sydney Town Hall Sydney Philharmonia Choirs Review by Paul Neeson (Arts Wednesday) Not for the first time have we walked out of a Sydney Philharmonia Choirs concert feeling privileged that we had just witnessed something very special. Artistic Director, Brett Weymark’s curation of Rachmaninov’s All Night Vigil combined lighting, staging, extraordinary […]
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In December 1914 Sir Ernest Shackleton set out on a journey to cross the Antarctic from coast to coast. The ill-fated expedition came into trouble when their ship Endurance became trapped in ice. It wasn’t until August 1916 that the entire crew was rescued and returned to safety. Now a virtual reality exhibition recreates their […]
July 12, 2024 Seymour Centre Hong Kong Dance Company Review by Paul Neeson (Arts Wednesday) When I read the Hong Kong Dance Company was doing a performance of modern Chinese dance combined with martial arts at the Seymour Centre, visions were conjured of high-energy dance, some acrobatics and lots of colour (predominately red). But it […]
July 5, 2024 City Recital Hall Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Review by Paul Neeson (Arts Wednesday) A sumptuous night of harpsichord with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra and guest harpsichordist Justin Taylor from France. For this concert Artistic Director, Paul Dyer and Production Designer, Trent Suidgeest recreated with great and authentic detail a salon from the Palace […]
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Wild at Art is a national initiative by the Australian Conservation Foundation. Kids aged 5-12 are asked to research a threatened native species, create an art work and write a short essay about their chosen plant or animal. Stephen Lightfoot from ACF joins us to explain the details and entry requirements of the competition which […]
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May 15, 2024 City Recital Hall Australian Chamber Orchestra Review by Paul Neeson (Arts Wednesday) Two of Australia’s biggest musical exports in mezzo-soprano Catherine Carby and tenor Stuart Skelton, return home for a season of late romantic masterpieces with the Australian Chamber Orchestra. Works by Richard Wagner, Alma Mahler-Werfel and Gustav Mahler were all arrangements […]
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APRIL 18, 2024 Seymour Centre, Sydney Review by Paul Neeson (Arts Wednesday) Potted Potter is ostensibly a show for kids, but don’t be fooled, this adult, with all the others, found himself laughing and intrigued from beginning to end – my inner child enthralled by the magic of the two man parody of the JK […]
We begin our coverage with Jorge Menidis, the 2024 Sydney Comedy Festival Director, who gives us an overview of what we can expect this year. Over the coming weeks we meet some of the featured comedians from the star-studded line-up, including Matt Harvey, Chloe Maddren, Nick White and Bonnie Tangey. From 22 April to 19 […]
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This week meet Scott Hoatson and Brendan Murphy who are the two stars of Potted Potter, a parody that covers all seven Harry Potter books in seventy minutes. Between them they portray 320 different characters, along with flying dragons and a live game of Quidditch. If you do some quick calculations you average 12.5 seconds […]
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March 30, 2024 Belvoir St Theatre Review by Paul Neeson (Arts Wednesday) Holding the Man is the memoir of Timothy Conigrave, written after the death of his lover John Caleo from AIDS in 1992, and published a few months after his own death two years later. It tells the story of their 15 year love […]
March 28, 2024 Sydney Town Hall Sydney Philharmonia Choirs Review by Paul Neeson (Arts Wednesday) On Maundy Thursday, the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs under Associate Music Director, Dr. Elizabeth Scott, reminded us why Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem is one of the most revered in that classical music genre. The concert begins with the now familiar Acknowledgement of […]