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Put three near strangers in a boat, all of whom have healthy egos, keep them cooped up on said boat for weeks and tensions are bound to arise. And that’s exactly what happens in The Shark is Broken, a 90-minute (mostly) comedic …

Through a program spanning the Baroque era to the contemporary works of Arvo Pärt, cellist Nicolas Altstaedt and lutenist Thomas Dunford demonstrated the enduring beauty of two of music’s most expressive instruments. Across the evening, the pair transported audiences gathered at Canberra’s …

‘It doesn’t mean anything, it’s just fun!’ declares nine-year-old (‘almost 10’) Thomas Klopper at the end of this feel-good little tale that Belvoir has revived after its debut 16 years ago. Of course, it’s more than ‘just fun’ as Thomas has to …

Loosely based on the opera Carmen, and using Bizet’s score as inspiration, Matthew Bourne’s sultry ballet The Car Man is an exciting version of that tale of seduction and murder. Instead of Seville, the action is set in the 1950s, in a …

This beguiling title, Pride and Prejudice (sort of), entices us to wonder what the “sort of” will deliver. We soon find out. Five women busy on stage, seemingly cleaning, ignore the audience as we take our seats. But it’s not long before we …

Ensemble Q’s performance at Sydney Opera House offered a delightful sonic journey that combined energetic modern pieces with some of classical music’s best-known works. Taking place in the intimate Utzon Room, the performance opened with Beethoven’s ‘String Trio No. 3 in C …

Amidst the frost and fog of a July evening, audiences gathered at Canberra Grammar School’s Snow Concert Hall for an immersion in an evening of musical imagination. With the warmth of the hall contrasting against the crisp Canberra air, violinist Leila Josefowicz …

A delightful mix of impressive circus acts performed with engaging comic delivery kept hundreds of children gasping with awe throughout Pay no Attention, the Flying Fruit Fly Circus performances that sold out at the Sydney Opera House from July 4 to July …

The all-new Audi RS5 Avant is set to arrive in Australia later this year. The addition of the plug-in hybrid system pushes its weight up to 2,370 kg, making it 625 kg heavier than the previous generation RS4 Avant. It is even …

If this play ever comes to Sydney, grab yourself a ticket immediately. It’s called 1536 because that was the year that Henry VIII decided, on spurious grounds, to have his wife’s head chopped off, but this is not a history lesson as …