Rough Trade (Rogue Projects)

A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more

Walanbaa Yulu-Gi: Burn the Floor

A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more

Far Away

A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more

Bloom

A Melbourne Theatre Company production reviewed by Alex First Read more

Oppenheimer

A movie review by Alex First Read more

Barbie

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Giselle

A ballet review by Alex First  Read more

The Tales of Hoffmann

An opera review by Murray Dahm Read more

This is living

A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First Read more

The new, the unfamiliar and the old friend

A music review by Fraser Beath McEwing Read more

Away

A Melbourne theatre review by Alex First. Read more

Wagnerian flavour of Tchaikovsky’s ballet music

Perhaps in acknowledgement of NAIDOC Week, the customary acknowledgement of country was replaced with the Rhythmic Acknowledgement, based on rhythmic patterns first documented in the early 1800s. Read more

Shhhh – a Melbourne theatre review by Alex First

Loneliness. Pain. Emotional connection. Desire. Sexual kinks. Consent. Read more

Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1

A movie review by Alex First. Read more

Idomeneo: an opera review by Alex First

Superb staging is a hallmark of Mozart’s dramatic opera Idomeneo, set on the island of Crete shortly after the Trojan War. Read more

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny – a movie review by Alex First

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is a fitting tribute to one of the greatest action heroes of the big screen. Read more

Eight Seasons – at the Great Synagogue: a music review by Shirley Politzer

Vladimir Fanshil, conductor, pianist and founder of Live at Yours, promised us “an immersive musical experience in the architectural marvel that is the Great Synagogue” and that’s exactly what we got on Tuesday night for the “Eight Seasons” concert. Read more

Is God Is – a Melbourne theatre review by Alex First

Revenge is the cornerstone of Is God Is, an incendiary play that explodes onto the MTC stage. Read more

Book review – Care and Covenant- A Jewish Bioethic of Responsibility

Rabbi Jeffrey Cohen reviews Rabbi Jason Weiner’s book. Read more

Mozart as Wolfgang would have heard his music

In a program titled “MOZART”, Richard Tognetti and his Australian Chamber Orchestra (ACO), augmented with musicians from the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) and guest musicians, gave the audience at Sydney’s City Recital Hall a real treat. Read more

Aida – an opera review by Murray Dahm

Verdi’s Aïda (1871) is a remarkable opera for all sorts of reasons. Read more

Broadway Diva at The Butterfly Club – reviewed by Alex First

Olivia Ruggiero is talented. No doubt about it. Read more

Chorus Oz – Mahler’s 8th Symphony – reviewed by Shirley Politzer

Do you like to sing in the shower? Dance around the house singing songs? Have you always wanted to share your love of singing but perhaps have no opportunity, then Chorus Oz is for you. Read more

Rigelotto: Reviewed by Murray Dahm

Giuseppe Verdi’s Rigoletto (1851) was the composer’s sixteenth opera. Read more

Robyn Archer: An Australian Songbook – reviewed by Alex First

The highly entertaining two-hour show could be called the soundtrack of the glorious Robyn Archer’s life. Read more

The Culture: a Melbourne theatre review by Alex First

Will (Mina Asfour) and Katie (Laura Jackson) are millennial best friends who live together. Read more

Death of a Salesman – a Melbourne theatre review by Alex First

Almost three-quarters of a century after it was written, the power, passion and desolation intrinsic to Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman (1949) remains intact.

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A mass that pleased the masses

For Mozart fans, last night’s concert by the SSO was a welcome and balanced blend of the master’s work. Read more

Rocky Horror Show – a Melbourne theatre review

Half a century on, the Rocky Horror Show remains a delightful, bizarre and engaging romp that encourages audience participation. Read more

Euphoria: an installation at the Melbourne Town Hall

As Gordon Gekko, in the 1987 Oliver Stone-directed hit film Wall Street, Michael Douglas said “greed, for lack of a better word, is good”…writes Alex First. Read more

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