John Shand Posts

October 15, 2020 / Theatre Reviews - Archive

Roslyn Packer Theatre, September 25 8/10 The pops and trills of native birds that greet us as we enter lull us into a false sense of wellbeing amid the Victorian Alpine bush. Angus Cerini’s new play may ostensibly be a two hander, with Hugo Weaving as Harry and Wayne Blair…

October 13, 2020 / Album Reviews - Archive

DARK ENERGY (FMR) 8/10 To an astrophysicist it’s our universe’s little-understood but dominant energy form, to a fantasist it’s black magic, and to others it might mean a maniac in the White House. Regardless of which sense of “dark energy” trumpeter Paul Williamson intended, his title track certainly pulses with…

October 11, 2020 / Concert Reviews - Archive

Music Hunter at Avalon, September 20 6.5/10 Having observed that the intimacy of this venue made it feel like someone’s living room, Felicity Wilcox also cheekily suggested that there just might be a plus-side to socially-distanced audiences in terms of quality rather than quantity. I suspect she’s on to something.…