Presbyterian Hall, Springwood, February 13 8/10 No, surely not. Not vocally. Not that note. Not that high. Not now. She wouldn’t dare. Eeeeeee! She did, and she did it: became airborne; hit the stratospheric pitch amidships. Thrilling. You could feel the whole room lift with her, willing her on; exhilarated…
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PASSION WORLD (Concord) 7/10 Fred and Ginger, tomato and basil, gin and tonic: some pairings are such a natural fit as to seem inseparable. Singer Kurt Elling and pianist Laurence Hobgood were such a match for 20 years, but now the party is apparently over (excepting Hobgood’s presence as an…
Roslyn Packer Theatre, February 5 9/10 Endless storytelling possibilities were open to playwright Andrew Bovell and director Neil Armfield in adapting Kate Grenville’s novel for the stage. By opting for a profound sense of ritual, intermingled with stylised theatricality and laced with enchantment, they arrived at a deeper, more poetic…