Category: Reviews
Review – Doku Rai – You, Dead Man, I Don’t Believe You
A feverish descent into East Timor’s heart of darkness, Doku Rai is a unsettling mixture of traditional myth, discordant grunge rock and black comedy.
Review – Iridium
In the modern digital age, Jazz kinda gets a bad rap sometimes. Perhaps it’s too intrinsically linked with the time and place of its genesis and rise to prevalence, so people don’t always have an open mind. But is that how you want to think? Don’t be that guy: see some quality local jazz with Iridium.
Review – Morgan & West: Clockwork Miracles
This is not your run-of-the-mill magic show. This one has a coherent and engaging storyline tying all the tricks together.
Review – Altar Ego
Altar Ego is a series of vignettes about marriage and relationships, told by both genders. Some were incredibly funny, others almost deadly serious.
Review – Agnes of God
Agnes of God quickly establishes its premise: a young nun is found in her quarters, bleeding and alone, having apparently murdered her new-born baby.
Review – Animal Farm
I’ll admit that I was entirely dubious about a one-man show of a story entirely about animals- the logistics just seemed too complicated to be a success. But Guy Masterson’s solo take on Orwell’s classic Animal Farm quelled those doubts within minutes.
Review – Peter Combe: Quirky Berserky The Turkey from Turkey
Kid’s songs are simple, but that doesn’t necessarily make them easy to write or perform, and Combe’s consummate delivery demonstrated why he has endured for so long.
Review – Songs From Hollywood’s Golden Era
Evidently the ‘Golden Era of Hollywood’ spans about fifty years but I’m not complaining about that.
Review – Sullivan and Bok
The mélange of playfulness, wit, absurdity and silliness make for hilarious company.
Review – Steve Hughes: Big Issues
Steve Hughes’ “Big Issues” deals with precisely that – the big issues facing our society.
Review – EastEnd Cabaret: Notoriously Kinky
EastEnd Cabaret were one of our favourite acts last year and with good bloody reason too.
Review – Heart of a Woman- A Tribute to Etta James
Etta James was one of the pioneers of blues music, a genre known for its portrayal of agony and pain.
