Poldark, Series 4, Episode 1 – Being the Better Part of Ross
POLDARK is top notch English drama of the very best kind and it’s back for Series 4, with Demelza finding out what being the better part of Ross is all about
Performance Art Reviews
Mystery Road – Aaron Pederson & Judy Davis, Outback Art Noir
Greatly anticipated ABC TV Series Mystery Road with Aaron Pedersen and Judy Davis is visually sumptuous, as they go about solving the riddle of two missing boys
Tea With The Dames – The Difference Between Truth & Illusion
Dame Judi Dench ends this very special visit for tea with four of England’s grandest Dames with the quote ending – “… we are such stuff as dreams are made of”!
Shirley Valentine by Willy Russell – Ensemble Theatre Sydney
Shirley Valentine by Willy Russell, the humorous transformation of one woman’s life was first on stage in 1986 and in 2018 opened at the Ensemble Theatre Sydney
Sheku Kanneh-Mason – New Cello Rockstar at the Royal Wedding
Youthful virtuoso cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason wows global audience with Royal Wedding performance said the headlines, a day after dazzling guests at the nuptials
Xavier de Maistre Harpist & Australian Brandenburg Orchestra
Xavier de Maistre Harpist and the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra ensured everyone left their concert on a high note one so ethereal it was right off the scale
Don Quichotte: Opera Australia presents Paladins, Poets and Passion
Superb singing, a fine flute and small dose of fabulous Flamenco on guitar, were highlights of OA’s presentation of Don Quichotte at the Melbourne Arts Centre
Brandenburg Quartet – Home Town Tour 2018: Music Sublime
Brandenburg Quartet musicians offered a sublime experience; exquisite violins, ingenious viola and a cello triumphant for their first Home Town Tour, Melbourne
Tribute to Sir Nicholas Shehadie – Selby, Clifford & Newman
A Tribute to Sir Nicholas Shehadie by Kathryn Selby on piano, Grace Clifford violin and Clancy Newman cello at City Recital Hall was an exquisite moving concert
Thomas Tallis’ England – Brandenburg, Sublime Music as Art
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Brandenburg Choir and countertenor Max Riebl started their 2018 season with an exceptional experience of incomparable richness
Phantom Thread: Bespoke Style – Immutable, Impossible Chic
Phantom Thread stars incomparable multi-award winning actor Daniel Day-Lewis in his final, perhaps most masterful role, as Reynolds Woodcock a London couturier
The Crown, Season 2: Episodes 9 &10 – Future of the Monarchy
Netflix The Crown Season 2 ends; it features fabulous costumes, outstanding settings, superb acting, excellent scriptwriting and is an award winner in every way
The Crown, Season 2: Episode 7: Matrimonium, not an Idyll
Marry me asks Antony Armstrong-Jones of Princess Margaret, I thought you hated the idea of marriage she says, I do he answers hating the idea of losing her more
The Crown, Season 2: 4-6 – Realities of Great Expectations
Netflix The Crown, Season 2: Episodes 4 – 6 offers the realities of great expectations for Princess Margaret, Prince Phillip and abdicated former King, Edward
The Crown, Season 2: 1-3 – The Perils of Men’s Misadventures
Netflix The Crown in Season 2: Episodes 1-3 presents brilliant British actors Claire Foy as Queen Elizabeth II, with Matt Smith as Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh
Taking Steps: Light Hearted Entertainment for Festive Season
Taking Steps is just the right medicine for the festive season says Rose, marking Alan Ayckbourn’s 57th year as a theatre director and 59th as a playwright