The Magic Flute now brilliant Australiana
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, in his all too short life, wrote masterpiece after masterpiece…writes Victor Grynberg. Read more
Anatomy of a Fall
January 29, 2024 by Alex First
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The Inheritance Parts I and II
January 28, 2024 by Alex First
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Seventeen
January 26, 2024 by Alex First
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The Iron Claw
January 21, 2024 by Alex First
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Priscilla
January 19, 2024 by Alex First
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All the Rest
January 18, 2024 by Alex First
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The Interpretation of Cakes
January 14, 2024 by Rabbi Jeffrey Cohen
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The Beekeeper
January 12, 2024 by Alex First
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The Holdovers
January 11, 2024 by Alex First
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Mean Girls
January 11, 2024 by Alex First
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Grease The Musical
January 10, 2024 by Alex First
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The Choir of Man
January 7, 2024 by Alex First
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Verdi’s masterpiece La Traviata in best production ever
January 4, 2024 by Victor Grynberg
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Ferrari – a movie review by Alex First
January 3, 2024 by Alex First
The power, the glory and the horrors associated with one of the world’s most prestigious marques is on show in Ferrari. Read more
My take on music reviewing
January 1, 2024 by Fraser Beath McEwing
While the 2024 SSO concert season looks to be pretty exciting, there is not much public scraping, plucking, blowing and walloping until February. Read more
John Foreman’s Aussie Pops Orchestra New Year’s Eve & The Night Before Gala Concerts
January 1, 2024 by Alex First
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Wisdom Grows in My Garden: a book review by Rabbi Jeffrey Cohen
January 1, 2024 by Rabbi Jeffrey Cohen
If the writings of Rabbi Paul Plotkin were anything like the sermons he gave, then people would be flocking to hear him. Read more
Dream Scenario
December 31, 2023 by Alex First
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There was more to Leonard Bernstein than his sex life or his nose
December 31, 2023 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
It turns out the least of the sins of Bradley Cooper’s new film “Maestro” is the size of the prosthetic nose the actor wore to portray Leonard Bernstein. Read more
Next Goal Wins
December 29, 2023 by Alex First
A film review by Alex First – and Alex’s top twelve movies for 2023…and the worst Read more
Anyone But You
December 28, 2023 by Alex First
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Poor Things
December 27, 2023 by Alex First
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Coup De Chance: a movie review by Alex First
December 26, 2023 by Alex First
Alain Aubert and Fanny Moreau went to school together. Read more
Maestro: a film review by Alex First
December 25, 2023 by Alex First
American conductor, composer, pianist, teacher and author Leonard Bernstein (25th August 1918 to 14th October 1990) was feted the world over for his talent. Read more
Wonka – a movie review by Alex First
December 17, 2023 by Alex First
The newest generation was not brought up on Gene Wilder or Johnny Depp’s Willy Wonka, dating back 52 and 18 years, respectively. Read more
Leigh takes Wagner into the 21st century
December 13, 2023 by Henry Benjamin
Two years after the wall dividing West and East Germany was destroyed, 21-year-old Leigh Haas farewelled her family in her native Glasgow to live in the burgeoning creative city of Berlin. Read more
The Long Pigs
December 7, 2023 by Alex First
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Kinky Boots
December 4, 2023 by Alex First
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A Christmas Carol
December 3, 2023 by Alex First
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