Sydney Opera House Forecourt, February 28 7.5/10 Grace Jones would still be startling were she 37 rather than 77. I’ve seen teens with less energy and less joie de vivre, and few people of any age can hold a candle to her charisma. The other improbability is that her voice…
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Belvoir Downstairs Theatre, February 26 8/10 At the risk of revealing I’m over 21, I saw Gordon Chater’s unforgettable 1976 performance as Robert O’Brien in this one-actor play’s premiere season, in those heady days that confirmed Australian plays, acting and production could be world-class. It toured Australia, had acclaimed West…
Chatswood Concourse Concert Hall, February 25 8.5/10 Martin Hayes excels at enunciating the exquisite sadness of being. Like the trumpet playing of Miles Davis or the singing of Billy Holiday and Jose Carreras, it’s ever present in the great Irish violinist’s sound and phrasing. Beyond the airs and laments in…