Reviews

Created and directed by Brisbane-born Stephen Page, Baleen Moondjan premiered in February 2024 at the Adelaide Festival as Stephen’s first major piece since working with Bangarra Dance Theatre as artistic director for more than 30 years. It is a fascinating theatre experience, as the dance and song takes place inside giant whale bones (a fabulous set design by Jacob Nash) to reinforce and celebrate the Indigenous Baleen Whale totems of Page’s mother’s Moondjan heritage from Minjerribah/Stradbroke Island.

A twenty-something woman, Riley (Georgia McGinness) goes back to the country town she came from – just as her life is coming together...  Her twin sister Mia has died, leaving behind a four-year-old son – and an empty house.  In a supermarket queue, Riley is startled when an old schoolmate, Kieran, mistakes her for Mia... And Riley doesn’t correct him.  Which makes us wonder about Mia...

Even the rain could not deter a sold-out audience attending St Peter’s Cathedral to experience Adelaide Symphony Orchestra’s latest concert Remember: Sacred and Profane featuring two legendary composers Richard Strauss and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

What do you do when you are a highly respected Judge in the legal profession and suddenly have to face the moral dilemma of being the mother of an accused rapist?

This theme is brilliantly explored in the latest filmed production National Theatre Live: Inter Alia.