Production Reviews

Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour stages Opera Australia’s The Phantom of the Opera. CX interviews sound designer Shelly Lee about her unique design, and the challenges of ‘rainfall events’

The entire production is a narration performed by British actor Juliet Stevenson, recorded binaurally, and played back to the audience via headphones. Most of it occurs, naturally, in full blackout

Around 20,000 visitors experienced Aus Lights on the River from 23 to 26 January, which included performances by First Nations dancers and the Adelaide debut of Illuminart’s AirLume, an 8m x 8m x 9.5m inflatable, projection-mapped sculpture

Being a tale of debauchery and excess, the scenic, lighting, and sound design have all taken their cues from the subject matter. Every department has been given the brief to go OTT

The programme affectionately now known as FOFO kicked off on November 24 with ‘Classical Spectacular’, a glorious return to the stage that finished the concert off with a literal bang

With its book by award-winning writer Diablo Cody, Jagged Little Pill takes a fearless look at 21st century America. Now running at Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre before heading to Perth and back to Sydney

In a first for the AFL, the creative, entertainment and tech for the Final was handled by Mushroom Group’s Creative and Events Division