Arts

An intimate, meditative two-hander about the deep resonance of comic-book superhero stories with the kids who read them – and with the 20-somethings those kids quickly become.

This nightmare future scenario asks: Are citizens responsible for crimes their lifestyles have perpetuated?

AnachroCon is an immersive adventure in and exploration of time, the best kind of escapism. This year the theme was the '60s – any '60. Hippies mingled with belles from the Civil War era and cowboys from the Wild West.

Floyd's music mixes modernist dissonance with classic lyricism, a recipe that the composer-librettist has mastered and fine-tuned perhaps better than anyone else.

The variety of orchids is stellar; one appreciates so many intricate shapes and flamboyant hues of the hybrids landscaped with ferns, bromeliads, palms, ficus, bamboo, mat dai and more. It is a festival for the eyes.

A grimly funny, magic-realist portrait of a group of new high school graduates at that scary moment of first flight, assessed and conveyed with the wisdom of hindsight and painted with the brush of an artist.

William Kunstler was a towering figure in the 1960s and 1970s; wherever he went controversy followed him.

Mark McCarver's production, takes full advantage of the play's comic aspects, and it's the right choice. The house was packed on opening night and there were lots of laughs.

The direction, choreography, and dancing in this version seemed lacklustre and short on energy and charisma.

Some good moments stick out in this hit-and-miss musical about a girls' school.