Key points
MUSIC: Eishan Ensemble perform at Hawthorn Arts Centre
THEATRE: Noni Hazlehurst stars in The Lark , by Daniel Keene
DANCE: Bangarra’s latest work, Illume , is nothing if not candescent
THEATRE: The Play That Goes Wrong offers up a fun night of comedy
MUSIC: Australian World Orchestra put on a five-star performance at Mahlerfest
MUSIC
Paul Kelly ★★★★★
Rod Laver Arena, September 6
Paul Kelly is Australia’s unofficial folk laureate, 70 years old and still leaping from the drum riser mid-chord. Tonight is the first night of what he calls a “residency” at Rod Laver (two nights). About 40,000-ish years of storytelling and song on this land, and he’s only got 40, he jokes. But what a 40. He’s backed by a six-piece band, notably including his nephew Dan Kelly on guitar,