Patrick Hobbs has always been an artist-in-waiting—though patience was never his strong suit. Trained in visual arts at St Martin’s School of Art and Sydney College of the Arts, he once swapped the studio for the stage during a brief stint as an alto with Voices from the Vacant Lot.
A lifelong learner, he’s also studied teaching, counselling, and psychology, which comes in handy in his role as a Learning and Support teacher at a busy Campbelltown high school.
Patrick spends his spare time at theatre, film screenings (especially psychological dramas and horror), art galleries, and live music. His vinyl-collecting habit once led to an entire stash being left on a train—yet his shelves remain crowded with books, DVDs, and the occasional record that “followed him home.”
Michael Pollan walked onto the stage on Wednesday night to a warm welcome. He was in good spirits, buoyed by the news that the Democrats had taken back the House in the United States. He had returned to Australia …
Entering the world of Angel’s Egg is less like following a story than arriving in an unfamiliar city with no map and no appointment. The film gives the viewer time and space, and very little in the way of narrative. …
This tale of vengeful spirits moves with the purpose of a motorcade of black SUVs. Directed by Jang Jae-hyun, it tells an updated Korean folktale about the haunting of a wealthy family and the deeper historical tension between Japanese and …
Happy Halloween—because Halloween falls on a Saturday, the parade of demons began at midday as movie-goers dressed as zombies, witches and vampires to gather for the final “hellhouse” screenings at the Sydney Opera House, including the 1922 silent film Häxan…
This afternoon’s program, Trembling Earth, was not meant to leave you with a nostalgic sense of place. The title names a landscape that will not stay still. Contemporary composer Bryce Dessner walked the forest next to his house many times …
An hour of brassy metal. The sound you almost never get to hear: not the Brass Section, but the five colours inside it.
This Cocktail Hour asked for a different listen: not the massed, projected sound of the orchestra’s brass …
Does an orphan always imagine her mother will one day return to claim her? Vivaldi’s Legacy, the latest offering from the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, explores Vivaldi’s work through a partial dramatisation scripted by playwright Alana Valentine. Actor Lilian Alejandra …
I found myself sitting among cello mums and their children, older students, and a scattering of curious music lovers — all drawn by the chance to observe this young star of the English classical scene. What unfolded was quietly moving: …
Even the most formal and over-determined classical works can still open space for contemporary creative practice. Tonight’s performance of Beethoven’s early and heroic scores revealed how these pieces continue to invite fresh dialogue, risk, and genuine collaboration between conductor, soloist …
The Oresteia is a searing spectacle, less a night at the opera than a window into the waiting room of Hell. The unappeased spirits of Cassandra, Clytemnestra, Agamemnon and the Furies gather once more around the original wound, the …