SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORE THE CAULDRON
Author pic : Simon Sebag Montefiore s Straight out of the chute, the writing is exuberant with author Montefiore using
TWELVE ANGRY ACTORS AT CHIPPEN STREET THEATRE : HOW JUDGMENTAL ARE WE?!
TWELVE ANGRY ACTORS, not to be confused with the classic movie Twelve Angry Men, is built around a dilemma
SNOWFLAKE @ THE ENSEMBLE THEATRE : CROSSING THE GENERATIONAL DIVIDE
Above :Claudia Elbourne and Lilian Alejandra Velverde in Snowflake at the Ensemble theatre We are all labelled now by generation
YELLOW LETTERS: RED FLAG
Redemption is a compromise that no amount of idealism can achieve unaided. That comes across with unimpeded pungency and passion in YELLOW LETTERS, winner of the Golden Bear at this
GODZILLA MINUS ZERO – NOT BETTER THAN MINUS ONE, BUT CERTAINLY NOT LESSER
Set two years after Godzilla was defeated, Japan still hasn’t escaped dealing with monsters as a new dragon-like creature devastates Matsumoto City, putting the Large-Scale Disaster Response Bureau led by
FATHERLAND: FAUST AND FOREMOST
Sandra Hüller cements her status as one of the leading on screen presences in contemporary cinema in Paweł Pawlikowski’s FATHERLAND. Hüller portrays Thomas Mann’s daughter, Erika, actress, writer, rally driver.
AUSTRALIAN BALLET : COPLAND EPISODES AT SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE
Renowned choreographer Justin Peck is back on our shores working with the Australian Ballet Company. He has brought with him the COPLAND DANCE EPISODES – a production that has never
AUSTRALIAN DANCE THEATRE TWO BLOOD AT CARRIAGEWORKS
Two Blood Australian Dance Theatre Carriageworks August 14 Review by Geoffrey Sykes It was good to see a program from Australian Dance Theatre, with their longstanding commitment not only to
BANGARRA DANCE THEATRE’S SHELTERING AT SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE
Dance and movement, one of the original and strongest story telling modalities throughout history finds its origin seeded in the people and blooming through the production of the Bangarra Dance
2 X 2 DOUBLE SHOT : DOS AND IBID AT LIVING ROOM THEATRE, 21 SHEPHERD ST MARRICKVILLE.
Above: Joining the Ibid duo for a guest stream of consciousness spot was violinist from the ‘Quart-Ed’ quartet, Sarah Fei. Photo: Paul Nolan. Last weekend’s double-duo gig at Marrickville’s
HAYDN’S OXFORD | AUSTRALIAN HAYDN ENSEMBLE | THE NEILSON
It was a good strong house of fans gathered at the Neilson, ACO on the Pier for the final Australian Haydn Ensemble concert of the 2026 season. Sitting above the
ABC YOUNG PERFORMERS AWARDS GRAND FINAL @ SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE
Above: Performing the loved Elgar Cello Concerto in E minor Op 85 in the grand final, and (featured) as winner of the 2026 ABC Young Performers Awards, cellist Charlotte Miles.
OPERA AUSTRALIA : THE DROVER’S WIFE @ DAME JOAN SUTHERLAND THEATRE
Above: Marcus Corowa as Yadaka and dancers in Opera Australia’s The Drover’s Wife’ 2026. Photo Credit Carlita Sari. Following Opera Australia’s walkabout through productions ranging from loved repertoire, musical theatre,
THE ORESTEIA – SYDNEY CHAMBER OPERA AT CARRIAGEWORKS
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
RIGOLETTO | OPERA AUSTRALIA | SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE
Opera Australia celebrate their 70th with Verdi’s Rigoletto It was a special night for Opera Australia as they celebrated the exact day of their very first performance 70 years ago.
SALLY ROONEY : NORMAL PEOPLE : A GENEROUS EXPANSIVE NOVEL
Sally Rooney’s novel NORMAL PEOPLE is a twisting tale of on-off-on lovers, told over several years in a series of haltingly tender, endlessly misfiring conversations and even more misfiring sexual encounters.
SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORE THE CAULDRON
Author pic : Simon Sebag Montefiore s Straight out of the chute, the writing is exuberant with author Montefiore using his novelist ability to introduce a regional ruler through a
KATIE BARCLAY : THE KISS : A HISTORY OF PASSION AND POWER
Author Katie Boulter The invitation to snog, rated highly on my desired list but discovering why a snog has surprising cultural power or why Christians excelled at kissing, had its
NOLAN : ORIGINS AT THE ART GALLERY OF NEW SOUTH WALES : UNBRIDLED COLOURS, AN UNFETTERED SPIRIT
Above : Sidney Nolan Pretty Polly Mine 1948, Ripolin enamel on hardboard, 91 x 122.2 cm, Art Gallery of New South Wales, purchased 1949 © The Sidney Nolan Trust, all
DAVID HOCKNEY : BIGGER AND CLOSER (NOT SMALLER AND FURTHER AWAY) AT CARRIAGEWORKS
This ia a glorious exhibition showcasing the work of one of Britain’s greatest artists, the late David Hockney. With this exhibition you can step inside Hockney’s vibrant world, in a
TELSTRA FREE DAY TOMORROW AT MCA AUSTRALIA
Above : Nell’s sculpture HOLDING BOTH featured on the MCA Terrace. Art lovers, tomorrow (Wednesday), have a rare opportunity to take up, courtesy of Telstra. The Museum of Contemporary Art
