
THE YEAR IN TATTERS AT ENSEMBLE THEATRE
Hi Ho – Snow White and some Giant Dwarves are back. Conjuring up some serious laughter at the Ensemble Theatre

MARK BOOTH WINS THE 25TH WOOLLAHRA SMALL SCULPTURE PRIZE
Above : Mark booth with Nascent State. Pic Leif Prenzlau Australian artist Mark Booth yesterday was announced as the winner

QTOPIA SYDNEY APPOINTS CECILY HARDY AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Above : QTOPIA’a new CEO Cecily Hardy Qtopia Sydney has appointed arts and cultural leader Cecily Hardy as its new

DIGGER: SHOVELLING ON THE SHOWMANSHIP
A throwback to Birdman and a homage to Dr. Strangelove, Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alejandro G. Iñárritu returns with his eco satire DIGGER, starring Tom Cruise in the title role. Like

THE MISANTHROPE: NATIONAL THEATRE FILM SERIES
Sandra Oh plays the title role in this very contemporary re-imagining of Molière’s classic dark comedy, THE MISANTHROPE, written by Martin Crimp. Oh is Alice, a brilliant and successful novelist

BOORMAN AND THE DEVIL: A GHOUL JEWEL OF MONSTER FEST 2026
“It was horrible. Utterly horrible. And fascinating.” So says Richard Burton as Roman Catholic priest, Father Philip Lamont, in Exorcist II: The Heretic. He could have been describing the film,

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

TICKET GIVEAWAY VICTORIAN STATE BALLET PRESENTS ALADDIN AT THE CONCOURSE THEATRE CHATSWOOD
The Victorian State Ballet will present ALADDIN, a dazzling ballet production at The Concourse Theatre, Chatswood on Friday 19 June and Saturday 20 June 2026. Created by the company’s directors,

CHRIS MCNULTY’S SOUL JOURNEY : A FIVE STAR ALBUM
Above : Chris McNulty… Photo credit John Abbott This piece is based on a press release prepared to assist in the marketing of Chris McNulty’s new album Soul Journey, which

JOIN JAN GUNNAR HOFF, ELYSIAN FIELDS AND MAUD AT CHATWSOOD CONCOURSE.
Above : Jennifer Eriksson plays the electric viola da gamba. Featured image: Jan Gunnar Hoff at the piano. Photos: Shane Rozario. The current performance visit Down Under by pianist/arranger/composer Jan

NORTHERN LANDS : JAN GUNNAR AND JENNY ERIKSSON : UTZON ROOM SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE : A HAPPY FUSION OF NORTH AND SOUTH
Artists: Jan Gunnar Hoff: piano Jenny Eriksson: electric viola de gamba Concert took place on 3 October 2026 at Utzon Room Sydney Opera House Distinguished Norwegian jazz pianist and composer

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.

DAN JONES : CASTLES : A FORTIFIED HISTORY OF THE WORLD
Author pic : Dan Jones. Pic by Joe Magowan Today in the nuclear age, the model of a castle as a military asset stands… but instead of battlements and bastions

JESS HO : PEOPLE WITH MONEY : ANOTHER GREAT READ
Anyone who has worked in the hospitality game massaging and negotiating client’s egos of the uber riche will relish and wince, even recoil at the accuracy and intensity in this

ARIEL LAWHON : THE PIRATE QUEEN
A five-star female swashbuckling saga that’s a whip-smart read about a largely forgotten Irish lady who commanded a pirate galley in the late 17th century. Her name was uttered in

MARK BOOTH WINS THE 25TH WOOLLAHRA SMALL SCULPTURE PRIZE
Above : Mark booth with Nascent State. Pic Leif Prenzlau Australian artist Mark Booth yesterday was announced as the winner of the 2026 Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize, coinciding with the

WENDY BOOKATZ’S UPCOMING EXHIBITION : DI ZUN AND KATCHKES (THE SUN AND DUCKS)
DI ZUN AND KATCHKES ( THE SUN AND DUCKS) : AN UPCOMING EXHIBITION BY WENDY LESSICK BOOKATZ AT GALLERY, 7 CLOVELLY ROAD RANDWICK

MCA AUSTRALIA FREE ENTRY THIS WEDNESDAY COURTESY OF TELSTRA
Step out of the city and into art at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia on Wednesday 15 July 2026 for Telstra Free Day. Enjoy free entry at Australia’s