
SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF SYDNEY SYMPHONY UNDER THE STARS REVEALED FOR SYDNEY FESTIVAL 2026
Above : Sydney Symphony Orchestra. photo by Wendell Teodoro To celebrate 50 years of Sydney Festival, the beloved Sydney Symphony

MONSTROUS: HORRIBLY GOOD
Monstrously more interesting than almost anything on the Sydney’s main stages at the moment, MONSTROUS mounts a provocative production of

THE LOVERS AT THEATRE ROYAL : A ROCK STYLE SHOW FEEL TO THIS SHAKESPEARE
‘Love, pop music and Shakespeare’. This show knows what it is. THE LOVERS opened this week at the Theatre Royal

MOVIE TICKET OFFER : JOHN CLEESE PACKS IT IN : HIS FINAL EUROPEAN TOUR
Legendary British comedian John Cleese, one of the minds behind celebrated works such as Monty Python and Fawlty Towers, is inviting audiences to take a behind-the-scenes look at life on

MOVIE TICKET GIVEAWAY : OSGOOD PERKINS’ NEW FILM KEEPER OPENING IN CINEMAS ON NOVEMBER 13
Fresh off the record-breaking success of Longlegs and the shocking thrills of The Monkey, visionary horror maestro Osgood Perkins delivers his most intimate nightmare yet with KEEPER. Evolving his signature atmospheric terror with a

TICKET GIVEAWAY : ADVANCE SCREENING OF NETFLIX FILM ‘IN YOUR DREAMS’ AT HOYTS MOORE PARK
In IN YOUR DREAMS, a sister and brother journey into the wildly absurd landscape of their own dreams to ask the wish-granting Sandman for the perfect family. An advanced screening of this

AUSTRALIAN BALLET : PRISM AT THE JOAN SUTHERLAND THEATRE SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE
At first one might think that the title of the Australian Ballet’s contemporary dance program, PRISM, refers to the structure of the work, both in its three separate works and

SYDNEY FRINGE FESTIVAL : MASS EFFECT BY HIMHERIT PRODUCTIONS : A JOYOUS EXPLOSION OF ENERGY AND UNITY
When you walk into the theatre, the performers are already there, lined up across the stage, one performer is giggling, another stretches a leg, the performance hasn’t started yet, but

SYDNEY FRINGE FESTIVAL-MASS EFFECT@ NEW THEATRE TOURING HUB
This piece of physical theatre leaps off a very active stage at the crowd. New Theatre’s Touring Hub comes alive to the body percussion, sound effects, shouted counts and group

MEREDITH AND THE MEZZANINES AT THE KNOX STREET BAR : AN INTIMATE JAZZ EXPERIENCE
Situated on the corner of Shepherd and Knox streets, Chippendale, one finds the Knox Street Bar. The building has been owned for over 30 years by the sculptor and

SYDNEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA : MUSSORGSKY’S PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION AT THE CONCERT HALL SYDNEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
An afternoon of wondering romance. This symphony performance was one of the most invigorating I have seen yet. Simone Young, one of the world’s leading opera conductors and celebrated orchestra

ENDANGERED PRODUCTIONS PERFORMANCE OF BERNSTEIN AND BUSONI COMING TO ETERNITY PLAYHOUSE DARLINGHURST
Celebrated operatic couple Cheryl Barker AO and Peter Coleman-Wright AO play out the perfect marriage in Leonard Bernstein’s Trouble in Tahiti but behind the glossy veneer of American suburbia, lurks

ENDANGERED PRODUCTIONS PERFORMANCE OF BERNSTEIN AND BUSONI COMING TO ETERNITY PLAYHOUSE DARLINGHURST
Celebrated operatic couple Cheryl Barker AO and Peter Coleman-Wright AO play out the perfect marriage in Leonard Bernstein’s Trouble in Tahiti but behind the glossy veneer of American suburbia, lurks

OPERA AUSTRALIA : RENT AT JOAN SUTHERLAND THEATRE SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE
Some productions revisit the past. Others reframe it. This RENT, directed with clarity and emotional precision by Shaun Rennie, does something far more arresting: it reclaims the present. It doesn’t

IFAC HANDA AUSTRALIAN SINGING COMPETITION
For up and coming young singers, particularly those studying opera, the path to a professional career may seem to be extremely narrow and fraught with challenges. In Europe, there is

MARKUS ZUSAK : THE BOOK THIEF : THE POWER OF WORDS TO MAKE WORLDS
A young girl named Liesel is sent to live with foster parents in Nazi Germany during WWII. Narrated by Death, the story follows Liesel as she steals books, learns

JAMES FELL ; 0N THIS DAY IN HISTORY SH!T WENT DOWN
If reading history doesn’t make you want to swear like a mom with a red-wine hangover walking barefoot through a LEGO-filled living room, then you’re not reading the right history.

MARK Z DANIELEWSKI : TOM’S CROSSING : A VIRTUOSO PERFORMANCE
Audacious, rambling….this author revels in bridging genre and high-gloss literature. Its a super-tome coming in at 1032 pages, which i have difficulty lifting. He blends police procedural, the horror of

MCA EXHIBITION PRIMAVERA : CELEBRATING THE WORK OF GIFTED YOUNG AUSTRALIAN ARTISTS
PRIMAVERA 2025 artists from left – Alexandra Peters, Francis Carmody, Keemon Williams, Augusta Vinall Richardson and Emmalne Zanelli. Pic Hamish McIntosh PRIMAVERA 2025 is Presenting the work of early-career

HIGH COLOUR EXHIBITION AT THE ART GALLERY OF NEW SOUTH WALES
HIGH COLOUR is an immersive exploration of local and global Indigenous perspectives on colour. Inspired by Richard Bell’s 2012 work Colour theory, the exhibition considers the role of colour in

THE AUSTRALIAN DREAM? EXHIBITION AT THE STATE LIBRARY OF NEW SOUTH WALES
From the suburbs to the bush and the inner city, Australians have been obsessed with the idea of home and the dream of home ownership. In this exhibition comedian,