
TWELVE ANGRY JURORS @ STAR OF THE SEA THEATRE @ MANLY 2025
A jury deliberates the fate of a young defendant accused of murder, facing a potential death sentence. As tensions rise

JEAN BETTS AND WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S OPHELIA THINKS HARDER : REWARDING THEATRE
tt had been a busy few days and I came to the KXT theatre feeling very tired. I hadn’t really

LANE COVE THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS KITT AND YORKEY’S IF/THEN AT THEIR NEW VENUE
The Sydney theatre scene is often struggling whether it be mainstream, independent or community theatre. It is of-course great

FROZEN : ONE OF DISNEY’S BEST CREATIONS
Very few movies can claim they held the world in a vice grip the same way that Disney’s 2013 animated feature, FROZEN, did. There have been plenty of films that

THE MENU : NOT TO EVERY ONE’S TASTE
Around the years 2021 and 2022, there were quite a few projects that felt like what some would call ‘’eat the rich’’ experiences, being films or tv shows that

MICKEY 17 : THE NEW FILM BY KOREAN FILMMAKER BOOG JOON HO (PARASITE)
A lot of people were really excited when they heard that director Boog Joon Ho would be releasing another English-language picture in 2024 starring big hit actors like Robert Pattinson,

BANDALUZIA @ ILLAWARRA PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE
After seeing Spanish Flamenco featured in films from Baz Lurman’s Strictly Ballroom in 1992 to Salsa in the 2021 film In The Heights the world of Spanish dance

SYDNEY FESTIVAL : THE CHRONICLES AT ROSLYN PACKER THEATRE
‘ THE CHRONICLES is a new work by Australian choreographer Stephanie Lake. It has a lot to enjoy and commend, but also invites some questions. Stephanie utilises the ensemble of

SWAN LAKE ON ICE AT THE SYDNEY COLISEUM THEATRE : TCHAIKOVSKY’S BALLET REFRESHED ON ICE
Just when one might think Swan Lake has reached its expiry date, along comes a complex reset and refresh. SWAN LAKE ON ICE is an unexpectedly grand and satisfying work. With

HAYDN’S SUNRISE | AUSTRALIAN HAYDN ENSEMBLE
Australian Haydn Ensemble completed their March tour at the Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House last night to a packed venue. Keeping it trim, the Ensemble was represented by Artistic Director

OPERA AUSTRALIA: DIDO AND AENEAS AT THE DAME JOAN SUTHERLAND THEATRE
Above: Opera Australia Chorus and Circa Ensemble in Dido & Aeneas. Featured image: CIRCA Ensemble members take flight on the Dida and Aeneas stage. Photo credit: Keith Saunders. A terrific

MELBOURNE CELTIC FESTIVAL ON TOUR @ WOLLONGONG TOWN HALL
My mother’s ancestry is Irish and I grew up listening to Irish songs and being told about herprowess in school dancing the Irish Jig; indeed one of my heirlooms

OPERA AUSTRALIA: DIDO AND AENEAS AT THE DAME JOAN SUTHERLAND THEATRE
Above: Opera Australia Chorus and Circa Ensemble in Dido & Aeneas. Featured image: CIRCA Ensemble members take flight on the Dida and Aeneas stage. Photo credit: Keith Saunders. A terrific

SEVEN DEADLY SINS & MAHAGONNY SONGSPIEL
Directed by Spark Sanders-Robinson Conducted by Philip Eames Featuring pianist Nathaniel Kong Music by Kurt Weill | Libretto by Bertolt Brecht – 4 Stars The Seven Deadly Sins, composed in

LA TRAVIATA AT SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE
Opera Australia opened La Traviata last night at the Joan Sutherland Theatre in Sydney Opera House. With a big cruise ship in Circular Quay there were many Americans in the

LOVE UNEDITED: GETS YOU RIGHT IN THE HEART OF THE THROAT
“Molly turned page forty of the manuscript, put it face down on the stack and switched off her desk lamp….the pages of the novel had got under her skin and

HELEN SCHEUERER : IRON AND EMBERS : THE ASHES OF THEZMARR BOOK 1
Above : Author pic This fantasy/romance novel centres around Wren, princess of Thezmarr, an alchemist and poisoner, and Torj, a warrior whose bravery is renowned across the Midrealms. These two

THE BOY FROM THE SEA: A GRIPPING RIP ROARING YARN
Mythic, epic, lyrical and alive, THE BOY FROM THE SEA by Garret Carr is a roiling read, rollicking, redolent and robust. Found washed ashore in Donegal Bay like some Moses

MARDI GRAS FAIR DAY 2025
Mardi Gras Fair Day held at Victoria Park is one of there most colourful events on the Sydney arts calendar. A glorious sunny summer’s day made the colours pop on

OCEAN PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2024 EXHIBITION AT THE AUTRALIAN NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM
Above image : A green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) is released after being tagged and worked up by the SOSF DRC researchers. St. Joseph Atoll, Seychelles. To mark the recent

THE ANNUAL NEPAL FESTIVAL AT TUMBALONG PARK DARLING HARBOUR
The annual Nepal Festival took place in late November at Tumbalong Park, Darling Harbour. The majority of the crowd wore traditional Nepalese dress and enjoyed participating in the folkloric dances