There’s something deeply reassuring about seeing a straight play command a major stage in Sydney again. In a theatrical landscape increasingly dominated by blockbuster musicals and spectacle-driven productions, the arrival of Steel Magnolias at the Theatre Royal Sydney feels both…
I’ve always loved hands. The way they tell a story before a person even speaks. How they quietly reveal a life, or the way someone has held, carried, comforted. How they become a kind of map of who we were,…
Chiva-Som Hua Hin has long occupied a particular corner of the wellness world: luxurious, yes, but also quietly serious about what it actually takes to feel better. Arriving at the ‘Taste of Chiva-Som Wellness Morning’ at The Pillars in Sydney,…
Supper clubs are those most wily of creatures. Every time you hear about them, they’re already over, it seems – leaving in their wake beautiful photos and videos of incredible experiences you missed out on by a matter of days……
The Lion King, currently playing at the Capitol Theatre, remains one of the most instantly recognisable theatrical experiences in the world. Based on the beloved 1994 Disney film, this stage adaptation transforms a familiar story into something visually arresting, using…
Cluedo, currently playing at the Theatre Royal Sydney, is a riotous, high-octane romp that leans wholeheartedly into the absurdity of its source material. What unfolds is a zany, fast-paced, high-energy spoof of the beloved board game, delivered with such commitment…
There’s never been a better time to get back into bike-riding! Bicycles are good for your wallet, good for your body, and good for your soul. Along with the amazing group Sydney Bike Communters, we’ve compiled the ultimate list of…
Anastasia the Musical, now playing at the Sydney Lyric Theatre, is a sweeping, glittering night of musical theatre that completely transports its audience. Having first seen the production in Stuttgart, there was something especially rewarding about experiencing it in English…
Sydney Theatre Company’s The River is one of those rare theatrical experiences that lingers not because it hands you answers, but because it refuses to. Jez Butterworth’s elusive and atmospheric play unfolds in a remote fishing cabin, where a man…
It’s not very often that a musical arrives with the kind of certainty that makes you feel, in real time, that you are witnessing something truly special. For me, those lightning-bolt moments are rare — Once in 2011, Come From…