There are plays that feel important, and then there are plays that feel urgent. The Normal Heart, presented by Sydney Theatre Company in the Drama Theatre at the Sydney Opera House, is emphatically the latter. Written more than forty years…
There is something quietly thrilling about a show that knows exactly what it is and executes it with absolute confidence. Putting It Together, currently playing at the Foundry Theatre, is one of those rare gems: intimate, intelligent, and utterly intoxicating….
There’s something deliciously decadent about walking into GATSBY at the Green Light. Before a note is sung or a body launched skyward, you’re already complicit in the fantasy. The Studio at the Sydney Opera House is transformed into a sultry,…
If musical theatre had a bible, The Book of Mormon would be its most irreverent gospel. Back in Sydney for a strictly limited season at the Capitol Theatre, this sharp-edged, side-splitting satire from the creators of South Park and Avenue…
Currently tearing up the stage at Carriageworks, Hedwig and the Angry Inch is more than just a rock musical—it’s a profound, punk-fuelled journey of identity, pain, resilience, and self-acceptance. With a razor-sharp book by John Cameron Mitchell and a blistering…
Some shows fall apart. This one collapses—spectacularly, repeatedly, and to uproarious effect. The Play That Goes Wrong is back at the Sydney Opera House after its smash 2017 season, and it’s just as joyously chaotic, relentlessly funny, and expertly executed…
In a quietly dazzling world premiere, Scottish mentalist Scott Silven invites audiences to lean into uncertainty and wonder in The Lost Things, now casting its spell in the intimate surrounds of the Sydney Opera House’s Playhouse Theatre. In this solo…
This hidden steakhouse in Bankstown just threw a five-course paired dinner with Barossa royalty and it seriously delivered. Tucked away inside Bankstown Sports Club, Marrow & Co might look like your average steakhouse, but step inside and you’ll quickly realise…
From the moment the overture begins, thunderous and precise under the expert baton of Adrian Kirk, Les Misérables: The Arena Spectacular sweeps you off your feet and never lets go. Staged at the ICC Sydney Theatre, this concert-style production proves…
Opera Australia’s Guys and Dolls, staged on the glittering outdoor stage of Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour, is a riot of colour, charm, and charisma. With the sparkling city skyline as its backdrop and a production bursting with oversized spectacle,…