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Electric Gardens Sydney 2017

Electric Gardens festival blows Centennial Park to pieces

Electric Gardens nicked the best weather in Australia for their summer event this year. The sun was splitting the grass and diffused a buzzing haze across the fields of Centennial Park, as the youth and backpackers of Sydney trooped along…

‘Lennon: Through a Glass Onion’ at the Sydney Opera House

John Waters’ and Stewart D’Arrietta’s two-man show Lennon: Through a Glass Onion has returned to Sydney for its silver anniversary tour. It’s done the rounds off-Broadway, in London’s West End, at the Edinburgh Festival and even, daringly, in the Beatles’…

Lunar Markets Pyrmont Sydney Menulog

Pyrmont Lunar Markets, starring the Menulog At-Home Zone

Do you love markets but hate lining up for food? Or maybe you suffer the all too common fate of ordering your fill before you’re fully aware of all the options, only to realise you’ve chosen too soon? Allow me…

I Hate You My Mother Redline Productions Sydney Old Fitz Theatre

‘I Hate You My Mother’ at Old Fitz Theatre

It’s an intriguing title: I Hate You My Mother. Theatre company Redline Productions performs this play at the Old Fitz Theatre in Woolloomooloo. It’s the first of twelve new Australian works this year in honour of the theatre’s 20th anniversary. And what a…

Carriageworks Night Market Kylie Kwong Sydney 2017

Carriageworks Night Market, curated by Kylie Kwong

I found where the whole of Sydney was on Saturday 28 January: Carriageworks’ Night Market. Curated by celebrity chef Kylie Kwong, the aim was to celebrate Chinese New Year in an an event ‘inspired by the streets of Harajuku (Tokyo), Hongdae…

Summer Sessions in TWOOBS on The Island

Arrive at Double Bay and prepared to be whisked away on the ferry to The Island — a floating bar in the harbour boasting a terrific view of the CBD, the Opera House and Harbour Bridge. This was the venue…

Odd Man Out Ensemble Theatre Sydney

Ensemble Theatre presents ‘Odd Man Out’

Seeing the opening night of Odd Man Out at the Ensemble Theatre begged a lot of questions seeing this type of play, especially for my first time. We immediately started with a general setup: boy meets girl. Or girl meets boy,…

Yoga and Wine Handpicked Wines Sydney

Yoga and Wine at Handpicked Wines’ cellar door

The geniuses at Handpicked Wines have combined two of the best things in life at their Yoga and Wine classes. It’s a match made in heaven. From now on, every Friday morning is dedicated to all things healthy. (Because as we…

Nude Art Gallery NSW

Nude: art from the Tate collection at Art Gallery NSW

The idea that nudity ‘is one of art’s oldest subjects – and often its most controversial’ is behind Art Gallery of New South Wales opening up its doors to, ahem, bare all in this compelling look at nudes in art. The…