La Traviata – An Opera Australia Triumph

The opening night standing ovation says it all. Opera Australia’s musically and dramatically emotive production of La Traviata is a triumph. The quintessential Italian opera composer Giuseppe Verdi wrote La Traviata (‘The Fallen Woman’) together with librettist Francesco Piave in 1853….

Womadelaide

WOMADelaide 2018 – The Plus Ones’ Definitive Guide

Gypsy punks, Brazillian brass, rainbow plastic pneumatic sculpture you can walk inside – WOMADelaide 2018 is set to wow us once again. This fantastic four-day festival (March 9-12) of Music, Arts and Dance serenades approximately 20,000 people per day and we…

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Sing-a-long Sound of Music: The most fun you can have with Nuns.

The hills, or rather the State Theatre is alive with The Sound of Music, with songs they have sung for fifty-three years. Yep. Everyone’s favourite movie musical (the numbers don’t lie) is 53 and the sing-a-long extravaganza is back in…

TimeOut Sydney

TimeOut Sydney Bar Awards 2018

We were invited to attend the annual Timeout Bar Awards held at Marquee in Sydney’s Star Casino. The awards are now in their tenth year, so it was definitely time to celebrate such an event. With Triple j’s Matt Okine…

Star Wars - A New Hope in Concert

Star Wars: A New Hope in concert with Sydney Symphony Orchestra

The Death Star has landed at Sydney’s International Convention Centre for a special event with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. *cue Star Wars theme* Star Wars: A New Hope in Concert. The first of Sydney Symphony’s Star Wars film concert series….

Jess Matt Madame Tussaud's

Celebrate the Lunar New Year at Madame Tussauds

To celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year, Madame Tussauds pulled out all the stops for an event featuring live music from Jess and Matt amidst the waxworks. Not familiar with Madame Tussauds? Located in Darling Harbour right next to the…

Tropfest 2018

Tropfest 2018: the winners, the artists, and the fun

Tropfest: Australia’s most prestigious short film competition, and the largest short film festival in the world. With its start at a pub, growing to tens of thousands in Sydney, and a reboot in Parramatta last year, it’s getting better and better….