The iconic Joan Sutherland Theatre stage at the Sydney Opera House stepped back in time to ancient Egypt with the reprisal of Verdi’s operatic masterpiece Aida. Opera Australia has reimagined one of its treasured gems and history’s most-loved and oft-performed…
Welcome to Sydney! This harbourside city is renowned for its stunning natural beauty, diverse cultural scene and lively nightlife. If you’re considering a move to this dynamic city, the first thing you need to do is get acquainted with its…
Rove McManus is back and he’s inviting us all around for an old-fashioned Slide Night, currently playing at the Playhouse, Sydney Opera House. Before social media and the internet, the only way to share your holiday happy snaps was to…
Since it was first performed in the Sydney Opera House in 1991, the late Elojah Moshinsky’s acclaimed production of Verdi’s Rigoletto returns to the stage. Rigoletto is one of the treasured gems of Opera Australia’s repertoire and its revival directed…
Driftwood the Musical, currently at the Eternity Playhouse, is a story of trials and survival that reminds us where we’ve come from and where we’ve got to go. When Australia thinks about war atrocities, we often pay tribute to those…
Now playing at Hayes Theatre Company, The Lucky Country may be the most important Australian musical ever written. I know it’s a huge claim, but when you look at the types of theatre written in this country in the last…
Darkfield, created by UK-based creative directors and Darkfield founders Glen Neath and David Rosenberg is a collection of multi-sensory audio experiences in complete darkness. Yes, that’s right – you’re in a pitch-black shipping container facing your biggest fears. Darkfield’s Flight…
David Finnigan strikes again with his refreshing commentary on the climate change debate with Scenes from the Climate Era, currently playing at Belvoir St Theatre. As someone who has studied oceanography and ecology, I’m always a little concerned about creatives…
Ain’t no party like a SpecTAPular party. The Great Australasian Beer SpecTAPular rolled into the World Heritage Listed Royal Exhibition Building with literal truckloads of beer. I joined what’s considered one of the best beer festivals in the world for…
MAMMA MIA! has once again got Sydney bopping along to ABBA’s greatest hits in its return to the Sydney Lyric Theatre. Australia’s musical theatre landscape has lately seen a steady season of repeats that possibly have something to do with…