’13’ by Mike Bartlett – Official Season Launch

Brought to you by director Peta Downes is this adaption of Mike Bartlett’s ‘13’, which will be showing next month. I was lucky enough to sit in on the launch party, where the team behind the production talked about the…

T2: Festival of Chai

Last night, T2 Tea took us to India with their Chai Project. The space above their Newtown store was transformed into a magical and vibrant Festival of Chai. I was greeted at the door with a cup of Spicy Rose…

Things to do in Sydney

The Balvenie’s Craft Fair & Winter Picnic Festival

As one of the few remaining family-run distilleries in Scotland, originating from a farming family in the 1800, The Balvenie’s beautiful single malt scotch whiskys (five generations in) are the exceptional result of long-standing traditions and excellent craftsmanship, as demonstrated…

Bridgett’s Journey Through French Cuisine: Part 1

The start of the journey – Week 1 When we Australians think about French cuisine, we are either overwhelmed or romanticized by delicate culinary sophistications, expensive French wine and bow-tied waiters. We usually gush about eating French food but groan…

Creatives Uncovered with StarCentral Magazine

A heart-warming yet bustling ambiance of Creative Uncovered 2015 welcomed me with open arms, as I stepped inside the chapel, away from the gloomy demise of the rain.  Not knowing what to expect from this event, I scanned the room…

Collide Magazine Launch Party!

Last Saturday night a couple of friends and I meet up in Newtown to attend the launch party of Collide Magazine’s latest issue. Collide Magazine is a quarterly arts and culture briefing, centring on an array of artists and musicians…

SFF Closing Night: Holding the Man

The 2015 Sydney Film Festival came to an official close last Sunday 14th June with a very special showing. Australian stars of film and television, many starring in films throughout the festival, gathered together for the world premier of ‘Holding…

Supanova 2015

Major inner geek alert! I was dancing on rainbows today at Supanova (and no, I did not take any hallucinogens). People in costumes were all over the place and every time I turned a corner I found someone who had…

THIS WEEK: Art Exhibition Openings

There is no doubt that Sydney is home to a fizzing artistic climate. Home to innumerable artists, and with exciting galleries smattered throughout the city, there is an abundance of rousing and worthwhile art exhibitions opening on a weekly, if…

Sydney Writers’ Festival 2015 – An Inside Scoop

There is something truly enchanting when it comes to submerging your mind into a book. Even though they are just words on pages, a story prevails as something quite alive. My passion for books and writing led me to join…