Tiddas, the current production at Belvoir St Theatre, takes audiences on a rollercoaster of emotions with its heartfelt exploration of friendship, identity, and the complexities of modern life. Written by Anita Heiss, the play unfolds as an intimate exploration of…
Happy 2022 or 2020 too, which I’ve seen it referred to (doesn’t inspire much confidence, does it). While many of the world stages are still dark and the future of shows unclear, Australian producers continue to bring tasty Broadway morsels…
Black Ties is the best wedding you’ll ever attend, hands down. The tale of a Maori woman marrying an Aboriginal man — and all the drama that ensues between their two families as they adjust to this idea — it’s…
Directed by acclaimed performer Moira Ficune, Shanghai Mimi transforms the Riverside Theatre in Parramatta into a Shanghai cabaret club in the 1930s. Ficune brings a seductive performance of glitter and gold, with a generous dash of sparkling sequins for the…
Every now and then, a show comes along that blows all your preconceptions out of the water. ‘Pigalle’ is one of those shows. A cabaret-circus-music-burlesque extravaganza, it’s the centrepiece of Sydney Festival‘s Festival Gardens programming in Hyde Park. We’re huge fans…
The Sydney Festival (9 – 27 Jan 2018) is back again this summer, and we all know what this means. This is the time of year that the city comes alive with art and performance, where public spaces are transformed…
Nestled somewhere in the smoky grey area between circus, cabaret, and acrobatics, sits Limbo Unhinged. Despite having a cast you can count on no more than two hands, (including one-man musical powerhouse Sxip Shirey), the combined curriculum vitae is knee-tremblingly…
Circus Oz doesn’t mess around. As soon as the performers stepped out, they launched into an introductory sequence combining tumbling, acrobatics, and an impressive range of characters and facial expressions. The music was tense, contrasting with the slapstick movements and…
The Yellamundie Festival opened its doors to the public for the opening ceremony and two play readings. The Yellamundie festival is a biannual event, for which six plays are chosen to be read on stage by actors. Since 2013, 65…
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…