To launch their 2018 season, Burlesko Bizarro at the Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre offered a night of debauchery and seduction. Gird your loins, eyes, ears and voice boxes because you’ll need a chair for this one… Going to my very…
“I feel like I’m a kid trying to overhear my parents argue.” Someone near me in the crowd said that to his friend halfway through her first song, and the sentiment stayed with me for the whole performance. Sevdaliza’s music…
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…
The Sydney Opera House’s Joan Sutherland Theatre has finally reopened, after undergoing the most significant renovations since the Opera House opened in 1973. After nine months of homelessness, Opera Australia has opened the year in their shiny new home with…
If ever, oh ever, a show there was, The Wizard of Oz is one because, because, because, because, because, because… Because it’s the world’s favourite musical. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new production of The Wizard of Oz has finally arrived in…
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 West Juliett Café in Marrickville started offering food workshops last year in the mornings as part of their House-Made series. Usually food workshops are time intensive and expensive, but not at West Juliett. The café’s own chef is the…
What is Ginuary? It is a bid to combat Dry January, Fit February, Sober October, and all other months of depriving yourself of tasty beverages. Wilhelmina’s will be hosting bespoke gin events throughout the month of January, hence Ginuary. The…
The American Express OpenAir Cinemas at Sydney University’s Cadigal Green is a fitting experience this summer. With an array of movies, from cult classics to this year’s favourites, the experience of lounging under the stars simply cannot be matched with…
Dicken’s classic tale, A Christmas Carol, gets an update for 2017 at King’s Cross Theatre. Lies, Lies and Propaganda theatre company deftly bring the story to life, creating a bubble of Yuletide fun. The play is an enjoyable interlude in the midst of the holiday…