Sydney
COVID-chaos disrupts July, hopes for August
SA’s snap lockdown halts Illuminate Adelaide; Australian Festival of Chamber Music cancels 30th anniversary; Winter Jazz Fest hopes for August.
Opera Review: Aida, Opera Australia
New technology revitalises a classic Verdi tragedy.
Theatre Review: Come from Away
Sparks of goodwill shine in the trail of darkness.
Theatre Review: A Room of One’s Own, Belvoir
Belvoir’s production of Virginia Woolf’s classic polemic on women in literature is a sophisticated and stimulating exploration of the role…
Theatre Review: Fun Home, Sydney Theatre Company
Based on Alison Bechdel's graphic novel, this musical is a visually inventive and emotionally rich night at the theatre.
Dance Review: Counterpointe, The Australian Ballet
A bold, brave and accessible collection of three distinct and landmark pieces.
Visual storytelling and the case for radical empathy
First Nations artist Hayley Millar Baker foregrounds herself as a storyteller, blurring the formal conventions of photography to construct probing…
Design Associates Program aims to change the face of the industry
Sydney Theatre Company puts their money where their mouth is, creating career pathways for diverse appointees following the signing of…
Theatre review: Home, I’m Darling, Sydney Theatre Company
Two 1950’s enthusiasts discover that the golden era they adore and seek to emulate may be harder to maintain than…
Theatre review: Hamilton, Sydney Lyric Theatre
The critic-proof production has opened in Australia to rapturous reviews – but what did we think?