
Jade Kops
Theatre Critic Jade Kops has written 1,220 articles for BroadwayWorld since 2014, covering Australia - Sydney Theatre.
Jade is an Aviation Safety Training Instructor with a love of Theatre, Cabaret, Musical Theatre, and music and is a committed advocate for the live performing arts industry in Sydney, Australia. From 2019 she held a coveted position on the voting panel for the prestigious Sydney Theatre Awards and has been part of voting collegiate for the Helpmann Awards, the Australian equivalent of the Tony Awards. Prior to joining BroadwayWorld in 2014 Jade was a Special Guest Critic for GlamAdelaide, specialising in Cabaret.
About Jade Kops
- First Show
- CATS in London
- Favorite Show
- BIG FISH at Hayes Theatre Directed by Tyran Parke
Favorite Stories
- BWW Sydney Interview: Michael Ball And Alfie Boe Ahead of Their Australian TOGETHER Concert Tour - It was incredible to get the opportunity to sit down with these two gorgeous men.
- BABY DOLL at Ensemble Theatre Directed by Shaun Rennie -
Most Popular Articles


REVIEW: The Cult Classic Coming Of Age Story, HEATHERS THE MUSICAL Captivates A New Generation
September 4, 2026

REVIEW: RETURN OF THE GODZ Blends Incredible Circus Skills, Endearing Comedy And Ancient and Classical Mythology
August 28, 2026

Review: Stephein Sondheim;s PUTTING IT TOGETHER Contemplates Human Relationships at Foundry Theatre
January 9, 2026

REVIEW: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Returns to Handa Opera On Sydney Harbour With A Revival Of Simon Phillips’ 2022 Production.
March 29, 2026

Review: BACK TO THE FUTURE THE MUSICAL Is A Fabulously Fun Adaptation of the 1985 Film
October 5, 2025
Latest Articles

REVIEW: Satirical Take On Big Business, HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING Remains Relevant As Corporations Continue To See It As A Handbook, Not A Caution
September 6, 2026
The satirical musical of what should be a corporate myth, that someone with no experience can rise to the top of the corporate ladder, HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING, is presented in classic Broadway style at Hayes Theatre.

REVIEW: The Cult Classic Coming Of Age Story, HEATHERS THE MUSICAL Captivates A New Generation
September 4, 2026
September first, 2026, Andy Fickman (Director) and Gary Lloyd’s (Choreographer and Associate Director) production of HEATHERS THE MUSICAL opens in Sydney’s Roslyn Packer Theatre.

REVIEW: RETURN OF THE GODZ Blends Incredible Circus Skills, Endearing Comedy And Ancient and Classical Mythology
August 28, 2026
Head First Acrobats’ latest circus show, RETURN OF THE GODZ pairs barely clad living gods, circus skills and comedy for an evening of awe and absurdity.

REVIEW: The Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre Production of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Arrives In Sydney
August 8, 2026
Jordan Fein’s (Director) production of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, originally staged at Regent’sPark Open Air Theatre in 2024 is presented on the Theatre Royal stage with an Australian cast.

REVIEW: Marcia Hines Turns Up The Heat For Winter with VELVET INFERNO
August 1, 2026
Marcia Hines leads a new incarnation of the disco, cabaret, circus experience with VELVET INFERNO.

REVIEW: BENNELONG IN LONDON Is An Artfully Expressed Conversation Across Centuries To Set The Record Straight.
July 24, 2026
Jane Harrison’s newest work BENNELONG IN LONDON explores what the iconic Indigenous Elder might have to say if he had the chance to influence a 21st century actor’s expression of his life.

REVIEW: PRIDE AND PREJUDICE *SORT OF Reimagines The Story Being Told By The People Austen Barely Considered
July 20, 2026
Isobel McArthur’s Olivier Award Winning PRIDE AND PREJUDICE *SORT OF is a fantastically irreverent retelling of Jane Austen’s famous novel of manners.

REVIEW: Wonderfully Nostalgic, THE ADDAMS FAMILY THE MUSICAL Is A Delightful Escape
July 16, 2026
Inspired by Charles Addams’ characters, THE ADDAMS FAMILY THE MUSICAL is a delightfully “kooky” homage to the source material and the subsequent television and cinema legacy.

REVIEW: THIRTY-SIX Is An Insight Into The Lives, Loves, Fears And Hopes Of Trans Women, Told With Heart, Humour, Power and Passion.
July 10, 2026
Written by Jo Clifford and Bayley Turner, THIRTY-SIX is a beautifully presented insight into their experiences as trans women.

Review: NAILS: THE MUSICAL In Concert Is A Fabulous New Queer Musical
June 25, 2026
NAILS: THE MUSICAL In Concert is a fabulous new Australian work that combines women’s sport with heartwarming queer coming of age stories that reinforce that life isn’t always simple.

REVIEW: Australian Shakespeare Company Presents A New Tech Enhanced Staging Of HAIR THE TRIBAL LOVE-ROCK MUSICAL
June 20, 2026
Almost 60 years after its off-Broadway debut, HAIR THE TRIBAL LOVE-ROCK MUSICAL is both a time capsule of a different time and a reminder that there are still things that need changing.

REVIEW: Jonny Hawkins’ Latest Solo Performance, TRUCK DRIVER Is An Honest, Humorous and Humbling Insight Into Australians Not Usually Seen On Stage.
June 18, 2026
Jonny Hawkins (writer and performer) and Nell Ranney’s (director) TRUCK DRIVER is an incredible new Australian work that centres on the men that keep Australia moving, the owner-drivers of freight trucks.

REVIEW: Yve Blake Gives Shakespeare’s Tragedy Of Macbeth A Contemporary Teen Treatment With MACKENZIE
June 14, 2026
An hilarious homage and caution about teenage fame and unchecked egos, the Tragedy Of Macbeth is transformed in MACKENZIE.

REVIEW: IZZARD: THE TRAGEDY OF HAMLET Is A Phenomenal Solo Retelling Of Shakespeare’s Play
June 11, 2026
Suzy Eddie Izzard brings her one woman show IZZARD: THE TRAGEDY OF HAMLET to stun Sydney audiences.

REVIEW: Brilliantly Insane, DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS Is A Clever Classic Comedy Musical
June 8, 2026
Rebecca McNamee (Director) delivers a fabulous new production of David Yazbek (Music and Lyrics) and Jeffrey Lane’s (Book) musical adaptation of DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS.

Review: The Musical Adaptation of TOOTSIE Is The Latest Fun Filled Offering At Teatro At The Italian Forum
May 31, 2026
Heartwarming and hilarious, the musical theatre adaption of TOOTSIE has its Australian Premiere at Teatro At The Italian Forum.

REVIEW: Reuben Kaye Delivers Another Intelligent And Insightful Cabaret with His Latest Show HARD TO SWALLOW
May 17, 2026
HARD TO SWALLOW is the latest cabaret from Reuben Kaye and it is everything audiences have come to expect from the incredibly intelligent performer who blends ‘no holds barred’ political and social commentary with clever new music and a liberal dose of fabulously funny filth.

REVIEW: The Power Of Female Friendship Features In STEEL MAGNOLIAS
May 17, 2026
Set in the late 1980’s, Robert Harling’s STEEL MAGNOLIAS expresses the enduring power of the sisterhood in helping face the challenges of life.

REVIEW: Disney’s THE LION KING Returns To Sydney To Delight A New Generation With Julie Taymor’s Award Winning Production
April 25, 2026
Almost 30 years since it’s Broadway premier in 1997, THE LION KING still brings gasps of awe as Julie Taymor’s musical theatre adaptation of Walt Disney Animation’s 1994 film returns to the Sydney stage.

Review: ANASTASIA, The Fairytale Imagining Of The Last Romanov Arrives In Sydney
April 11, 2026
ANASTASIA is Stephen Flaherty (Music), Lynn Ahrens (Lyrics) and Terrence McNally’s (Book) musical theatre fairytale imagining of the last Romanov, inspired by 20th Century Fox Animation’s 1997 movie of the same name.
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