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Jade Kops

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 2019-2023 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.  




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First Show:

CATS in London

Favorite Show:

BIG FISH at Hayes Theatre Directed by Tyran Parke

Favorite Stories:



BWW REVIEW: APPROPRIATE Turns The Tables On The Classic American Family Drama To Unearth Dark Secrets That Earlier Writers Generally Did Not Address.
BWW REVIEW: APPROPRIATE Turns The Tables On The Classic American Family Drama To Unearth Dark Secrets That Earlier Writers Generally Did Not Address.
March 21, 2021

Seven years after its world premiere in Chicago, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Obie Award winning APPROPRIATE is presented as part of Sydney Theatre Company’s 2021 season. 

BWW REVIEW: A Young Man's Resilience Rings Out With Honesty and Humor In Oliver Twist's JALI
BWW REVIEW: A Young Man's Resilience Rings Out With Honesty and Humor In Oliver Twist's JALI
March 20, 2021

Rwandan born Australian comedian, playwright and actor Oliver Twist brings his new solo play JALI to SBW Stables for Griffin Theatre Company’s 2021 season.

BWW REVIEW: Guest Reviewer Kym Vaitiekus Shares His Thoughts On GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS
BWW REVIEW: Guest Reviewer Kym Vaitiekus Shares His Thoughts On GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS
March 18, 2021

Glengarry Glen Ross presents the cutthroat world of real estate sales. The lengths these salesmen go to, to seal the deal, for continued success and to ensure survival.

BWW REVIEW: YOU'RE NOT SPECIAL Examines The Extent To Which Technology Has Blurred The Boundaries In The Modern World
BWW REVIEW: YOU'RE NOT SPECIAL Examines The Extent To Which Technology Has Blurred The Boundaries In The Modern World
March 13, 2021

Sam O’Sullivan’s newest work, YOU’RE NOT SPECIAL, contemplates the extent to which technology has transformed our lives and our ability to relate to real people. 

BWW REVIEW: The Challenge Of Returning To The Dating Scene In The Digital Age Plays Out With The Relatable OUTDATED.
BWW REVIEW: The Challenge Of Returning To The Dating Scene In The Digital Age Plays Out With The Relatable OUTDATED.
March 11, 2021

Mark Kilmurry’s (Writer and Director) new work, OUTDATED shares amusing insights into the perils of the dating scene, particularly when you’re no longer in your 20’s and baggage-free.

BWW REVIEW: Noteable Theatre Company Brings Its Production of LES MISERABLES To The Larger Concourse Theatre Stage.
BWW REVIEW: Noteable Theatre Company Brings Its Production of LES MISERABLES To The Larger Concourse Theatre Stage.
March 6, 2021

Following on from a successful Glen Street Theatre season, Noteable Theatre Company (formerly Manly Musical Society) delivers an encore season of it’s 2019 production of LES MISÉRABLES at the larger Chatswood Concourse Theatre.

BWW REVIEW: Kate Mulvany's Adaptation of Ruth Park's PLAYING BEATIE BOW Captures The Wonder And Magic Of The Time Travelling Tale
BWW REVIEW: Kate Mulvany's Adaptation of Ruth Park's PLAYING BEATIE BOW Captures The Wonder And Magic Of The Time Travelling Tale
March 2, 2021

Ruth Park’s PLAYING BEATIE BOW is given an up-to-the-minute makeover with Kate Mulvany’s hilarious and heartwarming adaptation of the popular novel that featured in school reading lists for many years. 

BWW REVIEW: Hayes Theatre Reopens With The Fabulously Absurd YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN.
BWW REVIEW: Hayes Theatre Reopens With The Fabulously Absurd YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN.
February 25, 2021

Mel Brooks (music, lyrics and book) and Thomas Meehan’s (book) 2007 musical theatre adaptation of Brooks and Gene Wilder’s 1974 comedy horror film parody of the classic horror film genre is given new life with Alexander Berlage’s bold and brilliant interpretation of YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN.

BWW REVIEW: Guest Reviewer Kym Vaitiekus Shares His Thoughts On THE PASS
BWW REVIEW: Guest Reviewer Kym Vaitiekus Shares His Thoughts On THE PASS
February 15, 2021

Seymour Centre and Fixed Foot Productions present the Australian premiere of John Donnelly’s THE PASS, as part of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras 2021.

BWW REVIEW:  Lane Cove Theatre Company Delivers A Captivating Small Stage Expression of JEKYLL & HYDE: THE MUSICAL
BWW REVIEW: Lane Cove Theatre Company Delivers A Captivating Small Stage Expression of JEKYLL & HYDE: THE MUSICAL
February 14, 2021

Showcasing some fabulous community talent, Lane Cove Theatre Company’s presentation of the musical take on Robert Louis Stevenson’s gothic horror novella JEKYLL & HYDE opens the amateur theater group’s 2021 season.

BWW REVIEW: The Enduring Popularity Of The Music Of Queen Is Celebrated In WE WILL ROCK YOU, The Futuristic Fable Championing Free Thought And Live Music
BWW REVIEW: The Enduring Popularity Of The Music Of Queen Is Celebrated In WE WILL ROCK YOU, The Futuristic Fable Championing Free Thought And Live Music
February 13, 2021

WE WILL ROCK YOU, Ben Elton’s (Book) jukebox musical tribute to iconic British rock band Queen is given the Packemin Productions large ensemble treatment under director Wayne Scott Kermond. 

BWW REVIEW: A High Energy Spectacle of Light And Sound, DRUMMER QUEEN Seeks To Shift Perceptions About Women In Percussion.
BWW REVIEW: A High Energy Spectacle of Light And Sound, DRUMMER QUEEN Seeks To Shift Perceptions About Women In Percussion.
February 11, 2021

Joe Accaria’s (Creator, Composer & Musical Supervisor) DRUMMER QUEENS sets female drummers in the spotlight with a fusion of music and movement. 

BWW REVIEW: Guest Reviewer Kym Vaitiekus Shares His Thoughts On GREEN PARK
BWW REVIEW: Guest Reviewer Kym Vaitiekus Shares His Thoughts On GREEN PARK
February 7, 2021

Green Park is the place, the venue and the Play where two men meet for the first time after chatting online. The means of connection is Grindr, the app for men who have sex with men.

BWW REVIEW: BEAUTIFUL THING Is A Heartwarming Coming Of Age Story That Emerges From The Bleak Concrete Of British Council Housing.
BWW REVIEW: BEAUTIFUL THING Is A Heartwarming Coming Of Age Story That Emerges From The Bleak Concrete Of British Council Housing.
February 7, 2021

Mark G Nagle (director) presents Jonathan Harvey’s (playwright) BEAUTIFUL THING for New Theatre’s 2021 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras offering.

BWW REVIEW: The Inescapable Curse Of A Dysfunctional Family Erupts As Brothers Reunite In TRUE WEST.
BWW REVIEW: The Inescapable Curse Of A Dysfunctional Family Erupts As Brothers Reunite In TRUE WEST.
February 5, 2021

Sibling rivalry and inherited trauma collide with explosive force in Georgina Symes’ (Director) expression of Sam Shepard’s (playwright) TRUE WEST. 

BWW REVIEW: CIRCA'S PEEPSHOW Enchants With Elegant Style At Sydney Opera House
BWW REVIEW: CIRCA'S PEEPSHOW Enchants With Elegant Style At Sydney Opera House
February 4, 2021

CIRCA’S PEEPSHOW blends circus acrobatics and aerial work with dance, clowning and a bit of burlesque for a Covid-safe classy contemporary cabaret.

BWW REVIEW: Guest Reviewer Kym Vaitiekus Shares His Thoughts On FANGIRLS.
BWW REVIEW: Guest Reviewer Kym Vaitiekus Shares His Thoughts On FANGIRLS.
February 4, 2021

Belvoir’s FANGIRLS is back, the award-winning musical that explores the growing pains of fandom in today’s teenage world. 1 M Likes

BWW REVIEW: THE APOLOGISTS Questions Whether Sorry Really Is Sorry In Three Short Monologues.
BWW REVIEW: THE APOLOGISTS Questions Whether Sorry Really Is Sorry In Three Short Monologues.
January 25, 2021

Gabrielle Scawthorn reprises her solo performance in THE APOLOGISTS to bring the trio of tales to the Sydney stage. 

BWW REVIEW: Australia's Favorite Plumber Comes To The Sydney Stage For A Lavatorial Lesson In Respect and Dignity in KENNY
BWW REVIEW: Australia's Favorite Plumber Comes To The Sydney Stage For A Lavatorial Lesson In Respect and Dignity in KENNY
January 20, 2021

Australia’s lovable lavatory technician makes his stage debut in Ensemble Theatre’s KENNY.

BWW REVIEW: Philip Quast Shares Stories And Songs From His 40 Year Career In IS THIS ALL THEN?
BWW REVIEW: Philip Quast Shares Stories And Songs From His 40 Year Career In IS THIS ALL THEN?
January 19, 2021

Philip Quast, the humble star of Australian, West End and Broadway theatre and musical theatre, shares stories and songs from his extraordinary career in a new cabaret IS THIS ALL THEN?. 



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