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REVIEW: NOW YOU SEE ME LIVE – Your Jaw Will Hit the Floor

REVIEW: NOW YOU SEE ME LIVE – Your Jaw Will Hit the Floor

by Kym Vaitiekus — December 21, 2025
NOW YOU SEE ME LIVE – Your jaw will hit the floor, the perfect Christmas treat. NOW YOU SEE ME LIVE is the perfect Christmas treat – a high-energy blend of wonder, humour, and jaw-dropping illusions inspired by the popular Now You See Me film franchise....
REVIEW: Taking The Rom Com Hit To Stage, PRETTY WOMAN THE MUSICAL Remains Faithful To

REVIEW: Taking The Rom Com Hit To Stage, PRETTY WOMAN THE MUSICAL Remains Faithful To The Movie

by Jade Kops — December 7, 2025
PRETTY WOMAN THE MUSICAL brings Gerry Marshall (Director) and J.F. Lawton’s (screenwriter) unexpected hit romantic comedy to the musical theatre stage. ...
REVIEW: Jeffrey Hatcher’s Stage Adaptation of DIAL M FOR MURDER Brings An Extra Twi

REVIEW: Jeffrey Hatcher’s Stage Adaptation of DIAL M FOR MURDER Brings An Extra Twist To The Thriller

by Jade Kops — December 5, 2025
Jeffrey Hatcher’s adaptation of Alfred Hitchcock (Director) and Frederick Knott’s (Screenplay) DIAL M FOR MURDER brings the thriller to life for a new audience with a few new twists....
REVIEW: CONGRATULATIONS, GET RICH! Is Merlynn Tong’s Heartwarming And Hilarious Sin

REVIEW: CONGRATULATIONS, GET RICH! Is Merlynn Tong’s Heartwarming And Hilarious Singaporean Chinese Ghost Story.

by Jade Kops — November 27, 2025
Merlynn Tong’s (Playwright and Performer) latest work, CONGRAULATIONS, GET RICH! is a fabulous musical comedy that centres on Singaporean Chinese culture. ...
REVIEW: Camp And Comic, COWBOIS Is The Queer Western Turning The Tables On The Classi

REVIEW: Camp And Comic, COWBOIS Is The Queer Western Turning The Tables On The Classic Tales Of Gunslingers And Bandits.

by Jade Kops — November 24, 2025
Kate Gaul (Producer and Director) brings Charlie Josephine’s (Playwright) COWBOIS to Sydney.  Shaking up the Wild West genre, this play with music reconsiders the standard stories with a queer and feminist lens to present a town where cis het men aren’t the heroes of the tale and society is all...
REVIEWS: Mind Games, Madness And Marriages Merge In A Captivating Expression Of Edwar

REVIEWS: Mind Games, Madness And Marriages Merge In A Captivating Expression Of Edward Albee’s WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?

by Jade Kops — November 21, 2025
Following on from 2023 and 2024 seasons in Melbourne, Sarah Goodes’ (Director) presentation of Edward Albee’s WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? opens in Sydney. ...
REVIEW: FLY GIRL Brings Australian Aviation History And The Landmark Sex Discriminati

REVIEW: FLY GIRL Brings Australian Aviation History And The Landmark Sex Discrimination Case Against Ansett Airlines To the Stage

by Jade Kops — November 10, 2025
Deborah Lawrie’s story of winning the fight to be the first female pilot for a major Australian Airline plays out in Genevieve Hegney and Catherine Moore’s (playwrights) new play, FLY GIRL. ...
REVIEW: THE LOVERS Is Brilliant Modern Musical Adaptation Of Shakespeare’s Magical

REVIEW: THE LOVERS Is Brilliant Modern Musical Adaptation Of Shakespeare’s Magical Mixed Up Quartet of Young Lovers

by Jade Kops — November 7, 2025
Shake & Stir Theatre Co brings Laura Murphy’s (Book, Music & Lyrics) THE LOVERS back to Sydney with a fabulously fun new production....
REVIEW: PHAR LAP THE ELECTRO-SWING MUSICAL Is The Must See New Australian Musical

REVIEW: PHAR LAP THE ELECTRO-SWING MUSICAL Is The Must See New Australian Musical

by Jade Kops — October 25, 2025
Steven Kramer’s (Book, Music & Lyrics) new work, PHAR LAP THE ELECTRO-SWING MUSICAL is a piece of pure genius....
Review: LA RONDE, excite, tease and amaze your senses beyond imagination

Review: LA RONDE, excite, tease and amaze your senses beyond imagination

by Kym Vaitiekus — October 24, 2025
Get to the Grand Electric where LA RONDE electrifies your night to tantalize, excite, impress and take you beyond your expectations with its transcendent spark...
Review: SHIRLEY VALENTINE Is An Amusing Piece Of Nostalgic Comedy That Still Holds A

Review: SHIRLEY VALENTINE Is An Amusing Piece Of Nostalgic Comedy That Still Holds A Relevance In The 21st Century

by Jade Kops — October 24, 2025
Director Lee Lewis brings Willy Russell’s (playwright) one woman comedy SHIRLEY VALENTINE back to the Sydney stage with Natalie Bassingthwaighte as the famous housewife that talked to walls and rocks....
Review: & JULIET — A Pop-Fuelled Blast of Heart, Humour, and Girl Power

Review: & JULIET — A Pop-Fuelled Blast of Heart, Humour, and Girl Power

by Kym Vaitiekus — October 6, 2025
Review: & JULIET — A Pop-Fuelled Blast of Heart, Humour, and Girl Power, PACA Productions’ staging of & JULIET bursts onto the Riverside Theatre stage with infectious energy, flair, and wit...
Review: BACK TO THE FUTURE THE MUSICAL Is A Fabulously Fun Adaptation of the 1985 Fil

Review: BACK TO THE FUTURE THE MUSICAL Is A Fabulously Fun Adaptation of the 1985 Film

by Jade Kops — October 5, 2025
Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale’s time travelling movie is given a musical theatre makeover with BACK TO THE FUTURE THE MUSICAL....
REVIEW: RENT Returns To Sydney with a Large Scale Production for the Joan Sutherland

REVIEW: RENT Returns To Sydney with a Large Scale Production for the Joan Sutherland Theatre at the Sydney Opera House.

by Jade Kops — October 3, 2025
Director Shaun Rennie delivers his third imagining of RENT, this time in his biggest staging of the musical to date in the Joan Sutherland Theatre of Sydney Opera House.  32 years after Jonathan Larson’s (Music, Book, Lyrics) musical theatre adaptation of Giacomo Puccini’s La Bohème was first ...
Review: See Hear Feel OVERTURE

Review: See Hear Feel OVERTURE

by Kym Vaitiekus — October 3, 2025
OVERTURE exemplifies how dance, unlike a scripted production, is not always literal, yet its intent is vividly conveyed through the dancers' movements, leaving a profound impact. A remarkable feat...
REVIEW: In the constellation that is the Australian musical theatre scene, there is o

REVIEW: In the constellation that is the Australian musical theatre scene, there is one BRIGHT STAR.

by Kym Vaitiekus — September 22, 2025
Sport for Jove’s production at Hayes Theatre, led by co-directors Miranda Middleton and Damien Ryan with Musical Director Alec Steedman, orchestrates an exceptional ensemble to deliver a radiant and masterful piece of musical theatre....
Review: HERE YOU COME AGAIN Is A Wholesome And Heartwarming Celebration of The Queen

Review: HERE YOU COME AGAIN Is A Wholesome And Heartwarming Celebration of The Queen of Country, Dolly Parton

by Jade Kops — September 15, 2025
With Dolly Parton’s blessing, Bruce Vilanch (creator), Gabriel Barre (creator & Director) and Tricia Paoluccio’s (creator and performer) new musical, HERE YOU COME AGAIN opens in Sydney to the delight of Dolly fans....
Review:The World Premiere of HOW TO WRITE A HIT IN TWO DAYS

Review:The World Premiere of HOW TO WRITE A HIT IN TWO DAYS

by Kym Vaitiekus — September 15, 2025
Director, Lee Lewis, brings Melanie Tait’s new work to the ensemble theatre. The world premiere of HOW TO WRITE A HIT IN TWO DAYS. ...
REVIEW: Psychological Thriller THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY at The Sydney Theatre Company

REVIEW: Psychological Thriller THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY at The Sydney Theatre Company Stage

by Jade Kops — August 24, 2025
Joanna Murray-Smith’s stage adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s 1955 psychological thriller novel, The Talented Mr. Ripley is bought to the Sydney Theatre Company stage by Director Sarah Goodes....
Review: ONCE ON THIS ISLAND at Hayes Theatre Potts Point

Review: ONCE ON THIS ISLAND at Hayes Theatre Potts Point

by Jade Kops — August 9, 2025
Showcasing the diversity of talent in Sydney, Once On This Island is a poignant tale of love and sacrifice. ...
Review: Crazy And Comic, CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION Shares The Power Of Art To Touc

Review: Crazy And Comic, CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION Shares The Power Of Art To Touch Deeper Than Expected

by Jade Kops — July 30, 2025
Annie Baker’s (Playwright) 2009 Obie Award winning Off-Broadway play, CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION is presented with humour and heart by director Dean Bryant. ...
Review: 1984, from The Past, Predicting the Future, About Today

Review: 1984, from The Past, Predicting the Future, About Today

by Jade Kops — July 29, 2025
Shake and Stir, with director Michael Futcher, presents a gripping, expertly crafted production of 1984 that delivers a profound and lasting impact....
Review: A Pinteresque Triumph: BETRAYAL’s Raw Passion Shines at Old Fitz

Review: A Pinteresque Triumph: BETRAYAL’s Raw Passion Shines at Old Fitz

by Jade Kops — July 27, 2025
BETRAYAL by Harold Pinter is a work that explores a complex love triangle, moving backward in time from 1977 to 1968. It follows Emma, her husband Robert, and Robert’s best friend Jerry, who is Emma’s lover. ...
Review: THE BOOK OF MORMON Returns To Sydney Even Better Than Before

Review: THE BOOK OF MORMON Returns To Sydney Even Better Than Before

by Jade Kops — July 26, 2025
Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone’s (book, music and lyrics) multi Tony and Laurence Olivier Award winning musical, THE BOOK OF MORMON returns to Sydney with the 2020 revisions which makes for an even better story...
Review: Seann Miley Moore Stuns With A Roof Raising Brilliant Performance of HEDWIG A

Review: Seann Miley Moore Stuns With A Roof Raising Brilliant Performance of HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH.

by Jade Kops — July 21, 2025
Directors Dino Dimitriadis and Shane Anthony deliver a brilliant and bold expression of John Cameron Mitchell (Text) and Stephen Trask’s (Music and Lyrics) rock musical HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH....
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Tootsie in Sydney, Australia Tootsie
Teatro - at The Italian Forum (5/26-6/21)
FREAK OUT! in Sydney, Australia FREAK OUT!
Eternity Playhouse (6/12-6/13) PHOTOS VIDEOS
Anastasia - The Broadway Musical - Captioned Performance in Sydney, Australia Anastasia - The Broadway Musical - Captioned Performance
Sydney Lyric (7/12-7/12)
HAIR - THE TRIBAL LOVE-ROCK MUSICAL in Sydney, Australia HAIR - THE TRIBAL LOVE-ROCK MUSICAL
Theatre Royal Sydney (6/06-7/05)
ChorusOz Aida in Sydney, Australia ChorusOz Aida
Sydney Opera House (6/07-6/07)
Juicy Riot in Sydney, Australia Juicy Riot
The Eternity Playhouse (6/29-6/29)
Loving in Sydney, Australia Loving
Qtopia Sydney (2/05-7/05)
Pride Fest Gala Performance in Sydney, Australia Pride Fest Gala Performance
The Eternity Theatre (6/02-6/02)
Yandha Djanbay (Go Slowly)  in Sydney, Australia Yandha Djanbay (Go Slowly)
Merrigong Theatre Company (6/17-6/20)
La Stupenda: A Joan Sutherland Celebration in Sydney, Australia La Stupenda: A Joan Sutherland Celebration
Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House (8/20-8/22)