The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Sydney, Australia.
Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of Opera Australia, the innovative staging of SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE - THE OPERA, THE EIGHTH WONDER blends technology and tradition with the iconic sails as a backdrop.
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra's (ABO) charismatic Artistic Director and Conductor Paul Dyer has bought Grammy Award Nominated Mandolin player, Avi Avital, back to Australia for another captivating concert series, 2 years after his first appearance
There is little on this planet more absurd than the way we, the human race, treat it; nonetheless the final offering of Griffin Theatre mainstage for the year comes pretty close.
Step back in time for a night of gothic sets, raving lunatics, heroes and heroines; And of course, you can Count on a vampire or two.
Australian singer Kate Ceberano has paired with ARIA and Helpmann Award winning pianist Paul Grabowsky to share their LOVE SONGS concert with City Recital Hall.
The amazing creative minds of Jonathan Biggins, Drew Forsythe and Phillip Scott have come together again for a look at Australian and Global politics with THE WHARF REVUE: BACK TO BITE YOU.
Part LES MISERABLES, part Quills, part Australia's backyard, Marat/Sade is a raucous and real-life inspection into the lives of the politically disenfranchised, told through the inmates of what was in Peter Weiss' 1960s original the asylum of Charenton, but in Barry French's direction, could be any
Three families take the stage bearing stories of far-flung travel, uncertain futures and the search for a voice to share their journeys.
Colette Freedman's internationally acclaimed play SISTER CITIES finally comes to Sydney under the astute direction of Roz Riley.
Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 1972 German film THE BITTER TEARS OF PETRA VON KANT is given a new Australian update by Director Shane Bosher.
Sport for Jove's reputation has gone from strength to strength this past year for presenting Sydney's most gripping, topical and connective theatre canon, as part of which Damien Ryan's adaptation of Sophocles' Antigone is absolutely at home.
In the modern age of social media, technological advancement in communication, and engineering developments for transport, the ability to connect across borders and boundaries into new countries and cultures is easier than ever.
New musical DREAM LOVER: THE BOBBY DARIN MUSICAL is an amazing, honest tribute to the life of the American singer, songwriter, actor and political activist.
It's the oldest story in the book.
Jilted lovers, jealousy, lust, and small town gossip combine with a mysterious case of sleep walking in Vincenzo Bellini's romantic comedy LA SONNAMBULA.
Writer and performer Laura Johnston brings a wonderfully researched show, filled with real stories, quoted verbatim to give a different perspective on "The Master Of Suspense" in HITCHCOCK'S BIRDS.
Bobbie-Jean Henning brings her one woman cabaret TALES OF A TIME TRAVELLING SONGSTRESS to Sydney Fringe.
SIDE SHOW, the musical about the sisters that were quite literally joined at the hip makes it's Australian Premiere at Hayes Theatre
Australian writer Christopher Harley's REMEMBERING PIRATES explores a world where J.
Pushing the boundaries of the performance art from is no easy task, and neither is adapting the quick-fire connective nature of the brain for the stage, and yet in House of Sands' Castles, Eliza Sanders accomplishes both, and more.
4 Minutes 12 Seconds is THE show you need to see, and one of the best pieces of theatre we've reviewed this year.
Sydney Theatre Company's latest offering shares five new short plays, each sharing a common theme, in a fascinating and fun show POWER PLAYS.
Captivating and confusing all at the same time, PEDAL.
Once upon a time, many Premiers ago, when the world was new and the only cross worth knowing was far from Christian, Sydney was abuzz with glamour and debauchery, which Hidden Sydney transports audiences back to in a spectacular promenade performance.
The parameters for what is deemed taboo in contemporary culture, especially Fringe culture, have vastly changed in recent years from topics deemed too controversial to topics deemed too personal.
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Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) Merrigong Theatre Company (9/02-9/13) |
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I Love Your Faces: The Don Lane Story Jetty Memorial Theatre (9/05-9/05) |
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Pride And Prejudice* (*sort of) Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House (7/16-8/30) VIDEOS |
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Especially On Birthdays Zenith Theatre and Convention Centre (9/27-9/27) |
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Monty Python's Spamalot Sydney Event Centre - The Star (10/15-10/18) |
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UPU Riverside Live @ PHIVE (8/28-8/29) |
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As For Me And My House Campbelltown Town Hall Theatre (10/15-10/18) |
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Reefer Madness Pioneer Theatre (11/13-11/22) |
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Morning Melodies: Christmas with Lucy Durack Kingston City Hall (12/08-12/08) |
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I Love Your Faces: The Don Lane Story Capitol Theatre Tamworth (9/16-9/16) |
