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BWW REVIEW: Guest Reviewer Kym Vaitiekus Shares His Thoughts On KAREN'S DINER
by Jade Kops - June 09, 2022
Sit Down & Shut Up: Karen's Diner has opened in Top Ryde Shopping Centre. Customers can expect plenty of sass, great food and a sprinkle of bad attitude. Don't expect special treatment at this diner because it's all about Karen, and she won't be taking any of your nonsense!
Wesley Enoch Will Direct A RAISIN IN THE SUN at Sydney Theatre Company
by BWW News Desk - June 09, 2022
Acclaimed playwright and director Wesley Enoch (Appropriate) will direct celebrated American classic – Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun – when it has its long-awaited Australian mainstage debut at Sydney Theatre Company this August.
International Spanish Dancer Lucia Lacarra Comes To Australia For Sydney International Ballet Gala
by BWW News Desk - June 08, 2022
One of the international dancers coming to Australia for the INTERNATIONAL BALLET GALA WORLD STARS OF BALLET is spectacular Spanish dancer Lucía Lacarra.  Lucía Lacarra along with Iratxe Ansa has been awarded the 25th edition of the Max Awards held in Menorca. 
FRIENDS! THE MUSICAL PARODY Comes to Sydney This Week
by BWW News Desk - June 08, 2022
The hilarious New York and Las Vegas hit Friends! The Musical Parody comes to Sydney this week as part of its Australian tour, playing at Riverside Theatres, Paramatta from Friday 10 June until Saturday 18 June.
Seymour Centre's SEYMOUR NIGHTS Returns in July
by BWW News Desk - June 08, 2022
Seymour Centre's much-loved contemporary music program, Seymour Nights, returns for a second season this July with live performances from some of the most vibrant voices and ensembles in Australian music.
World Premiere Of A New Adaptation Of A DOLL'S HOUSE Opens At Ensemble Theatre This Week
by BWW News Desk - June 08, 2022
Mark Kilmurry, Artistic Director, Ensemble Theatre is thrilled to announce the World Premiere of a new adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's A DOLL'S HOUSE by one of Australia's best known contemporary playwrights, Joanna Murray-Smith.
Guest Reviewer Kym Vaitiekus Shares His Thoughts On MOULIN ROUGE THE MUSICAL
by Jade Kops - June 06, 2022
Moulin Rouge the Musical Spectacular. Astounding. Phenomenal. Extraordinary. Baz Luhrmann’s revolutionary film comes to life onstage, remixed in a musical mash-up extravaganza. A theatrical celebration of truth, beauty, freedom and above all love.
Sydney Philharmonia Choirs Presents GRANT US PEACE: Music of Vasks at St Andrew's Cathedral in July
by BWW News Desk - June 03, 2022
Join Sydney Philharmonia Choirs' acclaimed Chamber Singers for a heavenly afternoon of soul-enriching music, in the majestic surrounds of Australia's oldest heritage-listed cathedral.
Cast Announced For FANGIRLS at Sydney Opera House
by BWW News Desk - June 03, 2022
The critically acclaimed, smash-hit musical FANGIRLS will be coming to the Sydney Opera House’s Drama Theatre from 28 July – 4 September, 2022 with a formidable cast of home grown stars and emerging music theatre talent. 
MAMMA MIA!-Themed Dining Experience is Coming To Sydney
by BWW News Desk - June 01, 2022
Grab your dancing queens, and honey honeys because a Mamma Mia inspired dining experience is coming to Potts Point Hotel on Darlinghurst Road. The dining experience will pop-up for a limited time only with dates currently set as 7th & 14th August, 2022. Voyage to the island of Skopelos where an evening of dancing, dining and jiving awaits.
Parramatta's Plan To Improve Accessibility Nears Finalisation
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2022
The City of Parramatta is close to finalising its new plan to make Parramatta more welcoming, inclusive and accessible for everyone – including people with a disability, families and older people.
Sydney Opera House Presents DEEJAY X DANCER in August
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2022
Inspired by the legendary block parties of 1970s New York, acclaimed Sydney-based choreographer Nick Power (Two Crews, Between Tiny Cities) will premiere Deejay x Dancer from 17 – 21 August in the Opera House's Studio.
BWW Review: Meyne Wyatt's CITY OF GOLD Is Given A Bigger Audience As Sydney Theatre Company Joins With Black Swan Theatre Company of WA To Present A Powerful Production
by Jade Kops - May 30, 2022
Meyne Wyatt’s powerful CITY OF GOLD highlights the ongoing discrimination and racism that the Australian Indigenous communities still face in the 21st Century.
World Premiere of GODS AND LITTLE FISHES to Play at Australia's New Theatre
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2022
In June 1960, travelling salesman Bazil Thorne won 100,000 pounds in the Opera House Lottery. Five weeks later jubilation turned to tragedy when Bazil's eight-year-old son Graeme was kidnapped and held to ransom. On 16 August, 1960, Graeme's body was found in bushland at Seaforth.
BWW REVIEW: MARY POPPINS Returns To Sydney To Enchant A New Generation With The Tale Of Manners And Magic
by Jade Kops - May 28, 2022
Read our critic's review - twelve years after MARY POPPINS first flew into Australian theatres, the musical theatre adaptation of P.L. Travers’ famous magical nanny returns to the Sydney stage to the delight of young and old.
The ACO Presents THE CROWD & I: A Cinematic Meditation On Our Crowded Planet
by BWW News Desk - May 26, 2022
THE CROWD & I will run at Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, 6 - 15 August.
Michelle Law Makes STC Debut With TOP COAT
by BWW News Desk - May 26, 2022
Acclaimed playwright Michelle Law's new play Top Coat is set to give the body-swap comedy genre a fresh, hilarious and politically-charged makeover when it premieres at Sydney Theatre Company's Wharf 1 Theatre from June 25.
M.ROCK Comes to the Australian Theatre For Young People
by BWW News Desk - May 26, 2022
Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP) has announced the return of Lachlan Philpott's hit inter-generational story M.Rock from Tuesday 21st June to Sunday 17th July at Pier 2/3 in the Walsh Bay Precinct, eight years after it first hit the stage.
Photos: First Look at MARY POPPINS at the Sydney Lyric Theatre
by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2022
Following a run of preview performances, the Australian company of MARY POPPINS will open at the Sydney Lyric Theatre on Thursday 26 May. View photos from the production here.
ALICE IN WONDERLAND Comes to the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney in September
by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2022
This school holiday, tumble down the rabbit hole as the Australian Shakespeare Company presents Lewis Carroll's absurd & wickedly clever classic, Alice in Wonderland, in the beautiful Royal Botanic Garden Sydney from 23 Sept to 9 October 2022. 
Phoenix Collective Comes To Chatswood's Zenith Theatre Featuring The Music Of Studio Ghibli
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2022
The dynamic ensemble Phoenix Collective continues to showcase classical music with a uniquely Australian edge with their next Sunday session coming up on Sunday 29 May at Chatswood's Zenith Theatre featuring the music of Studio Ghibli. 
Sydney Symphony Orchestra Brings the Music of Harry Potter to Life at the Sydney Opera House
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2022
On Friday 3 and Saturday 4 February, 2023, Nicholas Buc will conduct the Sydney Symphony Orchestra in performing Alexandre Desplat’s incredible score live from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 while the entire film plays in high-definition on a 40-foot screen.
July School Holidays Announced at The Sydney Opera House
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2022
Roald Dahl's devilishly disgusting tale The Twits, Flying Fruit Fly Circus'  musical variety show Tempo and Creation Creation, a playful new theatre performance exploring life's biggest mysteries, will inspire and entertain audiences these July school holidays as part of the Sydney Opera House's 2022 Children, Families and Creative Learning program.
Kym Vaitiekus shares his thoughts on U.B.U: A CAUTIONARY TALE OF CATASTROPHE
by Jade Kops - May 22, 2022
U.B.U: A Cautionary Tale of Catastrophe has the tagline “Filth, Farts, Murder, Mayhem, Perverts, Puppets'. Richard Hilliar’s work delivers this promise with a raucous, energetic, entertaining and musical evening. The production has captured the pantomime genre superbly.
Kym Vaitiekus Shares his Thoughts on DUBBO CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
by Jade Kops - May 20, 2022
Dubbo Champinship Wrestling, a new aussie musical that’s a king hit. Writer’s Daniel and James Cullen under Sheridan Harbridge direction brings us a slam dunk, funny, toe tapping, raucous and heart felt new work.

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