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Winter Jazz Fest Returns to Sydney Through August 27
by BWW News Desk - June 01, 2021
Winter Jazz Fest will transform Sydney into a sonic playground, filling Sydney's venues, clubs and cellars with live jazz and improvised adventures until August 27. With over 100 performances to choose from across a variety of participating venues, live music lovers will enjoy free and ticketed events across the CBD and City of Sydney over 90 jammed packed days.
ON VIEW: PANORAMIC SUITE, SUE HEALEY Will Be Presented By Performance Space in June
by BWW News Desk - June 01, 2021
Performance Space, in association with Freespace, West Kowloon Cultural District,  Aichi Prefectural Art Theatre, Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse No.1 and with the support of the City of Sydney, is proud to present the Australian Premiere of Sue Healey's stunning video and live dance installation On View: Panoramic Suite at Sydney Town Hall.
Carriageworks Announces World Premiere Of New Dance Work About Australian Immigration and Detention Centres
by BWW News Desk - May 30, 2021
Carriageworks today announced the world premiere of a new dance work by resident company Marrugeku that will be presented from 4 - 7 August 2021. Jurrungu Ngan-ga - meaning Straight Talk in Yawuru- reflects on the disproportion of Indigenous Australians in custody and first-hand descriptions of life inside Australia's immigration detention centres.
Tickets On Sale Now For JAGGED LITTLE PILL in Sydney; Coming This September!
by BWW News Desk - May 30, 2021
As previously announced, producers JAGGED LITTLE PILL the 15-time Tony Award nominated Broadway musical, inspired by the ground-breaking album of the same name by Grammy Award winner Alanis Morissette, is coming to Sydney. Audiences will be the first outside of Broadway to experience this electrifying and inspiring production from September 23rd as it premieres at Theatre Royal Sydney.
New Ghosts Theatre Company Will Host Comedy Night on 4 June
by BWW News Desk - May 30, 2021
Oliver Twist, Lauren Bonner, Jack Gow, Bridie Connell, Tom Cashman, Bea Barbeau-Scurla and Cyrus Bezyan come together for this one-night-only comedy special, supporting independent theatre in Sydney. 
BWW REVIEW: THE LINDEN SOLUTION Highlights The Dangers Of An Apathetic Society Content To Watch As Others Takeover How Their Societies Are Run.
by Jade Kops - May 30, 2021
THE LINDEN SOLUTION shines a shocking spotlight on the dangers of complacency as extreme right-wing ideals bubble dangerously beneath the surface of society and history threatens to repeat itself.
BWW REVIEW: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's THE LITTLE PRINCE Comes To Life With Dance, Acrobatics And Immersive Video Projection Scenes
by Jade Kops - May 30, 2021
The visually captivating Parisian production of THE LITTLE PRINCE blends contemporary dance with circus elements and modern technology to bring the 76 year old work to a new generation. 
AIDA Will Return to Sydney Opera House in June
by BWW News Desk - May 27, 2021
Lorenzo Passerini and Tahu Matheson conduct two casts. American soprano Leah Crocetto performs as the enslaved princess, Aida, before Elena Guseva takes over. Elena Gabouri reprises her critically acclaimed turn as Aida’s rival, Amneris, sharing the role with the stunning Agnieszka Rehlis.
Bangarra Will Present its First Ever Dedicated Children's Show, WARU - JOURNEY OF THE SMALL TURTLE
by BWW News Desk - May 27, 2021
A journey of survival and discovery with our heroine Migi the turtle, the contemporary saltwater Lagaw Kazil (Island Children) story is inspired by the totemic system of the green turtle, in an interactive and immersive introduction to Torres Strait Islander culture and dance for three to seven year-olds.
Vivid Sydney Announces 2021 Lineup
by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2021
Learn about all of the events and performances taking place as part of this year's festival, running 6-28 August 2021.
National Gallery Announces Three New Exhibitions By Women Artists
by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2021
Know My Name, the National Gallery's ongoing gender equity initiative, is a celebration and a commitment to women artists – intending to recast a male-dominated art history and reimagine a more inclusive future at the Gallery and beyond.
Trans Love Story TRIPLE X Comes To Sydney Theatre Company
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2021
New York-based, Australian performer and two-time Griffin Award-winning playwright Glace Chase will finally make her Sydney Theatre Company debut in July with Triple X - a semi-autobiographical trans love story that's evocative, tender and hilarious.
Sydney Opera House Vows to 'Root Out' Systemic Racism Following Allegations
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2021
A group of former employees claimed that the Opera House was a culturally unsafe and unequal workplace, that security racially profiled members of the public, and that there was a lack of culturally diverse staff in leadership positions.
BWW REVIEW: Heartwarming, Hilarious, Harrowing and Heartbreaking But Ultimately Honest, I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS Will Resonate Regardless Of Your Experience With Love
by Jade Kops - May 22, 2021
I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS shares the personal stories gathered from over 800 anonymous submissions in a powerful piece of verbatim theatre.
PRIMA FACIE Will Be Performed by Griffin Theatre Company at Seymour Centre in June
by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2021
Griffin Theatre Company and Seymour Centre will present Suzie Miller's sharp and poignant play, Prima Facie (winner of the 2018 Griffin Award), from 23rd June to 10th July at Seymour Centre.
Sydney Philharmonia Choirs Will Perform SING ON! A CHORAL CELEBRATION in July
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2021
n commemorating this incredible achievement, Australia's longest standing, largest and leading choral organisation is thrilled to present Sing On! A Choral Celebration – a once in a 101 year concert experience, comprising a sextet of world premieres.
Sydney Fringe Festival Announces New 2021 Hubs and Activations
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2021
Sydney Fringe Festival, New South Wales' largest independent arts festival, today announced the hubs and new initiatives that will be activated from 1 - 30 September 2021, including the inaugural Young Henry's Made In Sydney Hub and City Tatts Musical Theatre and Cabaret Hub.
Sydney Comedy Festival Announces 2021 Award Winners
by BWW News Desk - May 19, 2021
As its 2021 event comes to a close, Sydney’s biggest annual comedy event, the Sydney Comedy Festival, has announced this year’s award winners: Luke Heggie, Sam Dugmore and Michelle Brasier.
BWW REVIEW: ULSTER AMERICAN is a Deliciously Disturbing Dark Comedy That Will Have You Vacillate Between Whether To Laugh or Gasp.
by Jade Kops - May 16, 2021
The ugly truth behind the faux ‘modern woke man’ is laid bare as ULSTER AMERICAN strips back the veneer with hilarious and horrific consequences.
Moira Blumenthal Productions Continues To Expand Jewish Theatre In Sydney With OUR SECOND STAGE 2021
by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2021
Moira Blumenthal Productions supported by Shalom continue to expand the momentum of Jewish Theatre in Sydney with OUR SECOND STAGE 2021 a program designed to develop new ideas and new scripts derived from the community. 
ONCE Cast Announced at Darlinghurst Theatre Company
by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2021
Darlinghurst Theatre Company has announced the cast of the Tony Award®- winning musical ONCE, which makes its long-awaited return to Sydney’s Eternity Playhouse in June before touring.
BWW REVIEW: Virginia Woolf's Famous Lectures Published As A ROOM OF ONE'S OWN Are Adapted for the Stage With A Bold Blend Of Monologue And Imagery.
by Jade Kops - May 09, 2021
Returning for and Encore season, Carissa Licciardello and Tom Wright’s adaptation of A ROOM OF ONE’S OWN reinforces how much gender inequality and its effect on opportunities for women remain almost a century after Virginia Woolf addressed the Newnham Arts Society at Newnham College and the ODTTA Society of Girton College in 1928.
MAGIC MIKE LIVE Adds Extra Show In Final Week
by BWW News Desk - May 06, 2021
Due to overwhelming demand an extra show on Wednesday 12 July 7pm has been added for Magic Mike Live. The Sydney season must close on Sunday 16 May then Channing Tatum's production heads to Melbourne opening on 8 June at Birrarung Marr then onto Brisbane and Perth.
STC's Patrick White Fellow, Award Winner And Emerging Writers Group Announced
by BWW News Desk - May 04, 2021
Angus Cerini has been appointed Sydney Theatre Company's new Patrick White Playwrights Fellow, just six months after his gothic two-hander Wonnangatta starring Hugo Weaving and Wayne Blair marked the Company's return to the stage following last year's industry shutdown. 
Sylvie Guillem Joins Sydney Choreographic Centre as International Patron
by BWW News Desk - May 04, 2021
Sylvie Guillem, the most feted female ballet dancer of her generation, has accepted a new role – that of International Patron of Sydney Choreographic Centre.

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