Review: Message In A Bottle

October 26, 2023 Joan Sutherland Theatre Sydney Opera House  October 27, 2023 Reviewed by Sophie Kennedy White It’s a bold move to create a dance musical about the desperate plight of refugees with the music of pop star Sting but Kate Prince’s courageous stage production does it spectacularly. Moved by that shocking image of a […]

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Annie and the Caldwells’ Electrifying Sydney Performance

On Thursday, June 5th, American family gospel band Annie and the Caldwells took the stage at City Recital Hall, captivating the audience with their soulful storytelling and magnetic stage presence. Led by Ms. Annie Caldwell, the family has been performing together since the 1980s, touring globally and sharing their music across generations. From the 2024 […]

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HSBC Spanish Film Festival (19 June – 9 July 2025)

Written by: Athésia MUST-SEE FILMS FROM SPAIN AND LATIN AMERICA AT HSBC SPANISH FILM FESTIVAL  The 2025 HSBC Spanish Film Festival is back in town and will be warming all your souls on this chilly Sydney winter whilst bringing the fiesta to cities around Australia this June with a curated selection of thirty films from Spain and […]

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Review: Bangarra Dance Theatre – Illume

Wednesday 4 June 2025 Sydney Opera House Bangarra Dance Theatre Review by Paul Neeson (Arts Wednesday) For their brand new production, Illume, Bangarra Dance Theatre have been allowed onto the stage of the Joan Sutherland Theatre for the first time, and this huge new space was barely big enough to contain their brilliance. Every aspect […]

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Ready For a Work Experience Student?- Meet Charlie!

There’s not a day goes past where I don’t listen to music. It has made such a big impact on me and showed me the amazing features of movies as well. I remember watching ‘Mamma Mia’ and ‘The Sound of Music’ for the first time with my grandma and being in total awe from the […]

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Review: Eureka Day at the Seymour Centre

Seymour Centre Saturday 31 May 2025 Outhouse Theatre Company Review by Paul Neeson (Arts Wednesday) Consensus is a difficult thing to achieve, especially when it is being used as a weapon to stifle debate and silence opposition. This is one of the many themes explored in Outhouse Theatre Company’s production of Eureka Day running until […]

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My Sis: Celebrating 10 years of Bad Apples Music

Welcome to My Sis, a celebration of 10 years of First Nations excellence in music. Founded by Naarm-based rapper Briggs, Bad Apples Music has spent a decade shaping Australia’s hip-hop scene while championing First Nations voices and stories. To mark the milestone, My Sis features an all-female First Nations line-up spanning Australia and the Pacific. Catch performances from Western Sydney […]

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Unmissable Concerts this June at Lazybones

If you don’t know it already, now’s your chance to step into the funkadelic world of Marrickville’s Lazybones Lounge Restaurant & Bar. This June they’ve really pulled out the stops for a month filled with soul, jazz, and all the good stuff.  You don’t want to miss out so get these dates in the calendar! […]

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Divine Darkness: Ensemble Offpsring’s 30th Birthday Celebration

Join Ensemble Offspring and special guests for their 30th birthday celebration as an international cast of the hottest composers working today! Come see Ensemble Offspring this July for their Divine Darkness program, where they are joined by guests including soprano Jane Sheldon to create a divinely dark experience. A turbulent sonic dreamworld frames the works […]

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Meet Ben: the New Intern at Eastside FM!

Hello listeners,I’m Ben Berg. Let me introduce myself as a new intern at Eastside FM. More about me:I’m 21 years old; I’m an oncoming senior student at the University of Pittsburgh, set to graduate next year with a degree in Liberal Studies (focusing on music and other creative fields). In my free time, I like […]

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Australian Icon Grace Knight’s Sydney Show

Come see Australia’s Icon Grace Knight perform in Sydney this June! Blazing a trail on the music scene for four decades, chart-topping ARIA-award winning artist Grace Knight is one of the finest interpreters of popular music in Australia today. With her distinctive voice and magnetic stage presence, Knight first became known in the ’80s as […]

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Review: Stephen Hough performs Brahms

Sydney Opera House Sydney Symphony Orchestra Saturday 17 May 2025 Review by Paul Neeson (Arts Wednesday) Conductor, Elim Chan, is one of the most exciting guest conductors the Sydney Symphony has worked under in some time. While slight in stature, her enthusiasm is contagious and large, her focus acute; her physicality elicited a great depth […]

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