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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Soul of Sydney 14th Birthday with DJ BEASTMODE and much more

On Sunday 30th November at 2PM, the annual Soul of Sydney Festival is back on and featuring the recent and proudly Australian DMC World Champion DJ BEASTMODE for a, sure to be, amazing afternoon set on the decks. Soul of Sydney is a festival that has been running for 14 years in the CBD and […]

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Dress Up for AusMusic T-Shirt Day

It’s that time of the year again for the annual AusMusic T-Shirt Day! Every year in November Triple J and the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) host AusMusic T-Shirt Day (AMTD), an important event that was created to support the Australian music industry and its workers. Whether you are an upcoming artist, a manager, a […]

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The True History of the Life and Death of King Lear & His Three Daughters

In the Belvoir Street theatre, visionary director Eamon Flack and his crew of energizing, young actors and actresses have been working away for months on what will be one of the most exciting events of the whole year. King Lear, one of the most iconic Shakespearean plays of all time, is being played from November […]

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Ready for Work Experience at Eastside Radio – Will H.B.

The First Day of Work Experience for Will – An Interesting Experience Hello world! My name is Will, and I am a Year 10 student currently attending the wonderful Kirrawee High School in the Sutherland Shire. My hobbies are quite vast and relatively obscure in terms of subject and course matter, but they give me […]

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Review: Bach Akademie Australia plays all 6 Brandenburg Concertos

Saturday 15 November, 2025 Bach Akademie Australia The Neilson, ACO on the Pier Review by Paul Neeson (Arts Wednesday) Photos by Keith Saunders It would have to be one of the most famous, most creative and ultimately unsuccessful job applications in history. In 1719, not long after the death of his first wife, JS Bach, […]

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Eastside Radio’s TEaCHing Presenter Conference 2025 – A Day of Connection and Hands-On Learning!

Eastside Radio’s annual TEaCHing Presenter Conference 2025 was an incredible day of learning and community spirit. From thought-provoking talks to hands-on studio sessions, presenters, producers and volunteers came together to grow, share, and celebrate all things radio! The day began with an inspiring keynote from Andrea Ho, AFTRS Discipline Lead for Radio and Podcasting, who set […]

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Ensemble Offspring: Future Classics 2025

This showcase at the Sydney Opera House celebrates the best of a new generation of musical creators, nurtured by the virtuosic artists of Ensemble Offspring in the acclaimed Hatched Academy mentorship program. A talk hosted by Stephen Adams featuring Claire Edwardes and Holly Harrison will take place pre-concert. “Ensemble Offspring are both giving to the future […]

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Review: Piotr Anderszewski

Monday 10 November, 2025 Musica Viva Australia City Recital Hall Review by Paul Neeson (Arts Wednesday) Photos by Claudia Raschella Polish pianist, Piotr Anderszewski returns to our shores for Musica Viva Australia in a series of recitals featuring music by three German greats – Brahms, Bach and Beethoven – representing music from the Romantic, Baroque […]

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Review: ACO Cocteau’s Circle

Saturday 8 November, 2025 City Recital Hall Australian Chamber Orchestra  Review by Paul Neeson (Arts Wednesday) The Australian Chamber Orchestra are famous for  their innovation and risk-taking programming, but in their theatrical production of Cocteau’s Circle they ventured beyond their comfort zone, and for the first night of the national tour there were a few […]

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Jazz at The Lounge 2025: Tedeschi-Jodrell – Undy: The Great American Songbook

Get ready for a night of sizzling jazz! Trumpet dynamo Mat Jodrell, fresh from a decade lighting up New York’s jazz scene, teams up with two phenomenal talents: pianist Simon Tedeschi, who effortlessly bridges the worlds of classical and jazz, and bassist Cameron Undy, known across Australia for his groove and dynamism. Together, this powerhouse […]

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Review: The Jazziest Ophthalmoscopy

Review by Leo Metzker If you happen to be leaving the Sydney Eye Hospital on a Wednesday night after an annual retinoscopy, cross to the other side of Macquarie Street, take a blurred right, an unfocused left, forward eight paces, a right and then a sharp left into St. Stephen’s Uniting Church. The sound of […]

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Sydney’s Very Own DJ Beast Mode Wins Australia’s First Ever DMC World Title

Congratulations are in order for Sydney turntablist DJ Beast Mode for winning Australia’s first-ever DMC World Title, winning the Open Category at the 2025 DMC World DJ Championships in Tokyo, Japan! “Australian DJ history has been rewritten. Sydney’s DJ Beast Mode has officially claimed Australia’s first-ever DMC World Title, winning the Open Category at the […]

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