Gill Falson, former presenter of Playing Favourites and producer of Sonic Tales, died peacefully in the early hours of Saturday, 7 June 2025. My mother lived a vibrant, creative, and deeply connected life. Here are a few words to pay tribute to her on behalf of our family and friends, especially those who loved hearing […]
Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House Saturday 21 June, 2025. Sydney Symphony Orchestra Review by Paul Neeson (Arts Wednesday) While the music was exceptionally good (as you would expect), being up close and personal with members of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra was a unique experience in this latest offering from the Utzon Music Series. And the […]
Feat. Sydney disco legend, STEPHEN ALLKINS [Love Tattoo] An afternoon homage to SOULFUL HOUSE CLASSICS, SEMINAL 90’s HOUSE CLASSICS & its DISCO Roots. Join us and pay homage to 30+ years of house music & disco roots with one of the icons of Australian House & Disco playing a very special afternoon set. ★ Music […]
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra City Recital Hall Tuesday 17 June 2025 Review by Paul Neeson (Arts Wednesday) In “Baroque Unleashed”, the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra rises to a whole new level in a concert of standard Italian Baroque music from the great composers of the era. Without a guest international star or any colourful staging or lighting, […]
UNSW Gallery until 10 August Review by Anthony Frater (Arts Wednesday) On now at the UNSW Galleries is an exhibition that gives the viewer a unique opportunity to see some indigenous fine works of art rarely seen in such a complete and comprehensive way under the one roof, particularly in this case, works from an […]
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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 […]
Meg Washington, a four time winning ARIA award winner, performs at Bondi’s famous pavilion, get your tickets now before they sell out! […]
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 […]
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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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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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 […]
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 […]