Wednesday 28 January 2026 Sydney Opera House Playhouse Theatre Aakash Odedra Company Photography by Ken Leanfore Review by Paul Neeson (Arts Wednesday) The performance began with a voice over explaining the story behind Songs of the Bulbul. In Persian culture, bulbuls (or nightingales) are revered for their songs that are often directed to a rose […]
Tuesday 27 January 2026 Sydney Opera House Joan Sutherland Theatre Opera Australia Review by Paul Neeson (Arts Wednesday) Hansel and Gretel started its creative journey in 1813 when the appropriately named Brothers Grimm published this rather grisly fairy tale of a witch who grooms, cooks and eats children. It’s hard to imagine that a children’s […]
Sunday 25th January Written by Niamh Youmans (Wiggle Room) The stage is set, mirrors reflect the purple and orange hue of Lazybones Lounge in Marrickville. I find myself front and centre perched in a lounge chair as Coloured Stone takes the stage. Bunna Lawrie is lead vocal, rhythm guitar, didgeridoo, clap sticks & gong stone (bundawuthada). Bunna is supported by Juanita Tippins on vocals, Adam Ventoura on […]
Thursday 15 January 2026 Sydney Opera House Joan Sutherland Theatre Opera Australia Review by Paul Neeson (Arts Wednesday) Puccini wrote Madama Butterfly (1904) and Turandot (1924) at the height of Western fascination with the Orient. Artists and musicians were creating works that portrayed a stereotypical western view of the exotic cultures of the Orient, in […]
Saturday 10 January 2026 Sydney Opera House CIRCA Photos by Daniel Boud Circa is one of the world’s leading touring circus ensembles based in Brisbane. They generally tour three shows internationally at one time and the current show Duck Pond has been travelling the globe since 2023. Lead by Yaron Lifschitz, they stay true to […]
Thursday 8 January 2026 Sydney Opera House Joan Sutherland Theatre Opera Australia Photography: Keith Saunders Revival and Movement Director, Matthew Barclay, brought together an incredibly talented team of creatives to reproduce Moffat Oxenbould’s 1997 award winning production of Madama Butterfly for Opera Australia’s 2026 season. The casting of Guanqun Yu as the impressionable and innocent […]
A mafia-esque summer romance On the 19th of December 2025, I experienced Don West at Liberty Hall — the last of two nights he performed there. Founded by Jake Smythe and Kenny Graham in the heart of the Entertainment Quarter, this venue has played a key role in reviving Sydney’s live music scene post-Covid. Ever […]
16 December 2025 KXT Theatre on Broadway FooFrame Productions with bAKEHOUSE Theatre Co Review by Paul Neeson (Arts Wednesday) Photography by Robert Miniter A Chinese Christmas started life in the mind of Trent Foo as a love letter to his grandma. He wrote and stars in the play that is a delightful tale of family, […]
Mercury Prize winning Liam Shortall is a Scottish multi-instrumentalist, producer, composer and performer, professionally known as corto.alto. Mr. Shortall recently blessed Sydney with his first-ever Australian tour and what a treat it was. The energy at the show was palpable. The composer’s music is an eclectic blend of soul, funk, electronica and hip-hop, all filtered […]
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20 November 2025 Playhouse Theatre, Sydney Opera House Review by Paul Neeson (Arts Wednesday) Photos by Brett Boardman Written over 400 years ago, Romeo and Juliet has permeated our culture in ballet, pop music, art, film and literature. And this is due to Shakespeare’s genius in portraying the human condition with timeless acuity in a […]
Glacier. S. H. Ervin Gallery. I8 November – 14 December. Then & Now. King Street Gallery on William. 18 November – 13 December Review by Anthony Frater. Arts Wednesday. There are two exhibitions on now at different galleries featuring the work of one this country’s most gifted painters in the Romantic style; actually he isn’t […]
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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