After her sellout 2022 show, Onstage Dating, multi Award winning actor, writer and director Bron Batten brings her one hander, Waterloo, to the 2023 Bondi Festival. The premise of the show was inspired by a previous relationship. Bron asks what happens when a lefty, Greens-voting, almost-vegan theatre artist dates a right-wing, cigar-smoking Margaret Thatcher-loving Tory soldier. Opposites […]
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It’s a very funky welcome back for G.LOVE & SPECIAL SAUCE this November, serving up summer flavours from the Philly band with a feast of blues infused hip hop, rock and good ol’ soul from his crew. On the cusp of celebrating 30 years since the release of their chart topping debut album, G.LOVE & SPECIAL SAUCE have paved […]
The Removalists at Actors Centre Australia, 2 June 2023 Reviewed by Sumaya Sultana Director Harry Reid’s re-imagination of The Removalists successfully translates playwright David Williamson’s seminal work into our contemporary Australian context. My tickets to the closing show at Actors Centre Australia were well spent – the exploration of Australian culture and its relationship with […]
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Get ready for all the news from the 2023 Bondi Festival Bondi Beach is gearing up for its annual winter celebration with the iconic ferris wheel and ice skating rink. The Festival is jam packed with music, art, comedy, theatre and so much fun and entertainment for all ages. The Festival opening weekend features a […]
The Rions at The Lansdowne Hotel, 2 June 2023 with Big Wheels and Molly Rocket Review and images by Michael Ryan The Lansdowne Hotel, an establishment built upon the uni student crowd, a venue home to independent, Australian artists. The gig was to be performed on the second level. The stairs awaited, a supernatural atmosphere. Curiously […]
Beach Fossils at Oxford Art Factory, 26 April 2023 with The Moving Stills Review and images by Michael Ryan For those new to it, indie pop is synonymous with a jangly flair on lead guitar. Music that ebbs and flows, something that dances through the air. It is light, but poetically melancholic. For the crowd at […]
Auditions for the The OPEN ACADEMY Jazz and Soul Ensembles at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music are being held on the 13th of July Discover your musical talents and take your passion to the next level with the CONSERVATORIUM OPEN ACADEMY’S inspiring music short course program. Winter term is now open for enrolment and there […]
Return of iconic Bondi Festival serves arts, comedy and culture feast this Winter Waverley Council is thrilled to announce the return of the much-loved Bondi Festival, boasting an astonishing arts line-up that’s bolder and better than ever before, with world-class theatre, comedy, cabaret and interactive experiences, from Friday 30th June to Sunday 16th July 2023. […]
Obonjayar at City Recital Hall, 16 June 2023 with CINTA and Agung Mango Review and images by Eileen Cantwell The City Recital Hall presents another in it’s ‘Switched On’ series, described as a ‘sonic shift to contemporary music’. Tonight’s line-up included CINTA, Agung Mango and headliner Obongjayar. My attendance needs some context. Irish born and […]
The Grand Electric, Redfern – Wednesday 14 June 2023 Reviewed by Paul Neeson (Arts Wednesday) Sans doute, this was the most fun I’ve had at the theatre in a long time. The team at Strut & Fret delivered a high energy, champagne-fuelled night of hilarious, death-defying, sexy, raunchy cabaret. With the reference in the title, […]
Jody Stephens is the sole surviving member of iconic early ’70s power pop legends BIG STAR, and the only man other than Alex Chilton to play on all three of their peerless original albums. He was also a member of pioneering alt-country supergroup Golden Smog, alongside members of Wilco and the Jayhawks. Luther Russell is an acclaimed […]
The Churchie Emerging non acquisitive Art Prize founded by the Anglican Church Grammar School in Brisbane in 1987 has since sought to identify and profile rising artistic talent. This year’s winner of the $15,000 prize is Sydney based artist Joel Sherwood Spring. Joel talks to Arts Wednesday about his winning work Diggermode (2022) which is being […]
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