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The old is new: Inside the collections of Sydney’s newest fashion designers

A live recording of Jimi Hendrix’s Voodoo Child (Slight Return) accompanied the young models strutting down Oxford Art Factory’s runway in patchwork denim and...

Coffee tales from Rural Japan

As an Australian, ordering a flat white overseas is always a leap of faith. More often than not, expectations exceed reality. But every now...

Into the Woods

Sondheim's beloved musical weaving together many fairy tale characters as they chase their wishes in a magical, perilous wood, and a moving meditation on the reality of "happily ever after".

Brett Whiteley : Coming Home

The Art Gallery of NSW has invited visitors back...

Young talent takes centre stage at Young Archie 2026

Held at the Art Gallery of NSW, the Young...

Top Silk

A major revival of David Williamson's 1980s satire set within the competitive world of the legal elite exploring relevant moral dilemmas and family dynamics,

The Odyssey

The Odyssey (2026) is based on Greek mythology that has been the subject of lots of movies and TV mini-series since the early 20th century.

Fool’s Paradise adds a new dimension to Sydney Fringe

Sydney Fringe Festival is back and has added a...

‘You Already Know’

Lie down in the grass ...

Casey and Diana

A moving and uplifting play inspired by Princess Diana's visit to Casey House , an AIDS hospice in Toronto, at the height of the HIV/AIDS crisis.

Funny, freaky and fierce film festivals

All of Sydney’s film festivals are great because they...

‘Dey work it out wiv de crisis improbability’

Dey work it out wiv de crisis improbability ...

‘transition’ 

slowly ...

‘The space between reality and perception’

The space between reality and perception …

‘Before the Morning Knows’ 

There is a station ...

Behind the Screens: How the internet works and how to make it work for you

Behind the Screens is a slim volume that goes into detail about the dangers and pleasures of the internet, written with a young audience in mind by Dr Niraj Lal...

Raye goes all in on a stunning second album

This album came to me the best way possible. In a time where the algorithm and socials constantly shove new music at you, numbing you with choice, I was sent This Music May Contain Hope...

The Ladies of Erskineville

They sit emporched, like seals in the sun, drink...

Introducing Super 44, Enmore’s newest margarita bar

Enmore Road's newest cocktail bar, Super 44, debuted on...

The Jungle and the Sea

The epic story of one family torn apart by the devastating violence of the Sri Lankan War, the overwhelming immensity of their loss and their struggle to survive.

Afterglow

After the annual Barbershop Competition, the men gather for the traditional "afterglow". Whisky flows, dickie bows are loosened and quartets sing booze soaked melodies far into the night. But Barbershop has rules, both musical and social.

The Dapto Chaser

The Sinclair family are down on their luck and their one chance of reversing their fortunes depends on their much-loved greyhound, Boy Named Sue.

Pay No Attention

A brand-new show from The Flying Fruit Fly Circus. Thirteen young performers with spectacular circus skills in a high-energy extravaganza which is hilarious, unsettling and awe-inspiring. Excellent holiday entertainment.

Learning to see: Inside Sydney Photographic Workshops

Alexandria holds plenty of creative secrets, but tucked away...

The Roommate

A dark comedy about two very different women who clash, re-invent themselves and find out that change entails risks.

‘I Saw a Duck’

I saw a brown duck …

The Day of the Triffids

Adapted from John Wyndham's iconic sci-fi novel exploring human survival after large-scale catastrophe and the rise of the Triffids, mobile carnivorous plants. A bold, new theatrical experience from Newtown Theatre.

Locust

Try reading Locust by Joel O’Connor slowly and silently to yourself ...

‘Has there ever been delight?’ 

Has there ever been delight? She smiled then sighed ...

‘Venus’ 

Every glance you cast becomes a small devotion to beauty ...

‘Do Not Fear’

Try looking like a poet, do not fear ...

First, Do No Harm

Unflinching and unsettling, Grace Malouf's bold new play spotlights questions of whether there are limits to medical ethics and to the right to personal self-determination.

Disclosure Day

Steven Spielberg is famous for many of the classic science-fiction films he’s directed, including Close Encounters of the Third Kind...

Where is the Green Sheep?

An immersive visual theatre experience based on the beloved children's book by Mem Fox and Judith Horacek.

‘Firepop’ serves up woodfire magic in Enmore

There’s nothing quite like Enmore Road during the Sydney...

My Fair Lawyer

Tony Laumberg's My Fair Lawyer is a light-hearted satire of family secrets, legal egos and cultural misunderstandings.

You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl so in Love

At just 23, Olivia Rodrigo has been labelled the “voice of a generation”, as her music consistently captures the experience of teenagers and young adults in the modern world.

‘Harry Potter: The Exhibition’ makes its Sydney debut

After captivating audiences across 19 cities worldwide, Harry Potter:...

‘Meditation #9’

Start ...

‘My Shield, My Sister’

The world outside was cruel, unsafe, and loud ...

‘Rock Star’ 

I wanted to be a rock star ...

‘My Brother’s Birthday’

The card read …

‘Meditation #8’

Do you know ...

‘Meditation #7’

A mud-brick studio ...

‘Who knows?’

Life ladles pain in heaping spoonfuls ...

‘rock star’ 

entangled ...

‘Meditation #10’

The Man in Black ...

The Jury Experience

I never truly appreciated a juror’s job until I...

Everyone loves Archie

Wandering around the Archibald, Australia’s biggest art prize, on...

To Kill a Mockingbird

"Mockingbirds just make music. they don't eat up people's gardens; don't nest in cornribs; they doon't do one thing but sing their hearts out. That's why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird." This Genesian production of an old classic asks the audience to experience its warmth, tension, humour and injustice up close.

Continuity

In this film-within-a-play, story telling, commerce and environmental catastrophe collide with hilarious and disturbing consequences. Anything that can go wrong does as a frazzled film crew battle to take their final shot.

Public Figures strike gold on debut EP ‘Figure It Out!’

Public Figures’ debut EP Figure It Out! is exactly...

Tales from Tokyo

It’s a cold Saturday night in the dark back...

Newtown cellist plays for feeling and healing

Newtown resident, cellist and psychologist Anthea Cottee will join...

Inside the book launch of ‘Homecoming’: A love letter and call for self-compassion

What does home feel like? This is the question...

Show me the truth

This year’s Sydney Writers’ Festival broke the record for...

The Hair of the Pigeon

The Hair of the Pigeon Mohammed Massoud Morsi UWA Publishing,...