Sydney comedy festival, then touringThe UK comedian's standup set is both a dishy conversation with a friend and a thrilling rejection of the good mother archetype One must imagine Sisyphus …
Hayes theatre, Sydney; Riverside theatres, ParramattaThe supporting cast shine in this boutique production, which leans into spectacle at the expense of real bite Get our weekend culture and…
Grand Electric, SydneyThis sidesplitting off-Broadway production answers the question 'what if the hero of James Cameron's Titanic was actually Celine Dion all along?' There's little more jo…
Mark Haddon's bestselling novel gets an Australian adaptation 'that Christopher himself would enjoy' " with a warning system, 'timetables' and an autistic star The play has barely begun, but…
Theatre Royal, SydneyFifty years is a long time to be a rebel and this lovingly spoofy musical is a bit creaky these days " but this cast is fun enough to keep the audience cheering The Rock…
Seymour Centre, SydneyNarrated by Norman Gunston, this musical about the former prime minister and the events of 1975 is often funny " but it's messy and overstuffed Get our weekend culture …
SBW Stables Theatre, SydneyOlivier-winning playwright Suzie Miller's new work tackles the justice system from another direction " but its power is cheapened by melodrama The percussive beat …
Australia's new pop-up party might sound like your nightmare, but for some of us, to hear the people sing is just sublime Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email There's something about …
Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera HouseJustine Clarke is electrifying delivering the former PM's misogyny speech, but the work fails to reckon with the complexities of her legacy Get our weekend c…
Hayes Theatre, SydneyThis new take on the famously earnest biblical musical spends so much time apologising for its religious elements, it falls flat Get our weekend culture and lifestyle em…
A triumphant performance as musical moves from Broadway and the West End to Australia If the world is looking to Australia to lead its primary theatre markets into the future, then it need l…
Sydney Lyric theatreDance is the rightful soul of a show that reminds us we're stronger, and better, when we look out for each other There might not be a musical easier to love than Billy El…
Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera HouseHugely enjoyable revival of a play equal to Summer of the Seventeenth Doll gives a taste of what might have been A hefty chunk of contemporary Australian pla…
Luke Skywalker twerks to Nicki Minaj. A dominatrix Darth Vader struts her stuff. Film fans are packing out performances of a show that combines cosplay with comedyLights flash like laser bea…
Capitol Theatre, SydneyMamma Mia! is not a great musical, but for an audience that still holds a candle for Abba, that's beside the pointThe jukebox musical behemoth that is Mamma Mia! opene…
Sydney festival, CarriageworksAlanna Mitchell has turned her book about climate change into a mesmerising one-woman showA journalist is preparing to enter a submersible vessel that will trav…
Alana Valentine and Ursula Yovich have created a show that defies categorisation: a buddy comedy and a family tragedy, all backed up by an electrifying soundtrackBarbara and the Camp Dogs is…
SBW Stables Theatre, SydneyMelbourne theatre company crafts a worthy stage performance using eight of the writer's 2014 collection of short storiesWhen Christos Tsiolkas, the multi-award-win…
Lyric Theatre, SydneyEsther Hannaford brings gravitas and heart in an inspiring production that shows just what the jukebox musical can accomplishThe standing ovation began before the final …
In the aftermath of some future disaster, a group of strangers reach for a shared language. The result is comic, melancholy and deeply unsettlingIn the first line of Joan Didion's 1979 essay…
Wharf 1 Theatre, Sydney Theatre CompanyA refreshing take on sitcom tropes, this cinematic new play dishes out big social issues with a whole heap of goofballIt's Christmas in May at Sydney T…
As the spin-off movie hits cinemas, we celebrate the series about ballet dancers coming of age that was really about showing compassion for misfitsDance Academy was the show with biggest hea…
It’s showtime! Our own Eddie Perfect (Shane Warne: The Musical)Â will write the score of Warner Brothers’ new musical adaptation of cult faovurite movie Beetlejuice. This new v…
Immersive cabaret Hidden Sydney – The Glittering Mile will return in May 2017 for a strictly limited season presented by Live Ideas and Working Management with Vivid Sydney. Celebratin…
In a world that cannot deny the current pop-culture obsession surrounding comic book superhero film adaptations, Puzzle Collective's Superhal " advertised as a "Superhero Origin Story" " see…