Arts and Entertainment Archive

Dead Centre/Sea Wall, two monologues from a collaboration between acclaimed Australian and British playwrights Tom Holloway and Simon Stephens, opened at the Old Fitz Theatre in Woolloomooloo on Thursday night. This world premier in Sydney is the result of another partnership between …

While the golden age of the Irish dancing phenomenon may have been back in the ‘90s, Michael Flately’s new show Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games, at Sydney’s Capitol Theatre, is certainly bringing back Irish flair. It is clear Flatley wants to …

Luca Zingaretti, who is best known as the beloved Inspector Montalbano of the television series by the same name, flew into Sydney this week to promote his latest film, Perez, at the Lavazza Italian Film Festival. In the film Zingaretti plays a …

With this warm and funny hand-puppet production, Thomas Duncan-Watt and Jonathan Worsley have created a show that will delight even the most discerning fan of the great 1980s hit sitcom, The Golden Girls. It was just like the old days with anticipation …

The highly anticipated Circus OZ show But Wait…There’s More is touring New South Wales delighting audiences until October 24. In regional centres from Wagga Wagga to Port Macquarie audiences can expect the unexpected from this exceptional circus that has become world-renowned for …

Ride and Fourplay, two Darlinghurst Theatre productions at the Eternity Playhouse until October 4, both come from the wonderful mind of Jane Bodie, a celebrated Australian playwright known for plays that explore connections and modern relationships.

Mozart’s Fortepiano, the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra’s fourth subscription series concert of 2015, sees the early music ensemble venture beyond the baroque and into the classical repertoire. Beginning with works by JC Bach and WF Bach, sons of Johann Sebastian Bach, and then …

The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne  2015 has just kicked off offering the best of Indian films and Bollywood spectaculars. The Victorian government’s gallant offering to the fashion conscious and movie enthusiasts, the festival (IFFM) toasts the best of the Indian subcontinent’s …

The buzz of excitement palpable on the opening night performance of Justin Fleming’s  Shellshock when it premiered at Parramatta’s Riverside Theatres on July 30 was amply rewarded. As the lights dimmed the audience is introduced to the storyteller who will guide them through this heart-warming tale of love and …

Eighteen years is a long time in the life of a band. Since English band Blur last played a gig on Australia’s shores in October 1997, they’ve released platinum selling albums, disbanded, reformed, headlined several gigs in London’s Hyde Park, pulled out …