Arts and Entertainment Archive

  Dean Bryant’s contemporary and hilarious piece of verbatim theatre Gaybies had its Sydney premiere at the Eternity Playhouse in Darlinghurst on February 10, presented by Darlinghurst Theatre as part of the 2015 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. Adapted from interviews …

    Mike Bartlett’s smash hit play Cock had its Sydney premiere at the Old Fitzroy Hotel on February 6. This delightful and incisive comedy is propelled by an excellent script full of great one-liners and bitchy repartee delivered with great comic …

  They say life begins at 40. Well if that’s the case, I can’t wait to see what the next 40 years will hold for the nation’s youth radio broadcaster, Triple J! Multiple generations of Australians have had the good fortune to grow up …

  Gareth Davies and Charlie Garber rebirth their deliciously funny and masterful play Masterclass to launch Red Line Production’s 2015 theatre season at the Old Fitz Theatre. Join Davies and Garber as they explore their hugely imaginative ‘dream forge’ while simultaneously introducing the audience to …

  The old Fitzroy Theatre and Hotel enveloped me with kind arms and a cold beer. The anticipation to watch Kate Walder and Penny Greenhalgh’s play Bad stemmed from their very vague explanation, ‘What is bad? Let’s find out together’. Being my …

  It’s no surprise that after a sell-out season at Sydney Festival 2014, Limbo is again likely to sell out on its return this year to the magnificent 1920s themed Aurora Spiegeltent in the Festival Village, Hyde Park. The lively show with its spectacular acrobatic …

  James Thierree’s latest work to grace the Sydney Festival, Tabac Rouge, is by far his most ambitious and, in many ways, his most serious. This is not to say that the whimsy, warmth and comedy we’ve come to expect following his …

  Forget gliding gracefully down an elaborate staircase to make a stunning entrance at the ball. That’s old hat. To really catch everyone’s attention there’s no better way than to fly in and come careering down the wall. Audiences will have the …

Forget about all the film roles Bill Murray has had in the past– he is definitely the coolest and wildest babysitter a kid can ask for in his latest film, St Vincent. The Moonlight Cinema opened with the advanced screening of this well-directed  feel …

Alfred Nobel’s last will caused a sensation when it was publicly revealed after his death in 1896. The industrial magnate and inventor of dynamite had left his family members small, personal bequests, and allocated the rest of his vast wealth to creating …