Arts and Entertainment Archive

Rising classical music star and guitarist extraordinaire Miloš Karadaglić gave his first public performance in Sydney to what was nearly a full house at the City Recital Hall in Angel Place last night. The charismatic 29-year-old from Montenegro delighted a diverse audience …

The Enmore Theatre will host a thrilling night of improvisation, rapid fire wit and musical mayhem tomorrow night with the Cranston Cup Theatresports Grand Final. The Cranston Cup features the crème de la crème of Sydney’s improvisation scene and a series of …

I recently managed to tie down wordaphile Jess Santosa long enough to extract some brain juice perfection from her. Jess is the only Sydney national finalist in the Australian Poetry Slam to be held on December 1 at the Sydney Theatre. The …

The Macedonian Film Festival will screen at the Hoyts Paris Cinema at the Entertainment Quarter in Moore Park this weekend, November 24 and 25. The festival opens with a VIP cocktail party at 6pm on Saturday night and Vladimir Blazevski’s black comedy …

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang takes off at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney delivering a fun night out for young and old. The original inspiration for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is a children’s book written by Ian Fleming, author of the James Bond novels. …

The 12th annual Bondi Short Film Festival has selected 14 of Australia’s most talented up and coming from over 200 submissions for its 2012 shortlist of finalists. Screening this Saturday at the Bondi Pavilion, the filmmaker-focused festival will be judged by a panel …

Resplendent in purple sequins and high-heeled boots, 65-year-old Sir Elton John still cuts a dashing figure. He is perhaps the only 5’7” gay man capable of inciting mass hysteria by tarting it up atop a piano in top hat and tails. The enigma …

It’s not often you get to see a band this good play a venue this small. When we rock up to get in I’m gobsmacked to see they haven’t sold out this venue. I suppose they mustn’t be getting much, if any, …

Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve racked up a truly ridiculous number of hours in Firaxis’ recent relaunch of the much-loved XCOM/UFO franchise, XCOM: Enemy Unknown. In XCOM, you take the role of the supreme commander in charge of co-ordinating Earth’s …

“Jazz” according to acclaimed Sydney pianist Mike Nock, “is the most fun you can have with your clothes on”. Tucked away in fertile wine country between the gushing Ovens and King rivers of north east Victoria lies the sleepy town of Wangaratta. …