Arts and Entertainment Archive

Australia’s favourite celebs will face off in an epic battle of wits in the 2012 Celebrity Theatresports challenge, relying upon nothing but fearless spontaneity. The handpicked cast of hilarious celebrity players includes Andrew O’Keefe, Adam Spencer, Rob Carlton and Claire Hooper, paired …

Full disclosure: I am a die-hard fan of Flight of the Conchords, New Zealand’s ‘fourth most popular folk-parody duo’, and was positively squealing with excitement at the prospect of seeing them perform live at the Sydney Opera House. The sold-out opening show …

From the get-go Batman: Arkham City is easily one of the coolest games I’ve ever played, and a great sequel to an already legendary game. The story of Arkham City opens with the kidnapping of Bruce Wayne by the forces of Hugo Strange.  …

After eight years of not recording, Sydney singer Lily Dior has come up with an album that boasts almost 20 musicians on it. Launched to a glowing reception at the Basement on Wednesday June 20, Let’s Talk About It is a punchy collection of …

Everywhere everywhere where art thou everywhere… I’ve seen everywhere the tag Everywhere, and I gotta be Frank Black ’bout it, I Don’t Like It! (sorry bra, whoever u are)…the everywhere tag doesn’t go anywhere. But here is the cleverest everywhere to date …

The controversial and explosively popular 50 Shades of Grey trilogy by E L James is topping book charts in Australia and around the world. The saucy novel is the fastest selling paperback of all time in UK history outstripping Dan Brown’s The …

Richard Ford’s Canada is narrated by the now 66-year-old Dell, who describes events that occurred in 1960 when he was a cerebral 15-year-old and his life was catapulted from the ordinary to the extraordinary by the uncharacteristic and startlingly naive bank robbery …

Eat your heart out, The Amazing Race contestants. I trekked across Sydney by ferry, water taxi, bus and foot, visiting four spectacular venues in just one day for the 18th Biennale of Sydney. I braved the miserable winter winds and a swarm …

It was a comedy of errors at Sydney Supanova pop culture expo this weekend, as the Madman entertainment ‘Cosplay’ championships suffered a number of technical difficulties, writes Michael Scattergood. Short for ‘Costume Play’, the Madman Cosplay championships have become a pop culture …

This somewhat unconventional musical offers catchy tunes, quirky jokes and brilliant choreography. Director Gavin Leahy’s adaption of Pippin sheds light on the life of Pippin, son of medieval emperor Charlemagne around the 800s, as he searches for his place in the world. …