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Review: Thank you for being a friend

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 …

Run away with Circus Oz this spring

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 …

Review: Ride and Fourplay, Eternity Playhouse

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.

UN Climate Change Conference: A pariah in Paris

The deadline for the international community to reach a new universal agreement on climate change in Paris is 11 December, 2015. In anticipation of the looming deadline, the Australian government this month announced it will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least …

Choppergate: honesty system not good enough anymore

  Following the resignation of Bronwyn Bishop as Speaker, Prime Minister Tony Abbott has announced there will be a “root and branch” review of the entitlement system. Having been forced into this position after the political damage inflicted by “Choppergate”, the Prime Minister …

Review: Shellshock, Riverside Theatre

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 …

Review: Blur, Arena, Sydney

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 …