The Joan

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The Joan Announces 25th Anniversary Community Day

The Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre is turning 25 this month and to celebrate is throwing a Community Day on Saturday March 28. The day...

Comedy Icon Amy Poehler Is Coming to the Sydney Opera House

The headline conversation event will also feature a first look at Poehler's new film ‘Inside Out 2’

Bingefest

Reviewed at the Sydney Opera House, Saturday December 17 – Sunday December 18 (photo by Daniel Boud) The Sydney Opera House’s newest inaugural festival is...

Carmen

★★★★ With more than a century of accolades under its belt, it can be easy to forget that Georges Bizet’s Carmen was the Bold And...

Tiny Ruins

Tiny Ruins’ Hollie Fullbrook can’t talk about her project’s latest single ‘Dream Wave’ without sounding like a class-A name-dropper. David Lynch produced the track, which...

Deafheaven

Deafheaven’s inclusion on the 2016 Vivid LIVE bill is no accident, though the Californians’ stylistic orientation sets them apart from the majority of acts that...

The Barber Of Seville

There is something so otherworldly about opera, and also something very misjudged. The nature of the art form never fails to astound, and yet seems...

Ideas At The House Presents Grayson Perry Talk In 2015

British contemporary artist and Turner Prize winner Grayson Perry will present his first talk in Australia this December as part of the Sydney Opera House’s...

Anything Goes

Talk about expectation. After launching in Melbourne, the cast and crew ofAnything Goeshad only just arrived in Brisbane before the announcement was made that the...

Mojo Juju

“I’m in Sydney!” It’s early afternoon on a Monday, and the sharp-dressed sensation known to all and sundry as Mojo Juju is recapping her weekend....

Ideas At The House Adds Three More Events To 2015 Program

The Sydney Opera House will play host to three additional events for the Ideas At The House program this year. Iranian-American author Azar Nafisi will...

The Drones

It’s been a busy year for Gareth Liddiard. Currently gearing up for their return to the Sydney Opera House in time for Vivid LIVE, The...

Melbourne Comedy Festival Roadshow Announces Sydney Show This Month

One of Australia’s biggest comedy festival is heading to Sydney to showcase some of its best, knee-slapping comedians. The Roadshow will head to over 75...

Faust

It may be that opera is a hard sell. Having seen fewer than ten of them, I cannot claim to be particularly well versed, though...

Mark Morris Dance Group Announce Return to Sydney with Opera House Show

New York’s legendary Mark Morris Dance Group and Music Ensemble will present the Australian premiere of four of Morris’ original works this June. A Wooden...

Ben Frost And Tim Hecker @ Sydney Opera House

Reviewed on Sunday January 11 (photo by Prudence Upton) As part of Sydney Festival, a packed house attended the Joan Sutherland Theatre on Sunday night...

Sydney Festival Reveals 2015 Program

Fast becoming the highlight of Sydney’s summer calendar, Sydney Festival has announced the full details of its 2015 program, taking in music, theatre, dance, opera,...

Joan Armatrading

Ifyou haven’t seen Joan Armatrading play live anytime during the last 42 years, it’s not been for lack of opportunity. The West Indian-born, British-raised singer...

Anything Goes Returns To Sydney In 2015

All aboard the SS American: Cole Porter’s musical comedy Anything Goes will return to Sydney in 2015. Producer John Frost and Opera Australia’s Lyndon Terracini...

Chroma

Chroma, the latest production by The Australian Ballet, is a bold performance that oozes confidence, aggression, sex and beauty. Incorporating the talents of choreographer Wayne...