Sydney news

Details: 24 February 2009

A Safe Pair of Hands, a somewhat controversial re-telling of the Gallipolli “Simpson and his donkey” legend, was crowned the overall winner of Short + Sweet Sydney 2009 on Saturday night in front of a packed house of over 800 at the York Theatre of the Seymour Centre in Sydney

Details: 07 December 2008

Tomasz Arkell and Nathalie Jones are the recipients of the Young Playwrights’ Award 2008.

Details: 28 November 2008

The National Jazz Alliance has been formed to develop a unified voice and strategy on key issues for the jazz and improvised music sectors.

Details: 17 November 2008

Playwright, filmmaker and 2005 Young Australian of the Year Khoa Do has been awarded the 2008 Philip Parsons Young Playwright’s Award.

Details: 08 November 2008

Each year an outstanding advocate of Australian music is invited to deliver an address which, in the spirit of the great Australian Composer Peggy Glanville-Hicks, challenges the status quo and raises issues of importance in the world of today’s music.

Details: 06 November 2008

On Sunday 16 November, Belvoir St Theatre welcomes Kristy Edmunds, 2005 - 2008 Artistic Director of the acclaimed Melbourne International Arts Festival, to present the 2008 Philip Parsons Memorial Lecture.

Details: 30 September 2008

The Company B 2009 Season, launched last night at Belvoir St Theatre, is an intrepid journey that will, over 12 months, take audiences across countries, decades, cultures and circumstances.

Details: 02 September 2008

Sydney Theatre Company Artistic Directors Andrew Upton and Cate Blanchett yesterday announced their first Main Stage Season for Sydney Theatre Company, comprising 12 productions throughout 2009.

Most read Sydney reviews

Dancing at Lughnasa | New Theatre
A gifted embroider of words, Friel combines soft lyricism and hard meaning in his play, a tragical comical historical pastoral on a spree and spoiling for a spirited spar.
Stage Kiss | New Theatre
There’s a palpable playfulness to these performances, disciplined, drilled and delightful. There’s fire, bite and fun and lots of kissing.
My Brilliant Career | Sydney Theatre Company
Based on an Australian literature classic, My Brilliant Career is destined to become an Australian theatrical classic.
The First Murder | Pinchgut Opera
In the care of Pinchgut Opera’s director, Erin Helyard, this music, formulaic as it indeed is in some respects, sprang off the page into an experience rich in emotions.
Sistren | Griffin Theatre Company
Iolanthe and Janet Anderson work in cosmic, comedic accord, characterisation charismatic, timing impeccable, delivery precise, together a tour de force that ascends the cliché.