Archive for the ‘Culture / Musicals’ Category

Concussion, Katy Perry and teenage dreams: The making of & Juliet the musical

Saturday, February 17th, 2024

All it took was a knock to the head for Schitt’s Creek writer David West Read to reimagine the story of Shakespeare’s teenage heroine.

Circus meets classical music and the result is delightful and astonishing

Friday, January 12th, 2024

In this latest round-up of Sydney festival performances our critics give their verdict on Orpheus and Eurydice, Anoushka Shankar, and Big Name, No Blankets.

Circus meets classical music and the result is delightful and astonishing

Friday, January 12th, 2024

In this latest round-up of Sydney festival performances our critics give their verdict on Orpheus and Eurydice, Anoushka Shankar, and Big Name, No Blankets.

Tim Minchin has empathy for Trump-voting, gun-toting homophobic Americans. Just don’t call him a ‘nuance bro’

Friday, January 5th, 2024

In a world of tribalism, Minchin’s principles are unpopular in the liberal echo chamber of today’s social media landscape – and he’s refusing to give in.

Tim Minchin has empathy for Trump-voting, gun-toting homophobic Americans. Just don’t call him a ‘nuance bro’

Friday, January 5th, 2024

In a world of tribalism, Minchin’s principles are unpopular in the liberal echo chamber of today’s social media landscape – and he’s refusing to give in.

Bananaland is cute, trashy and should come with a high-sugar warning

Friday, January 5th, 2024

Creators Kate Miller-Heidke and Keir Nuttall slip on the skin of their own show.

Bananaland is cute, trashy and should come with a high-sugar warning

Friday, January 5th, 2024

Creators Kate Miller-Heidke and Keir Nuttall slip on the skin of their own show.

Kate Miller-Heidke says her singing is like ‘a yodelling ambulance or Enya on meth’

Friday, January 5th, 2024

On stage, Kate Miller-Heidke’s self-deprecating sense of humour is clear – the audience laughs at her jokes about the high register of her voice.

Bringing someone who is half dog, half man (and all hero) to the stage

Friday, January 5th, 2024

Actor and Emmy award-winning writer Kevin Del Aguila has arrived in Australia for his latest project – a musical adaptation of the beloved Dog Man book series.

Bringing someone who is half dog, half man (and all hero) to the stage

Friday, January 5th, 2024

Actor and Emmy award-winning writer Kevin Del Aguila has arrived in Australia for his latest project – a musical adaptation of the beloved Dog Man book series.