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What does it take to break up a friendship? We’re about to find out
Richard Roxburgh, Damon Herriman and Toby Schmitz are pushing things to the limit in this very funny - and savage - play.
- by Lenny Ann Low
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The only thing weirder than working in an office is what we do afterwards
Our fascination with watching workplace TV shows inspired playwright Jean Tong to write the MTC’s newest hit.
- by John Bailey
Arise Superstar: Meet the Australian performer taking on John Farnham
The casting of John Farnham for the upcoming world premiere of Whispering Jack: The John Farnham Musical has been revealed.
- by Linda Morris
Rare, thrilling, scary: the theatre event we’ve waited 40 years to see
Most of us know Ray Lawler’s Summer of the Seventeenth Doll, but the full story hasn’t been seen since 1985.
- by Peter Craven
Never mind Tony, Oscar and Olivier ... let’s toast winning a Syd
The long-running Sydney Theatre Awards finally have their own eponymous trophy – here are the winners from the 2025 event.
- by Nick Galvin
‘I was told not to drool’: For Dan Daw, just being himself is a radical act
The Australian dance-maker’s latest work asks what it would mean to ignore those urging him to “fit in”.
- by Matthew Westwood
‘Quite magic’: The Sydney Festival show transforming Town Hall into a roller derby track
Dozens of skaters will transform the beautiful building into a roller derby track for a show described as “live theatre turned up to 150 per cent”.
- by Garry Maddox
Reuben Kaye is engorged, enraged and unrepentant
The veteran performer sees cabaret as deeply political and transgressive.
- by Matthew Westwood
‘I use it with belief’: Sydney Festival headliner defends show that refers to ‘genocide’
The Crown star Khalid Abdalla says Nowhere is about the desire for a better world for everyone and is not a threat to Jewish safety.
- by Garry Maddox
Love turned this playwright into a criminal. His response will surprise you
Homosexuality was taboo when Danish Sheikh was growing up in India. At this year’s Midsumma Festival, he explores what happened next.
- by John Bailey
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Sydney Festival
Sydney Festival 2026
Sydney Festival is upon us for another year. Here is everything you need to know - reviews, previews and interviews - to plan your festival experience.