Meg Clarke gives a brave and committed performance.

You can’t look away from this mesmerising one-woman performance

Our critics give their verdict on the latest shows around town.

  • Chantal Nguyen,James Jennings,Peter McCallum,Joyce Morgan andJohn Shand

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Pirate King Jay Laga’aia with the cast of The Pirates of Penzance.

Squeezing this big show into a tiny theatre is a stroke of hilarious genius

Our reviewers give their verdicts on all the latest shows around town.

  • Peter McCallum,Joyce Morgan,Harriet Cunningham,John Shand andPenry Buckley

Dark Noon rips apart the American Dream with savage intensity

Our reviewers give their verdict on the latest Sydney Festival shows.

  • Joyce Morgan,Chantal Nguyen,John Shand,Cassie Tongue andJames Jennings
Elf The Musical is wide-eyed and sweet festive fun.

This feel-good show is the perfect gift for the littlies

Our critics review the latest shows around town.

  • Joyce Morgan,James Jennings,Cassie Tongue,Kate Prendergast,Penry Buckley andJohn Shand
Frankenstein

Schlocky horror show is long on spectacle and short on drama

Our reviewers give their verdict on the latest shows around town.

  • Peter McCallum,John Shand,James Jennings,Harriet Cunningham andJoyce Morgan
Cicada

You’ll arrive curious and leave in a state of lingering wonder and happiness

Our reviewers take a look at the latest shows around town.

  • Chantal Nguyen,Joyce Morgan,Peter McCallum,Shamim Razavi andJohn Shand
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Artistic director of the Sydney Theatre Company Kip Williams and Artistic Director of Sydney Chamber Opera Jack Symonds,prepare for their staging of Gilgamesh by Opera Australia. Photographed at Opera Australia studios,Surry Hills Friday 30th August 2024. Photo:James Brickwood. SMH ARTS 240830

Monsters,torture and a week of sex – this 3000-year-old tale has got the lot

The ancient Epic of Gilgamesh was scratched into clay tablets long before paper was invented. Now it’s getting the operatic treatment.

  • Joyce Morgan
Jessica Tovey,Nigel Poulton and Madeline Li.

Megamix of murder and mayhem doesn’t quite kill it

Our reviewers give their verdict on the latest shows round town.

  • John Shand,Joyce Morgan,Shamim Razavi andFrances Howe
Sister Act

These sisters can act - and sing and dance as well

Our critics deliver their verdicts on the latest shows around town.

  • John Shand,Michael Bailey,Peter McCallum andJoyce Morgan
Brett Dean

Think of the drinkers:the advice that helped turn Hamlet into an opera

Composer Brett Dean needed some sage advice to adapt Shakespeare’s longest play.

  • Joyce Morgan