Interview with a vampire:Kip and Zahra on the making of Dracula

Interview with a vampire:Kip and Zahra on the making of Dracula

Dracula is the final piece in STC’s Gothic trilogy,which started with The Picture of Dorian Gray and continued with Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.

  • byLouise Rugendyke

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The spot in Sydney where if you sing to whales,they sing back
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The spot in Sydney where if you sing to whales,they sing back

Two new lookouts at North Head seem to conjure the whales,and there’s an eerie echo straight out of Finding Nemo.

  • byJulie Power
A Beatle urged him to stick with tabla. Now he’s the top living player

A Beatle urged him to stick with tabla. Now he’s the top living player

This year alone Zakir Hussain has taken home three Grammys and appeared in a Dev Patel film – now he’s heading to Australia.

  • byJessica Nicholas
World domination,sure,but how well does Gru settle into suburbia?
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World domination,sure,but how well does Gru settle into suburbia?

The anti-hero’s family has expanded in Despicable Me 4,and they enter a form of witness protection.

  • byJake Wilson
This feast for the eyes is one of the best dance works you’ll see this year
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This feast for the eyes is one of the best dance works you’ll see this year

Our reviewers give their verdict on the latest shows around town,including Chicago and gigs from Pond,Bangarra Dance Theatre. Opera Australia and 5 Seconds of Summer’s Luke Hemmings.

  • byJohn Shand,James Jennings,Millie Muroi,Chantal Nguyen andPeter McCallum
‘Like stalking a deer’:How this humble actor was lured to a huge role

‘Like stalking a deer’:How this humble actor was lured to a huge role

Robert Menzies says he never expected to play Shakespeare’s King Lear.

  • byJoyce Morgan
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Actor,rapper,activist,comedian:This artist has got the lot

Actor,rapper,activist,comedian:This artist has got the lot

Our reviewers give their verdict on the latest shows around town,including Yasiin Bey’s two Vivid gigs and the STC’s Stolen.

  • byJohn Shand andJames Jennings
Scary scenes at Vivid as ‘larger-than-expected’ crowds feared crush

Scary scenes at Vivid as ‘larger-than-expected’ crowds feared crush

Vivid attendees say it was ‘lucky no one panicked’ after a bottleneck risked causing a crowd crush after Saturday night’s drone show in Circular Quay.

  • byJosefine Ganko
Sky Ferreira emerges after 10 years of ‘being erased’ by record label drama

Sky Ferreira emerges after 10 years of ‘being erased’ by record label drama

The cult pop enigma returns to Australian stages for Vivid Live in Sydney and Rising in Melbourne.

  • byRobert Moran
Newtown to Nashville:The Whitlams’ Tim Freedman takes a surprise detour

Newtown to Nashville:The Whitlams’ Tim Freedman takes a surprise detour

Our critics review the latest shows around town.

  • byJohn Shand,Shamim Razavi,Peter McCallum andMichael Bailey
Midnight Oil to a ‘jaw-dropping’ Demi Moore:15 highlights of the Sydney Film Festival

Midnight Oil to a ‘jaw-dropping’ Demi Moore:15 highlights of the Sydney Film Festival

From Cannes award winners to local documentaries and big-name stars,these are the festival’s top picks.

  • byGarry Maddox