Murder,magic and a riot of colour:Sydney Festival 2025 unveiled

Murder,magic and a riot of colour:Sydney Festival 2025 unveiled

A flagship event will see the story of an infamous 1954 murder staged in the Sydney courthouse in which it was heard.

  • byNick Galvin

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New Sydney Festival director wants us on the edge of our seats
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New Sydney Festival director wants us on the edge of our seats

Canadian-born Kris Nelson’s first festival will be in 2026,the 50th anniversary of the event.

  • byNick Galvin
From Tamworth to Washington:How Black Elvis’ grandson conquered the stage

From Tamworth to Washington:How Black Elvis’ grandson conquered the stage

The Tony,Grammy,Olivier and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Hamilton returns to Sydney later this month,with refreshed cast.

  • byHelen Pitt
Sydney Festival director poached by prestigious international competitor

Sydney Festival director poached by prestigious international competitor

Olivia Ansell,who has directed the past three Sydney Festivals,will present her final Sydney program in 2025 before taking up the new Canadian role the same year.

  • byNick Galvin
Sydney Festival did not rise to last year’s heights,but still a cut above many

Sydney Festival did not rise to last year’s heights,but still a cut above many

Soaring sitar music,shining lighthouses and slippery slopes were a feature of this year’s summer cultural festival.

  • byJohn Shand andHelen Pitt
Saplings,sticky slopes and African beats fill final weekend of Sydney Festival

Saplings,sticky slopes and African beats fill final weekend of Sydney Festival

As January rolls to a close,the Sydney Festival enters its final weekend of theatrical frivolity.

  • byHelen Pitt
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It’s good to be Bach:Musical prodigy returns to Australia for explosive Sydney Festival debut

It’s good to be Bach:Musical prodigy returns to Australia for explosive Sydney Festival debut

After a high-flying international career where he defied multiple classical music conventions,prodigy Benjamin Skepper is set to bring high-octane Bach to Sydney.

  • byChantal Nguyen
This play tells you to trust nothing – including theatre
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This play tells you to trust nothing – including theatre

Our reviewers give their verdict on the latest offerings from Sydney Festival.

  • byJohn Shand,Harriet Cunningham andJames Jennings
Sydney Festival show honours the lost children of Luna Park at Coney Island

Sydney Festival show honours the lost children of Luna Park at Coney Island

A deeply moving story about loss and childhood innocence opens Monday at Luna Park as part of the Sydney Festival 2024.

  • byHelen Pitt
Courtney Barnett returns to her ‘forever hometown’ as part of Sydney Festival 2024

Courtney Barnett returns to her ‘forever hometown’ as part of Sydney Festival 2024

The third weekend of the Sydney Festival 2024 features Symphony Under the Stars as well as a host of other real-life stars.

  • byHelen Pitt
Forget private jets,meet the performers who sail to their gigs

Forget private jets,meet the performers who sail to their gigs

Since 2019,the Arka Kinari has roamed the world’s oceans on a mission to promote sustainable living.

  • byNick Galvin