Todd McKenney and Shane Jacobson are the dream cast in this hilarious classic
★★★★
Review

Todd McKenney and Shane Jacobson are the dream cast in this hilarious classic

Our reviewers cast a critical eye over this week’s big shows.

  • byJoyce Morgan andJohn Shand
This whip-smart satire puts a bomb under faux feminists
★★★★½
Sydney live reviews

This whip-smart satire puts a bomb under faux feminists

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

  • byPeter McCallum,Joyce Morgan,John Shand,Michael Bailey andKate Prendergast
‘Like stalking a deer’:How this humble actor was lured to a huge role
Performing arts

‘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
An unmissable world-class showcase:These dancers strut the stage like demi-gods
★★★★★
Sydney live reviews

An unmissable world-class showcase:These dancers strut the stage like demi-gods

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

  • byKatie Lawrence,John Shand,Shamim Razavi,Angus Thomson,Michael Ruffles andJoyce Morgan
Frock up,Sydney:Jay Gatsby is throwing a party
★★★★
Review

Frock up,Sydney:Jay Gatsby is throwing a party

This sexy,exuberant cabaret sizzles with physical energy.

  • byJoyce Morgan
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This beautiful work is dreamy,funny and obscure
★★★★
Sydney live reviews

This beautiful work is dreamy,funny and obscure

Our reviewers cast a critical eye over the latest shows around town.

  • byJohn Shand,Kate Prendergast,Peter McCallum,Chantal Nguyen andJoyce Morgan
Riotous comedy wins hearts as well as laughs
Sydney live reviews

Riotous comedy wins hearts as well as laughs

Our critics take a look at some of the latest shows around town.

  • byJames Jennings,Joyce Morgan andJohn Shand
Opera House stage to double in size for mammoth new concert
Arts

Opera House stage to double in size for mammoth new concert

As well as taking on Schoenberg’s Gurrelieder next year,the Sydney Symphony Orchestra will perform a work featured in Tar,starring Cate Blanchett.

  • byJoyce Morgan
Local act shows Aussie women are doing punk better than the blokes
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Local act shows Aussie women are doing punk better than the blokes

Reviews of all the best shows in Sydney this week,including Cable Ties,Murder for Two at Hayes Theatre,The Weekend at Belvoir and La Gioconda in Concert.

  • byJoyce Morgan,Peter McCallum,Vaanie Krishnan andShamim Razavi
From page to stage:Beloved books being turned into plays
Arts

From page to stage:Beloved books being turned into plays

Putting a beloved novel on stage risks raising the ire of both readers and theatre fans. But when it’s done well it’s worth it.

  • byJoyce Morgan