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How getting bitten on a hiking trip turned into an acclaimed solo show
After a series of mysterious symptoms and misdiagnoses, Andi Snelling turned her medical odyssey into a funny and raw production.
- by Cameron Woodhead
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Sydney Theatre Company still in the red despite record touring box office
The STC hit paydirt with shows starring Heather Mitchell, Justine Clarke and Sarah Snook, but still recorded a loss. It was a different story for the Melbourne Theatre Company.
- by Linda Morris
These are the best and worst moments from the 2025 Tony Awards
From Nicole Scherzinger’s emotional acceptance speech to Cynthia Erivo’s My Way, these are the highlights of this year’s Tonys.
- by New York Times
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‘Means so much for a little Australian girl’: Sarah Snook leads Aussie Tonys triumph
Snook has won the Tony Award in New York for best leading actress for her critically acclaimed role in The Picture of Dorian Gray.
- by Louise Rugendyke and Thomas Mitchell
This was the best Shakespeare I’ve seen in Sydney this century. And now it’s back
John Shand gave Margaret Thanos’ stunning production of Timon of Athens five stars in its premiere season. Ahead of its return this week, he sits down with its visionary director.
- by John Shand
‘She just conjured electricity’: Celebrating Divinyls legend Chrissy Amphlett
Feisty, aggressive and sensual, the Geelong-born Divinyls frontwoman was a rock pioneer, ahead of her time. A new show looks at her life and legacy.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
Winter might be setting in, but there’s still plenty to do
Looking for something to do in June? There’s plenty on offer.
- by Sonia Nair
June will not be beach weather for Sydney. Here’s what you should do instead
Sydney’s arts and culture scene has plenty of hot-ticket indoor events that don’t require gumboots, an umbrella or an impossible-to-refold rain poncho.
- by Nicole Elphick
Audiences stayed away from this Hamlet. But then word got out ...
We all know the story of Shakespeare’s troubled prince, but a celebrated production at this year’s Rising is full of surprises.
- by Sarah-Jane Collins
This astronaut says space is not the lonely place we see in science fiction
Don’t believe everything you see in films, says the first Canadian commander of the International Space Station, Chris Hadfield.
- by John Bailey
What becomes of the broken-hearted? This show breaks it to you gently
Part science lesson, part musical, Heartbreak Hotel takes an illuminating walk down Lonely Street.
- by Flora Feltham