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The Wiggles join free Sydney festival
Teenager Tsehay Hawkins will perform live with The Wiggles at the ELEVATE Sydney festival. The free event has plenty of family friendly offerings.
Sneak peek at first musical set to entertain post-lockdown
Cast members of the first post-pandemic live show to help rejuvenate Wagga’s entertainment sector have described their excitement about getting on stage again.
9 to 5: Girls show who’s the boss
Marina Prior will be joined by Casey Donovan and Erin Clare when Dolly Parton’s famed musical opens at the Capitol Theatre.
Perfect return to Aussie stage
Actor and comedian Eddie Perfect is heading to Sydney to star in Dolly Parton’s famed musical 9 to 5.
Indigenous art gallery opens in the Southern Highlands
Australian artist and founder of Ngununggula – Ben Quilty – believes the gallery is the “last piece of the puzzle” for the Southern Highlands cultural scene.
James Bond set to save south coast cinemas
The south coast’s passionate cinema operators are hopeful people will return to the age-old tradition of an afternoon at the movies to help save them from the brink post-lockdown.
Rise up! Hamilton cast ready to return to the stage
Hamilton stars Jason Arrow and Lyndon Watts can’t wait to get back on stage and promise a show that is even better than it was before the music stopped.
Fiona’s secret weapon to surviving Sydney’s lockdown
“I’m always thinking of them, how much I love them. They’re literally inspiring me to get up every morning.” Clarence artist shares her secrets.
Australia’s farming future in good hands
Farmer and photographer Kim Storey has self-published her pictorial tribute to bush kids in a new book called Little Farmers.
2021 Young Archie Competition winners revealed
A brother, a sister, a mother and a self portrait are among the subjects painted by the winners of this year’s Young Archie portrait competition.
Stunning underwater photo series
Francesca Owen represented Australia at the London Olympics and has now turned her talents to underwater photography. See some of her amazing shots.
Best space photos of 2021
These spectacular images of the universe are the finalists in a competition which celebrates the best astronomy images taken by Australian photographers.
Museum of Contemporary Art names new director
An award-winning Australian curator and director will return from her lauded overseas career to lead Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art.
Portrait prize focuses on shear genius
Shearers, survivors and animal lovers inspired entries in the National Photographic Portrait Prize, writes Elizabeth Fortescue.
French Impressionists bring colour and beauty to Melbourne
A launch of the blockbuster exhibition of French Impressionist master works in Melbourne was a rousing success, with 110 works on display — 79 of them never seen before in Australia.
Phantom superhero PNG tribal shields on view in Sydney
When tribesmen of the PNG Highlands grabbed their machetes and set off for battle, they needed a shield with the most protective imagery they could get. Enter the Phantom.
Review: 9/11 musical is heartwarming and uplifting
The hit show about ‘plane people’ diverted to Canada in the wake of the September 11 attacks will remind you that goodness exists.
Musical remembers human response to 9/11
It’s a show you’ve probably never heard of but the stars of Come From Away — based on real life events following the tragedy of 9/11 — are sure it will change your life.
Aussies stranded by 9/11 portrayed in moving musical
Australians stranded in the aftermath of 9/11 are still amazed by the actions of those who took them in and in doing so inspired a groundbreaking musical now showing in Sydney.
Rare chance to see Impressionist masterpieces
Every picture in this blockbuster exhibition of Impressionist works ‘is better than the one before’ — and the good news is they are right here on our doorstep.
Kate Ceberano portrait wins Archibald Packing Room Prize
A “strong” portrait of celebrated Australian singer Kate Ceberano has won a popular art prize — for the second time.
Disney’s favourite nanny headed for Sydney
Get ready to sing Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious as the classic film Mary Poppins is turned into a musical in Sydney at the Lyric Theatre next year.
Year 12 students hoping musical leads to Fame
Students at Sydney’s McDonald College will soon be hitting the boards to revive iconic 1980’s musical Fame, complete with its show-stealing theme.
Sydney’s new ancient opera in the park
Sydney native and opera soprano Alexandra Oomens has returned from London to sing in a new production of The Loves Of Apollo and Dafne, this time set in a park.
Former PM’s daughter dating Kristen Stewart’s ex
It’s been revealed the youngest daughter of former Australian prime minister Paul Keating is dating a controversial Hollywood director, and the pair has appeared in an Archibald Prize entry.
Inspiring musical set to fly into Sydney next year
The musical Come From Away, which tells the story of a remote island community that rallied to care for the passengers and crew of 38 international flights diverted there after the September 11 terror attacks, is still set to be performed in Sydney — but just later than expected due to the pandemic.
‘Pippin’ set to make its circus-themed return in November
The people behind the award-winning Broadway musical are also concerned with making sure the COVID safety plan is all ticked off.
Artist John Olsen launches new legal action against stepdaughter
Famed artist John Olsen has launched another legal action in an attempt to force his estranged stepdaughter to hand over the money from the sale of a multimillion-dollar Southern Highlands estate.
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