What’s on
How we turned an ‘unadaptable’ story into a blockbuster film
After a conversation with my friend more than 20 years ago, The Return is finally in cinemas.
- by John Collee
Latest
This brilliant, prescient play helps explain the rise of Trump
Our reviewers take in the latest shows around Sydney.
- by John Shand, Millie Muroi and Peter McCallum
The artist loved by Obama is bringing a new show to Sydney
The New York-based Julie Mehretu has become a star of the international art world, at times courting controversy.
- by Michaela Boland
Lights, camera, no ads: How going to the movies could change
They’ve long been a fixture of going to the cinema, but could pre-show ads be on the cutting room floor?
- by Penry Buckley
He might be a Coppola but Jason Schwartzman is his own star
The actor didn’t start in the family firm, making his name with Wes Anderson instead.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
He received death threats for a joke about Jesus, now Reuben Kaye is in Jesus Christ Superstar
The cabaret star is the “power-hungry, extravagant child nepo baby” King Herod in the latest revival of the enduring musical.
- by Cassidy Knowlton
Dancing mermaids and salty pirates: The show that revels in being ‘something Netflix can’t do’
It won five Tony awards, now the hit Broadway show Peter and the Starcatcher has been given an Australian makeover.
- by Lenny Ann Low
Even before she was born, Jazzmeia Horn’s superstar future was assured
The jazz virtuoso happily acknowledges she stands on the shoulders of giants.
- by John Shand
Check out the alien eggs, moonscapes and bonsai – the music’s not bad, either
Our reviewers catch up with all the latest shows around town.
- by John Shand and Michael Ruffles
Without a time machine, this is the closest you’ll get to hearing Mozart play
Musical polymath Francesco Corti will play a replica of Mozart’s fortepiano in a series of concerts this month – but how does it compare to the real thing?
- by Barney Zwartz
★★★★
Review
Kate Winslet is a powerhouse as war photographer Lee Miller
Lee Miller had an extraordinary life, and this film more than does her justice.
- by Sandra Hall
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