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Look to theatre and museums for things to do when it rains.

Winter might be setting in, but there’s still plenty to do

Looking for something to do in June? There’s plenty on offer.

  • Sonia Nair

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Wicked star Cynthia Erivo will appear on the West End in Kip William’s Dracula.

Cynthia Erivo to play Dracula and 22 supporting roles in West End debut of STC show

The Wicked film star will take on every character in a reimagining of Bram Stoker’s classic gothic novel from the creators of Olivier Award-winning hit The Picture of Dorian Gray.

  • Thomas Mitchell
And Then There Were None.

Packed with delicious surprises, this Agatha Christie mystery is great theatre

Harriet Cunningham reviews And Then There Were None.

  • John Shand, Harriet Cunningham, Millie Muroi, Peter McCallum and Daniel Herborn
Pamela Rabe stars in Happy Days.

‘Definitely not’ on my bucket list: Why Pamela Rabe said yes to Beckett

The actor had to think twice before playing Winnie in Samuel Beckett’s Happy Days – one of theatre’s most demanding roles.

  • John Shand
Matt Lucas and Marina Prior in Les Miserables the Arena Spectacular.

Matt Lucas and Marina Prior: The Les Miserables arena show is here

The Little Britain comedian first saw the show as a 13th birthday present – now he’s part of a bigger-than-Ben Hur production touring Australia.

  • Lenny Ann Low
Radhika Mudaliyar and Nadie Kammallaweera play a daughter and mother dealing with change in The Wrong Gods.

What happens on the way to opening night? It’s quite a drama

S. Shakthidharan thrilled us with Counting and Cracking. Now, as his new play, The Wrong Gods, makes its world premiere, rehearsal diaries relive the highs and lows.

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Nicole Da Silva, Anthony Taufa and Gareth Davies are starring in a season of two Pinter plays at Ensemble Theatre.

The playwright who humanised hitmen decades before Pulp Fiction

Harold Pinter’s bleakly funny The Dumb Waiter shows us the banality in brutality. It features in a new Ensemble double header with his equally comic play The Lover.

  • Chris Hook
A fear of magpies inspired Justine Clarke’s new album and stage show Mimi’s Symphony.

Magpies used to make Justine Clarke nervous – then she put them in her new show

Spending time at an inner Sydney park during swooping season gave the veteran star of stage and screen a great idea – once she pushed through her dread.

  • Nicole Elphick
Les Miserables - The Arena Spectacular.

A stirring Les Miserables serves up a late surprise

Our critics take in the latest performances around town.

  • John Shand, Peter McCallum, Kate Prendergast and Joyce Morgan
Some of the fun activities in the April school holiday guide for Sydney.

Things to do this school holidays in Sydney

From the visual arts to a beloved musical, live music and comedy, here’s how to keep the kids busy these school holidays.

  • Nicole Elphick

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