Arts
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One brilliant performer sets this Aussie classic alight
Kala Gare’s exceptional turn as Sybylla in My Brilliant Career leads this round-up of all the latest shows around the city.
- Peter McCallum, Harriet Cunningham and John Shand
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Getting intimate: Pinchgut wants you to lean forward in this ‘reckless’ move
Historically scaled performance returns intimacy to the concert hall.
- Nick Galvin
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- Performing arts
Sydney Dance Company artistic director Rafael Bonachela reveals departure date
The Spanish-born choreographer and Kylie Minogue collaborator joined SDC in 2008 and has taken its work to the global dance stage.
- Nick Galvin
Forget Taylor and Kanye – this celebrity feud lasted 40 years
Bette Davis and Joan Crawford clung to their bitter quarrel until Crawford’s death.
- John Shand
M.L. Stedman’s achingly human epic is like an Australian Gone With The Wind
A Far-Flung Life is cut from a similar cloth from Stedman’s bestselling debut The Light Between Oceans
- Tom Ryan
How this organ superstar picked up 4 million followers on social media
Anna Lapwood has become one of the best recognised classical musicians of her generation playing one of the most unlikely instruments.
- Nick Galvin
What to see (and how to see it) at the 2026 Biennale of Sydney
A critic’s guide to the highlights of the event, which spreads from the Nepean River to Sydney Harbour.
- Joanna Mendelssohn
The skin’s still perfect, but maybe it’s time Lloyd Cole mixed things up a bit
Our verdict on Lloyd Cole’s latest show leads this wrap-up of all the biggest performances around town.
- Harriet Cunningham, Shamim Razavi, John Shand, Kate Prendergast, George Palathingal and Nicole Economos
- ★★★★½
- Sydney live reviews
The result of a single test tears this friendship apart
A premiere of a new British play and a production of As You Like It head this round-up of reviews from around the city.
- Kate Prendergast, Joyce Morgan, Michael Ruffles, Shamim Razavi and John Shand
The controversial Lionel Shriver returns and a star tells (almost) all: 16 books to read
Candid memoirs and long-awaited returns, there is a bumper crop of new books – including a novel that may be Looking for Alibrandi for a new generation.
- Jason Steger