• News

    Seu Jorge: The Eclectic Brazilian Who One-Upped David Bowie

    Tipped as one the must-sees of Sydney Festival 2015, this smooth-voiced Brazilian made us rethink The Thin White Duke.

  • News

    The 2014 Boxing Day Movie Smackdown

    It's a fierce field of contenders, except for one sadly flabby has-been.

  • News

    The Ten Best Movies Hardly Anyone Saw in 2014

    They were box office flops in 2014. Give them some VOD love in 2015.

  • News

    The Enduring Lure of Shakespeare Under the Stars

    Why do midsummer nights go so well with the Bard? Shakespeare in the Royal Botanic Gardens director Glenn Elston has a hint.

  • News

    Five Films to Watch During World Movies Summer of Sin

    Spend Christmas Eve watching a classic of soft-core French cinema, and Christmas Eve Eve with James Franco's porn doco.

  • News

    Why Fat Dancers Might Be the Most Important Thing You See at The Sydney Festival

    With Nothing to Lose, dance company Force Majeure is poking at our prejudices.

  • News

    The Hills Are Alive Announces 2015 Lineup

    Next year's lineup is worthy of a Julie Andrews Twirl or two.

  • News

    New Farm Cinemas Opens Second Phase, Adds Affordable 'Gold Rooms'

    New Farm Six Cinemas is finally true to its name.

  • News

    Laneway Festival Sideshows Announced

    Mind-expanding plasm, melting sonic rainbows and hulking riffs.

  • News

    Concrete Playground's Summer Reading List

    Ten books from this year that no bibliophile should miss.

  • News

    The Astor Theatre Could be Saved by Palace Cinemas

    Palace Cinemas could be the knight in shining celluloid cinephiles have hoped for.

  • News

    Five Reasons Why Violent Soho Have Australian Crowds Hooked

    Having just wrapped up a huge year at Festival of the Sun, these Brisbane lads have Aussie audiences in the palm of their hand.

  • News

    Lorde Picks up Golden Globe Nomination

    Just when you thought she gone and done it all, and then again...

  • News

    Auckland's New State-of-the-Art Theatre Gets The Go-Ahead

    Construction of the ASB Waterfront Theatre is about to get under way and it can't come soon enough for Auckland Theatre Company's Artistic Director Colin McColl.

  • News

    Noel Fielding Announces Australia and New Zealand 2015 Tour

    Spend an evening with The Mighty Boosh co-lead's most beloved and baffling characters.

  • Guide

    The Summer Arts & Entertainment Guide

    The nights are long; savour them in the best outdoor (or air conditioned) events.

  • Guide

    The Summer Arts & Entertainment Guide

    The nights are long; savour them in the best outdoor (or air conditioned) events.

  • News

    This Local Artist Wants Your Name on Her Giant Playable Sculpture

    From the maker of giant banana boat ice-cream, oversized pizza and a phallic knob inside a deep freeze.

  • Guide

    The Summer Arts & Entertainment Guide

    The nights are long; savour them in the best outdoor (or air conditioned) events.

  • News

    Theatre Goes Immersive in Sydney with The Age of Entitlement

    Choose your own adventure in a 166-year-old mansion in The Rocks.

  • News

    Anita Sarkeesian Heads Lineup for All About Women 2015

    She explained #Gamergate to Stephen Colbert. Now Sydney.

  • News

    Win Tickets to Concrete Playground Presents: Fury at Openair Cinemas

    Join us for David Ayre's brutal and unflinching foray into WWII, with live music by JR Reyne.

  • News

    Words with Ron Carroll, Superstar Headliner at Highlife NYE

    A few words with the DJ, singer and house producer.

  • News

    Behind Melbourne’s Brand New $26 Million Contemporary Art Museum

    One of the biggest donations to the Australian art industry in years.

  • News

    Shadow Electric Outdoor Cinema Announces 2015 Program

    Share a bevvy with Talking Heads, Christopher Nolan and Wes Craven in a convent.

  • News

    A Pedestrian-Friendly CBD May Have to Make Way For More Cars

    Plans include narrowing CBD footpaths. Actually narrowing them.

  • News

    St George OpenAir Cinema 2015 Program Announced

    Seven premieres and Priscilla, Queen of the Desert's 21st birthday.

  • News

    Nightcrawler's Dan Gilroy on Turning Jake Gyllenhaal into a Coyote

    And interns, the debut director thinks you'll relate.

  • News

    The Five Best Things to See at Wonderland 2015

    A new festival is adding some cheek to your early summer nights.

  • News

    Messina to Return to Sydney Festival Village in Hyde Park

    What in the world will top the Messinawiener?

  • News

    Six Sydney Festival 2015 Hot Dates

    There's no excuse for a boring date night during January.

  • News

    Sydney Gets Pedestrian Countdown Timers, Finally

    Now running into intersections is something you can make an educated decision about.

  • News

    The Ten Best Sydney Festival 2015 Gigs to Buy Tickets to Now

    From Brazilian beats to French countryside jams, SydFest has a set for you.

  • News

    Why William Onyeabor Won’t Perform On Stage

    After eight albums in just as many years, the Afro-funk legend suddenly stopped talking. Why?

  • News

    Win Tickets to World Movies Secret Cinema

    The awesome immersive cinema experience finally makes it to Brisbane.

  • News

    Win Tickets to Little Ones Theatre's House of Yes

    What happens when Little Ones Theatre tackle a cult classic that deals with incest, a hurricane and a family's obsession with JFK?

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