Kyiv Social: A heartwarming celebration of Ukrainian food, culture and courage

Kyiv social featured image

Tucked away in the inner-city streets of Sydney is a restaurant that not only fills your belly, but lifts your spirits. Kyiv Social, part of the remarkable Plate It Forward group, is far more than just a place to eat – it’s a powerful symbol of resilience, pride, and hope. At its core, Kyiv Social

Review: Opera Australia’s Rusalka is The Little Mermaid – without the Disney happy ending

Rusalka, Opera Australia

There’s a reason why this season of performances by Opera Australia at the Sydney Opera House is particularly brilliant: the company has been brave enough to make the stories appeal to a contemporary audience. First, there was Danielle de Niese’s sultry Carmen. Now there is Australian soprano Nicole Car’s much more aggressive Rusalka. Both play

Review: Opera Australia’s Carmen resonates with today’s women – that’s why it’s attracting more young ticket buyers than ever

Carmen at the Sydney Opera House

Before Andrew Lloyd-Webber, there was Georges Bizet. His great opera Carmen is 150 years old this year, and remains amongst the world’s most performed works. Yet when it opened on March 3, 1875, it was panned by critics and scandalised French society with its raw story of the working classes and a seductive gypsy girl.

Usher can’t Get Wit It: why his tour cancellation won’t rock Australia’s boat

Usher cancels Aussie tour

The Australian music scene is never dull, and this November and December will see an extraordinary parade of global superstars. Our very own rock titans, AC/DC, are not just selling tickets; they’re obliterating records, moving over 320,000 tickets in a single day for their “POWER UP” tour, marking Ticketek’s largest tour on-sale day in its

Usher cancels Aussie tour – were high prices or too many stars to blame?

Usher in Sydney

American R&B singer Usher has cancelled his upcoming Australian tour – but no-one was saying why. Australia’s appetite for bit tours seems to be huge. But there had been complaints about high ticket prices. From October onwards, Australia will see massive tours from the likes of AC/DC, Oasis, Kendrick Lamar, Metallica, Addison Rae, Mariah Carey

Review: Cats, at the Theatre Royal, Sydney

Cats at the Theatre Royal Sydney

Sydney, you’ve been blessed. In the past two months, we’ve seen two of the world’s longest-running musicals. And they couldn’t be more different. In May, we watched enthralled as Les Misérables, from the pen of the man the New York Times called the most powerful producer in theatre, Cameron Mackintosh, took over the ICC Theatre.

Scott Silven’s The Lost Things Review: Illusions, Insecurities, and Emotional Awe

Illusionist Scott Silven

“Magic is the only honest profession. A magician promises to deceive you and he does.” – Karl Germain, renowned American magician. Scott Silven is an accomplished story teller.  And tonight’s story is about a young boy with an Ipod – remember those? – who is lost in a forest near his home in Hamilton, Scotland. Ostensibly,

Sydney production of Picture of Dorian Gray gets New York award in huge win

Sarah Snook in Broadway's The Picture of Dorian Gray

New York’s famed Tony Awards have recognised Australian actress Sarah Snook and the Sydney Theatre Company’s production of The Picture of Dorian Gray. Snook, who plays 26 different parts in the remarkable and theatrically acclaimed production, won Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role and Marg Horwell won Best Costume Design in a