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The 21 best things to do when it rains in Sydney
It’s not always blue skies and sunshine in the Harbour City. If you find yourself at a loose end on a rainy day in Sydney, these are the top things to see and so. Sydney is renowned for its outdoor ...
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Review: I must have seen Turandot a dozen times, but this is the first time I got the story
Opera Australia has opened a nine-week season of Turandot with a brand new production. Director Ann Yee has boldly broken the mould and gone for an almost-black and white set which showcases the story and the cast brilliantly. On until March 21, we recommend this for opera lovers and newbies.
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Australia Day Live 2025 lineup confirmed for Sydney Opera House
With Australia Day coming up, thousands of Sydneysiders and visitors are expected to turn up at the Sydney Opera House for the annual Australia Day Live concert. Happening each year,…
A Model Murder – the best show in the Sydney Festival so far
It’s the story of a blonde mattress model who shot her cheating boyfriend at a Sydney King’s Cross nightclub in 1954. It made headlines every day and captivated a city.…
Review: Lord of the Rings musical has singing hobbits, giant spiders – but even they can’t save this show
You’ve read the books. You’ve seen the movies. Do you know how Middle-earth and the world of Hobbits is a complex tale of fantasy. But setting all of this to…
10 Sydney Festival highlights to help start 2025 in style
As the first major event of 2025, Sydney Festival once again kicks off the new year by filling the city with music, theatre, pop-up art exhibitions and lifestyle activations from…
“Panly”: Sydney’s new Putney Beach opens to swimmers this week
Sydney got its first new beach in years just over a year ago when Penrith Beach opened at the tail end of 2023. Now, there’s a new one on the…
How Sydney is celebrating the Australian Open
The Southern Hemisphere’s largest annual sporting event may be further down the coast at Melbourne Park, but there are still a few ways Sydneysiders can get involved in the Australian…
11 great restaurant specials running during Sydney Festival
Help take the pressure off the finances this Sydney Festival with these exclusive restaurant deals. With Sydney Festival currently underway for yet another year, a number of restaurants have popped…
Review: My City is Yours, by Cai Fei. Meet the hilarious people who make almost everything you own
In times to come, when China is more open, anthropologists will be looking for the meaning of what we did to a generation that made just about everything we wear,…
