Sydney Fringe Festival had a record-breaking year in 2025

The Sydney Fringe Festival is back in September for its 2024 edition.

It’s official: Sydney Fringe Festival 2025 was one for the record books, posting the highest ticket sales and largest number of participating artist’s in the festival’s 15-year history. Across September, the Sydney Fringe’s $15 flash sale accounted for more than 6,000 tickets sold in a single day. But Fringe’s success was a month-long affair, breaking

Review: Scientology The Musical โ€” see it before the lawyers move in

George Glass Scientology the Musical

When a show has “see it before we get sued” in its performance description, it’s hard not to be intrigued. But this show is about Scientology, the so-called religion better known for its Hollywood A-list members… and for litigation. George Glass, actually a trio self-described as an “art rock band” from Adelaide, confronts the controversy

Review: ‘A Succulent Chinese Musical?!’ puts meme humour in a headlock

A Succulent Chinese Musical

Turning memes into musicals is a pointed comment on how absurd life has been since “going viral” became a household phrase. And yet here we are, at the Sydney Fringe Festival, seated in Darlinghurst’s beautiful Eternity Playhouse while the life of “notorious crim” Jack Karlson is cleverly retraced with as much theatricality and laugh-out-loud humour

Sydney Fringe Festival 2025: Your guide to all precincts

Sydney Fringe Festival

Sydney Fringe Festival may be a way off yet, but we’ve got our first glimpse at this year’s program. Returning for its 16th year, the festival will expand north of the bridge for the first time and Western Sydney is even more present across the program. With an estimated 490 events taking place at more

The 10 best shows at Sydney Fringe Festival this year

a man lying on the ground with his mouth open

The daring, dazzling and at times dangerous Sydney Fringe Festival is back for another year of eccentricity, oddball mayhem, playfully slick performances, and alt-comedy. Sydney is the midst of great chance, investing heavily in its longstanding arts festivals and really leaning on creatives to help move this city into the next phase, beyond its beauty

18 things to do in Sydney in September 2025

Festival of the Winds Bondi Beach

Want to make this a September to remember? Check out all the incredible events Sydney is offering up this month, as we head into Spring. Whether you’re an art aficionado, fitness fanatic, foodie, or just looking for something fun to do this September, Harbour City is delivering. From the bold displays of work at Australasiaโ€™s