My Sydney Festival – Kris Nelson, the new director, on his first Sydney event

Mama Does Derby production

Sydney Festival’s new director has revealed his top ten picks for 2026. Canadian Kris Nelson, introducing his first festival this morning and talked about the importance of the 50th anniversary event, which starts on January 8th and runs until January 25th. Of course, there are already controversial newspaper headlines over an activist play starring British

Review: Back to the Future: The Musical has some of the most stunning stagecraft I’ve ever seen

Back to the Future at the Lyric Theatre

Spoiler alert: This article contains details that might spoil your surprise when you see Back to the Future: The Musical at Sydney’s Lyric Theatre. But on the other hand, so many have seen the three movies, the real surprise is how it has been brought to life on stage. And it has – in spectacular