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Eddie Perfect: ‘I think my true natural state is utter laziness’

As he enters his ‘wise old man’ era, the former ‘wunderkind’ composer-playwright-performer delves deep into optimism, kindness and his lifelong aversion to disappointing people

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Opera House shines with spotlight on Indigenous artists

The Sydney Opera House will be illuminated with the works of First Nations artists, celebrating culture, connection and storytelling of Indigenous people.

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Crystal Voyager: the ultimate surfing film with a DIY spirit – and a Pink Floyd soundtrack

This trippy, beautiful 1973 film took the camera inside a wave for the first time, impressing waxheads and terrifying at least one very high journalist

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In the Heights review – Broadway behemoth’s scrappiest show is full of heart

This breakout work from Lin-Manuel Miranda doubles as a study of an artist on the rise: big feelings, boisterous raps, and a ragtag gang bonded by love and fire

The Guardian - AU

Inside the tube of classic surf film Crystal Voyager

A digital remaster of 1973 surf classic Crystal Voyager will screen at the Sydney Opera House, 50 years after it premiered at the newly-built venue.

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Benjamin Millepied’s Romeo and Juliet Suite review – a surprising, often thrilling experience

Choreographer’s queer, condensed version dissolves the boundaries of the stage and, in a brilliant passage of dancing, the walls of the Joan Sutherland theatre itself

The Guardian - AU

Thom Yorke brings his first-ever solo tour to Australia

Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke has announced his first-ever solo tour, including concerts in Sydney and Melbourne.

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Exploring The Top 10 Historic Theaters Worldwide

Discover renowned opera houses and theaters worldwide, from the historic La Scala in Milan to the modern Sydney Opera House.

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Benjamin Millepied on queering Romeo and Juliet: ‘In France they called me woke’

The Black Swan choreographer is bringing his unique take on Shakespeare to Sydney – involving cameras and dancers running outside the Opera House

The Guardian - AU

Tara Rae Moss: ‘So many doctors in different continents told me that I would never recover’

Eight years ago, the international bestselling author was diagnosed with a debilitating pain condition. Now able to walk again, she talks about women, medicine and pushing into the unknown

The Guardian - AU

Josh Thomas: Let’s Tidy Up review – comedian returns to the stage with stories of ADHD and autism

In his new show, the creator of Please Like Me and Everything’s Gonna Be Okay takes stock of his life after two diagnoses – and interrogates whether he should, or even can, change

The Guardian - AU

Queer canon written in opera and song

The Sydney Opera House will play host to an original rock opera that seeks to expand and celebrate queer history for one night only.

AAP

Tim Minchin pens ironic Opera House anniversary tribute

Performer Tim Minchin has penned an ode to the Sydney Opera House to mark the 50th anniversary of its opening by Queen Elizabeth II on October 20, 1973.

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Sydney Opera House at 50: the stories behind the superstitions, sleepovers and scene-stealing moments

From Hugh Jackman’s black eye to ‘benevolent’ ghosts in the back seats, tour guides, security staff and stage managers guide us through five decades beneath the white sails

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Sydney Opera House: 85,000 oyster shells tell of site’s true story in major public artwork

Quandamooka artist Megan Cope oversaw the hand-polishing, threading and mounting of the shells in a collaborative work that recognises the recent and ancient history of Bennelong Point

The Guardian - AU

From pop to classical to avant-garde: the 15 best Sydney Opera House shows to stream for free

The venue is releasing 50 archival films across the next two months, to celebrate its 50th year. Our editors and critics have selected the top picks

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All-abilities dance company leaps at Opera House debut

Restless Dance Theatre, a company of dancers with and without disabilities, will perform at the Sydney Opera House for the first time.

The Independent UK

Premier defends Sydney Opera House snub for Charles III coronation

Premier says Opera House should honour Australians first and foremost

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The interactive theatre taking children on a journey across Australia’s Indigenous nations

Saltbush invites kids to hop across lily pads and gaze up at the night sky on a ‘magic carpet’. The minds behind it explain how it works

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine urges Australia to reopen embassy; Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras returns to Oxford Street – as it happened

Sydney Opera House among buildings lit up with Ukraine’s national colours amid vigils to mark year since Russia’s invasion

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Sydney WorldPride headliner Kae Tempest on how coming out as non-binary transformed their life and art, and their Australian tour

It took many years and a health crisis for Kae Tempest to realise they’d been trying to escape themselves; ahead of Sydney WorldPride, they explain how coming out as non-binary was not only transformative but essential.

ABC News

Liz Kingsman skewers the One Woman Show popularised by Fleabag with her Sydney Opera House debut

Liz Kingsman has vaulted from "silly, stupid" sketches in university to London's West End — and now Sydney Opera House — with her hit One Woman Show, which skewers cliches.

The Guardian - AU

The Lovers review – Shakespeare musical charms, but doesn’t always deliver

The Playhouse, Sydney Opera HouseBell Shakespeare’s first ever musical puts some pop into A Midsummer Night’s Dream – and it is good fun, if you don’t think too hard about it

The Guardian - AU

Sydney festival 2023: Town Hall to be filled with 26 tonnes of sand for program showpiece

The heritage building’s floor will be covered in sand for an award-winning opera – one of a few architectural landmarks that will get a new life this summer

ABC News

Michael Mohammed Ahmad brings his anti-racist work to the Sydney Opera House and OzAsia Festival with The Demon

Miles Franklin nominee Michael Mohammed Ahmad turns to theatre to tell a story of racism spanning 250 years, in a surreal new thriller called The Demon.

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