Immersing audiences in the history of Sydney Harbour, with music specially created for each site, this show is everything you could want from a festival celebrating its city.
With its themes of triumph over adversity and romantic escapism, the lavish musical is wonderful entertainment and a tonic for the times.
Stephen Page's breathtaking, final production as Bangarra AD, combines dance, spoken word and song, and takes the company into exciting new territory.
Italian Baroque with Circa is an uncomplicated hit in this year’s festival of complications and setbacks.
Based on the film, the musical is an unashamedly lightweight piece, but it offers plenty of escapist, nostalgic, 80s fun.
This production attempts to update the themes and speak their relevance to an Australian audience, but doesn't quite succeed.
This fine OA production of Puccini's opera is a cracking night out, and a perfect antidote to these dark, pestilence-filled days.
The launch of dance collective Project Animo with five new works is exciting. Alice Topp's Patina is a real keeper but the program could be better curated.
Colourful, quirky, energetic and fast-paced, this Comedy of Errors is an enjoyable romp for most ages.
With its universal message that no one is only what you see, Black Brass is a joy, though more detail in the writing would help the audience care more.
Using 22 Bob Dylan songs, this play with music, set in 1934 during the Great Depression, gradually draws you into its world and leaves you filled with emotion.
Sydney Festival opened last night with a dazzling performance of Ohad Naharin's Decadance performed by Sydney Dance Company, while 80 protestors gathered outside.
Small is beautiful as Mornington’s boutique festival goes online
