Arts
Giant seagulls and a new, low-cost blues festival headed to Sydney
Director Olivia Ansell says next year’s Sydney Festival will have a particular emphasis on the harbour, which she hopes will impress even ‘the most jaded Sydneysider’.
- by Nick Galvin
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Review
Michael Fassbender is masterful as cold-blooded murderer in The Killers
Bleakly sardonic humour underlies the violence in David Fincher’s latest film.
- by Sandra Hall
‘We’re coming back’: Hamilton returns to Australia
“You’ll be back!” King George famously bellows in the popular musical. Turns out he was right.
- by Garry Maddox
State Library could be new second home for Sydney Writers’ Festival
A new chief has been appointed to the State Library, and the government has big plans about its future.
- by Linda Morris
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Sydney live reviews
Disco legend brings A-grade showmanship to Sydney
Grammy-winning disco legend Nile Rodgers breaks all the rules in this masterful show.
- by James Jennings
Perfect opportunity for the canny investor
Two finalists in this year’s Sculpture by the Sea have turned a satirical eye on Sydney’s overheated property market.
- by Nick Galvin and Brook Mitchell
Are the Melbourne v Sydney opera wars finally coming to an end?
Opera Australia’s new program is trying to restore some balance between Australia’s biggest cities.
- by Elizabeth Flux
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Art
‘I want that coffin’: How Australia secured ancient Egyptian treasure
The sarcophagus of Ramses II, one of Egypt’s greatest leaders, is coming to Australia as the star attraction of an antiquity blockbuster opening in November.
- by Linda Morris
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Performing arts
New harbourside theatre to bring 1920s vibes to Sydney
The proposed venue is part of multi-million dollar plan to create a major theatre hub district for the city.
- by Linda Morris
Opinion
Music festivals
A SXSW veteran gives his verdict on Sydney’s first attempt
A veteran of the original South by Southwest in Austin, Texas, gives his verdict on the first year of the festival’s Sydney offshoot.
- by Bill Wyman
After 25 years, veteran sculptor finally wins Sculpture by the Sea
This year’s $100,000 Sculpture by the Sea winner has been a finalist on 11 occasions.
- by Nick Galvin