Sydney live reviews
★★★★★
Arts
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
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Girls’ night out becomes the road trip from hell
A spontaneous act of revenge is at the centre of this new play.
- by John Shand
★★★★
Live reviews
The Chicks raise a middle finger to all the lying liars from liar town
Our critics take a look at some of the new shows around town.
- by Michael Bailey, Cassie Tongue, John Shand, Peter McCallum and Bernard Zuel
★★★★★
What’s on
Young, cool and brilliant: The string quartet of the future
Our reviewers run a critical eye over some of the latest performances around town.
- by John Shand, Shamim Razavi, Millie Muroi and Peter McCallum
★★★
Performing arts
Fans left in the dark by strange Solange gig
Our critics look over some recent performances around town.
- by James Jennings and Peter McCallum
★★★
What’s on
High drama in a city on edge after the Lindt Cafe siege
Our critics run their eyes over some of the latest shows in town.
- by John Shand, Shamim Razavi and Cassie Tongue
★★★½
What’s on
Summer of Harold is a shrewd journey from comedy to weirdness
Our critics run their eye over the latest batch of performances around town.
- by John Shand, Michael Bailey, Cassie Tongue and Peter McCallum
★★★★
What’s on
G Flip confirms their rock star status with a bang
Our reviewers run a critical eye over the latest shows and concerts around town.
- by Cassie Tongue, John Shand, Peter Mccallum and Michael Bailey
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Live music
Superstar jazz musician and orchestra visit Sydney with ambitious concert
A wrap of the week’s live reviews, including Restless Dance Theatre’s Exposed, Godz at Sydney Fringe, and Jazz at Lincoln Centre Orchestra and the Sydney Symphony.
- by Chantal Nguyen, Daniel Herborn and John Shand
Latest reviews
Performing arts
Goth metal veterans Evanescence bring us to life with hit-heavy show
A wrap of the week’s live reviews, including Force Majeure’s idk, INDance, Cub Sport, Opera Australia’s Miss Saigon, Unprecedented and Evanescence.
- by Harriet Cunningham, Bernard Zuel, Chantal Nguyen, John Shand and Michael Ruffles
How we ended up on our knees at Genesis Owusu’s secret Sydney show
The Ghanian-Australian rapper dropped second album Struggler on Friday and celebrated by treating his Sydney fans to an intimate set the following night.
- by Kate Hennessy