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Theatre

The Walworth Farce

Robin Goldsworthy, Laurence Coy and Troy Harrison feature in an intimate production of a fiendish Enda Walsh farce.

Where: Kings Cross Theatre, Sydney When: 18 May - 19 Jun 2018

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Opera

Les Mamelles de Tirésias

Francis Poulenc’s 1947 opera is an absurdist romp through the turbulent relationship of Therese and her husband.

Where: Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Sydney When: 19 - 26 May 2018

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Musical

Gypsy

Arthur Laurents’ landmark musical documents the dying days of vaudeville and the birth of a shocking new form of entertainment.

Where: Hayes Theatre Company, Potts Point, Sydney When: 18 May - 30 Jun 2018

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Dance

Ab [Intra]

What the critics says: Rafael Bonachela's emotionally complex new work draws unanimous praise.

Where: Roslyn Packer Theatre, Walsh Bay, Sydney When: 14 - 26 May 2018

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Theatre

Good Cook. Friendly. Clean.

Audrey review: Tara Morice electrifies the story of a woman facing the harsh realities of Sydney's rental housing market.

Where: Griffin Theatre, Kings Cross, Sydney When: 4 May - 16 Jun 2018

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Theatre

The Sugar House

Kris McQuaid stars in Alana Valentine's new play, a story of work and corruption and how Australia went from working class to middle class.

Where: Belvoir, Surry Hills, Sydney When: 5 May - 3 Jun 2018

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Theatre

Shirley Valentine

What the critics say: Willy Russell’s portrait of a lonely woman's self-directed revolution seems to have lost none of its evergreen appeal.

Where: Ensemble Theatre, Kirribilli, Sydney When: 3 May - 9 Jun 2018

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Theatre

Still Point Turning

From the age of eight, Catherine McGregor knew she was a woman. But first she would have to live as a man.

Where: STC Wharf 1, Millers Point, Sydney When: 21 Apr - 26 May 2018

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Theatre

The Lieutenant of Inishmore

A member of the Irish National Liberation Army, “Mad Padraic” cares about one thing and it’s not the fight for Irish independence. It’s his cat.

Where: New Theatre, Newtown, Sydney When: 24 Apr - 26 May 2018

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Cabaret

Phil Scott Sings Lionel Bart

Phil Scott celebrates a life lived to excess and some of the best known songs of the twentieth century.

Where: Riverside Theatres, Parramatta, Sydney When: 27 - 27 May 2018

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Features

Longer reads. Big ideas. More than just the skinny.

Got a few minutes? Spend some of them on Audrey’s long-form writing on theatre, dance, opera, and performance in Sydney and beyond.

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Conversation 25 - 25 May 2018

Staging the unstageable

"I was half expecting it to fail. And why not? Most plays do." Writer David Finnigan on lessons learned in Griffin's production of Kill Climate Deniers.

DanceRiverside Theatres, Parramatta, Sydney 26 - 27 Jun 2018

Can contemporary dance help kids navigate their complex world?

A new dance work springs from a fascination with the cognitive impact of the increasing time young people spend on screens.

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Theatre 25 - 25 May 2018

Masters of the House: Who are Australia’s Extreme Theatregoers?

Les Mis 1000 times? 85 (and a half) viewings of Wicked? Actor George Kemp goes in search of Australia's theatre obsessives.

TheatreSTC Wharf 1, Millers Point, Sydney 21 Apr - 26 May 2018

More than meets the eye: the complexity and joy of Cate McGregor

Still Point Turning has the potential to be a beacon for those who need one, says Charles O'Grady.

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TheatreRiverside Theatres, Parramatta, Sydney 29 May - 1 Jun 2018

Stolen has become “more than us” says playwright Jane Harrison

Twenty years after its premiere, Jane Harrison's Stolen continues to speak for generations of Aboriginal people.

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“Design is so much more than making things look pretty”

Conversation 25 - 25 May 2018

People

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"ideas curator"

Writer

Pip Cummings

New York-based Pip Cummings is a writer, editor and ideas curator.

"playwright"

Artist, Writer

Ang Collins

Ang is an emerging playwright and dramaturg, master of the unpaid arts internship.

"diversity advisor"

Audrey contributor, Writer

Bali Padda

Actor, producer and diversity advisor for Australia's theatre and screen industry. Chair of Equity's Diversity Committee. Macrame enthusiast.

"progress and subversion"

Artist, Writer

Antoinette Barbouttis

Antoinette is a Sydney based designer, fine artist and now actor.

AUDREY Journal

Sydney's Arts Journal

Lost Boys

Good Cook. Friendly. Clean.

Stalking the Bogeyman

Ab [Intra]

Letters to Lindy

What's On

The Walworth Farce

Les Mamelles de Tirésias

Gypsy

Ab [Intra]

Good Cook. Friendly. Clean.

The Sugar House

Shirley Valentine

Still Point Turning

The Lieutenant of Inishmore

Phil Scott Sings Lionel Bart

Features

Staging the unstageable

Can contemporary dance help kids navigate their complex world?

Masters of the House: Who are Australia’s Extreme Theatregoers?

More than meets the eye: the complexity and joy of Cate McGregor

Stolen has become “more than us” says playwright Jane Harrison

“Design is so much more than making things look pretty”

“Don’t underestimate the audience,” says Declan Greene

Who is “Standing Ovation Man”?

Truth or dare (or can we have both?)

People

Pip Cummings

Ang Collins

Bali Padda

Antoinette Barbouttis

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