Calamity Jane plays for love, not money
Virginia Gay tells how playing Calamity Jane in a seat-of-the-pants show brings out her inner adrenalin junkie.
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Elissa Blake
Elissa Blake is an Arts Writer.
Hansard Monologues brings the funniest speeches of Parliament to life
After an eight-week election campaign, you could be forgiven for thinking you've heard enough political speechmaking for a while. But Tim Jones hopes there's still a little room in our hearts and minds for some of the best, funniest, weirdest and most controversial speeches from the 44th Parliament of Australia,
Singers speak out about opera’s abused women
Opera is a deadly place for a woman. Night after night, they must pay with their lives for "sins" that range from desire to independence. So how do modern singers cope?
Low Level Panic
Audiences for Low Level Panic shouldn't feel surprised if they sense their inner voyeur turned on during the course of the evening.
Ensemble gets it right and the proof is in the goosebumps
In the 18th century, many composers were obsessed with the human physical reaction to music, says violinist Skye McIntosh. "The idea that the voice could give you goosebumps. They wanted to emulate that in the music they wrote for instruments. They wanted to provoke a reaction."
From singin' on the sidelines to Singin' in the Rain
Sudden illness in the cast can derail a million-dollar production or throw an unknown talent into the spotlight. Meet the understudies.
Play puts bromance to the test
Wikipedia defines bromance as 'a close, emotionally intense, non-sexual bond between two (or more) men … that exceeds that of usual friendship'.
Karate opens door to healing
For the young Dan Katz, directionless and troubled, karate helped him to reconnect mind, body and sense of purpose. Nearly half a century later, it was karate that helped Dan's playwright daughter Lally heal a wounded heart.
Sydney Theatre Company outgoing director Jonathan Church deposed in 'palace coup'
Jonathan Church's shock departure from the Sydney Theatre Company has the "whiff of a palace coup" as board chairman concedes it will cause questions in the short term.
Tips to make most of light entertainment
All that families need to know to get the most of this year's Vivid Sydney festival.
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