Gittoes a highlight of packed Casula Powerhouse program
Major Australian artist George Gittoes is a highlight of the impressive autumn/winter program at the Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre.
Month: April 2021
Controversy as Darling Harbour redevelopment plans continue apace
Pyrmont residents have expressed dismay over the planned redevelopment of the Harbourside Shopping Centre – the latest in a string of Darling Harbour ‘re-developments’.
Rick Morton: “Gay, working class, vulnerable: my very existence is political”
Award-winning journalist, author and Sydney Writers’ Festival drawcard Rick Morton speaks with the Sentinel about his year of living vulnerably.
Johnny Manuel sets his sights on new horizons
America’s Got Talent and The Voice Australia star Johnny Manuel on his new single, live shows and new life in Sydney.
Air quality warnings issued as hazard reduction burns blanket Sydney in smoke
NSW Health has advised Sydneysiders to avoid strenuous outside activity as smoke haze blankets Sydney.
Having the balls to laugh at cancer
Comedian Michael Shafar has dealt with all the Big Cs: cancer, chemo, Covid and comedy – but he’ll be giving 110% at the Sydney Comedy Festival this year.
A letter-perfect performance from the North Shore Theatre Co.
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a wordy title that spells laughs and entertainment.
Life Is Elsewhere: Catherine McQuade’s hypnotic new song and futuristic music video
Catherine McQuade’s ‘Life Is Elsewhere’ merges wistful lyrics with hypnotic music, backed by a stylish music video.
Effie-ing Fabulous: Mary Coustas
The Sentinel speaks with Mary Coustas – actor, comedian, TV personality, writer and the woman behind iconic Greek-Australian character, ‘Effie’.
I squirmed in my seat. I was supposed to.
Review: “The Removalists” by David Williamson, New Theatre, Newtown. By editor-at-large Gary Nunn.
Free public transport flagged to boost CBD
Free public transport into Sydney’s city centre could become a reality, if a suggestion made at today’s Sydney CBD Summit is taken up.
The style almost becomes the substance in this play of nostalgia-fetish gone wrong
The Sydney Theatre Company’s “Home, I’m Darling” explores gender roles through one woman’s fetishisation of the stereotypical 1950s housewife.
Sydney Writers’ Festival 2021: putting writers and ideas within reach
Sydney Writers’ Festival artistic director Michael Williams talks to the Sentinel about hope, togetherness and the joy of reading.
Sydney Comedy Festival kicks off: laughing at a year of misfortune relieves tension and creates abs
Covid-19 and its associated disruptions provided a rich mine for material at the Sydney Comedy Festival Gala at the State Theatre.
Spat at, sneezed on and told to go ‘home’: how racism against Asian Australians has escalated
Asian Australians are experiencing an upsurge in racism, with bigots emboldened by Covid-19 and Australia’s deteriorating relationship with China.