“I no longer speak to mum. She’s done some awful, nasty things”: Rosie Waterland
Rosie Waterland has a new show, a newish conservative commentator boyfriend and is about to break into fiction, writes Gary Nunn, who interviewed her for the Sentinel.
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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.
I squirmed in my seat. I was supposed to.
Review: “The Removalists” by David Williamson, New Theatre, Newtown. By editor-at-large Gary Nunn.
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 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.
Centuries old Spanish play given fresh life – and leaves a chilling warning
A 402-year-old Spanish play – currently being staged in Sydney – is astonishingly relevant in modern day Australia, writes Gary Nunn.
Appropriately spine-tingling
Gary Nunn reviews the Sydney Theatre Company’s “Appropriate” – and finds it appropriately spine-tingling.
Please don’t stop, girl: this is an impressive debut
Gary Nunn reviews ABC journalist Sally Sara’s first play – a compelling story of a woman’s struggle with mental illness after working as a war correspondent.
The rumours are NOT true: ARQ is reopening!
Exclusive: Australia’s biggest gay nightclub, ARQ, and its neighbour, Bodyline Spa & Sauna, have announced they’re reopening in a Sydney Sentinel exclusive.
The pleasure and pain of being an expat locked into the lucky country
Gary Nunn – one of Australia’s 1.2 million British expats – describes the mixed emotions of living in a virtually Covid-free country while watching the pandemic ravage his homeland.
The rise of Matty Mills: from homelessness and foster care to private jet trips with Baz Luhrmann
Gary Nunn speaks to Matty Mills about his remarkable ascent – and predicts even bigger things for the Kamilaroi wunderkind.
Green Park: Gay history repeats itself through modern technology in this unflinching al fresco play
Gary Nunn reviews Green Park – a gritty production exploring gay life and sex, set and performed in the eponymous park.
Aboriginal culture where it should be: centre stage
Gary Nunn reviews the Bangarra Dance Theatre’s latest production, which puts 65,000 years of culture at the heart of the Sydney Festival.
She may be the “harbinger of death” but Maureen will give you life
Don’t be deterred by the dark title – “Maureen: Harbinger of Death” is thought-provoking theatre marked by joy and witty repartee, writes Gary Nunn.