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Accountability and responsibility for past actions plays out in a rollercoaster of emotions and complex conundrums in Lucy Kirkwood's THE CHILDREN.

Identity and society's expectation of what we should be sharing is explored in Michele Lee's new semi-autobiographical play GOING DOWN.

Dreams and destinies derail in Lachlan Philpott's SILENT DISCO as growing up in a society of broken marriages, drugs and delinquency play out.

The ongoing cycle of corruptible power and politics plays out in Kip Williams' (Director) modern retelling of Bertolt Brecht's parable play, THE RESISTIBLE RISE OF ARTURO UI.

The Australian Ballet opened its 2018 season with MURPHY, the stunning retrospective of Graeme Murphy's career as an innovative choreographer as he celebrates 50 years with The Australian Ballet.

Sydney audiences were treated to a new immersive expression of Terrence McNally's award winning MASTERCLASS with Amanda Muggleton returning to the role that won her a Helpmann Award in 2002.

Blue Saint Production's staging of Lin-Manuel Miranda's hit musical IN THE HEIGHTS delivers energy, emotion and incredible music in the intimate space of Hayes Theatre. 

Jessica Arthur (Director) brings Sarah DeLappe's acclaimed THE WOLVES to the intimate space of the Old Fitz Theatre.

BWW Sydney had the opportunity to attend Week 7 of the world's largest 10 minute play festival, SHORT+SWEET THEATRE.  A diverse range of styles and stories come together to vie for a spot in the finals and the accolade of the People's Choice Showcase and Official Judges' winner. 

The heartbreaking story of dreams not turning out as expected plays out in Little Triangle's beautiful presentation of Stephen Sondheim's MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG. 

Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone's smash hit musical, THE BOOK OF MORMON, which challenges traditional musical theatre sensibilities as it sends up organised religion and western culture's ignorance and arrogance whilst holding a heart-warming message of care and compassion was met with roars of laughter from an eager audience.

Bell Shakespeare's staging of ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA presents one of history's most famous couples and the transition from the power of Ancient Egypt to the rise of the Roman Empire.

BLACK IS THE NEW WHITE gives Sydney Theatre Company audiences a glimpse into a different view of contemporary Indigenous family life in a fabulously funny tale of families, politics, love and loyalty.

Hilarious and thought provoking, David Finnigan's KILL CLIMATE DENIERS both entertains and engages the audience to consider their position on science and politics.

Australian Brandenburg Orchestra's (ABO) Artistic Director and Conductor Paul Dyer's programming of THOMAS TALLIS' ENGLAND recreates the music Renaissance and Baroque England along with a delightful interpretation of a work written over three centuries after Tallis' death.

Anna Barnes' LETHAL INDIFFERENCE, shares her observations of the justice system and society's inability to protect the victims of family violence with the aim to raise greater awareness of this problem with society and our roles within it. 

Director Daniel Lammin brings Tommy Murphy's award winning Australian play STRANGERS IN BETWEEN back to the Sydney stage to consider what has and hasn't changed for young people trying to find their place in society. 

In an era when female power and rights are being asserted and America was on the verge of its first female president, Imara Savage opens Sydney Theatre Company's 2018 season with Caryl Churchill's TOP GIRLS. 

Australian A Capella group THE IDEA OF NORTH delighted the North Sydney audience with their performance of GROOVE SESSIONS at Independent Theatre's Prelude In Tea Song Series concert.

Michelle Law's SINGLE ASIAN FEMALE finally puts an underrepresented portion of society on the Australian stage with a witty presentation of the challenges faced by the non-white population and women in general.