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Jade Kops

Jade is an Aviation Safety Training Instructor with a love of Theatre, Cabaret, Musical Theatre, and music and is a committed advocate for the live performing arts industry in Sydney, Australia. From 2019-2023 she held a coveted position on the voting panel for the prestigious Sydney Theatre Awards and has been part of voting collegiate for the Helpmann Awards, the Australian equivalent of the Tony Awards.  Prior to joining BroadwayWorld in 2014 Jade was a Special Guest Critic for GlamAdelaide, specialising in Cabaret.  




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First Show:

CATS in London

Favorite Show:

BIG FISH at Hayes Theatre Directed by Tyran Parke

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BWW REVIEW: With Technology Invading Our Everyday, IN REAL LIFE Considers The Frightening Possibility Of A Highly Connected Disconnected Existence
BWW REVIEW: With Technology Invading Our Everyday, IN REAL LIFE Considers The Frightening Possibility Of A Highly Connected Disconnected Existence
September 22, 2017

In an age when you can organise most things with technology, Julian Larnach's new play IN REAL LIFE extrapolates to a not too distant future where being connected is more important than connecting.

BWW REVIEW: In A World Disgruntled With Its Leaders, Sondheim's ASSASSINS Is The Perfectly Timed Peak Into The Past
BWW REVIEW: In A World Disgruntled With Its Leaders, Sondheim's ASSASSINS Is The Perfectly Timed Peak Into The Past
September 21, 2017

The mystery of what motivates a person to murder for political reasons plays out in Hayes Theatre Co's latest perfectly crafted production ASSASSINS.

BWW REVIEW:  Bitterness And Bitchiness Are Served Up In The Bizarre Comedy Thriller DINNER
BWW REVIEW: Bitterness And Bitchiness Are Served Up In The Bizarre Comedy Thriller DINNER
September 20, 2017

DINNER invites the audience to peer in on the world of the arrogant and affluent as they posture and pose through a night of feigned civility with backhanded barbs.

BWW REVIEW: Presented With Heart and Humour, Hope Rises Out Of Bleak Existence In THE NIGHT ALIVE
BWW REVIEW: Presented With Heart and Humour, Hope Rises Out Of Bleak Existence In THE NIGHT ALIVE
September 17, 2017

In the tradition of resorting to humour to handle weighty and desperate situations, Conor McPherson's THE NIGHT ALIVE considers the hope that can come from having the right outlook when life keeps throwing setbacks and challenges.

BWW REVIEW: Ambition And Aspiration Collide With Desire And Devotion In The Powerfully Moving DIVING FOR PEARLS
BWW REVIEW: Ambition And Aspiration Collide With Desire And Devotion In The Powerfully Moving DIVING FOR PEARLS
September 17, 2017

Emotional, engaging and at times enraging as the audience empathises with the inhabitants of a community making way for progress, DIVING FOR PEARLS is a wonderfully rendered work that considers compassion, conscience and conduct in the face of corporate and individual greed and determination.

BWW REVIEW: The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Presents A Playful And Energetic Program With HAYDN, MOZART & FRIENDS.
BWW REVIEW: The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Presents A Playful And Energetic Program With HAYDN, MOZART & FRIENDS.
September 14, 2017

Artistic Director and Conductor of the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra (ABO), Paul Dyer's latest concert HAYDN, MOZART & FRIENDS expresses the liveliness of four animated works.

BWW REVIEW: The Challenge of Finding A Balance Between Art, Innovation, Love and Life Plays Out In SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE
BWW REVIEW: The Challenge of Finding A Balance Between Art, Innovation, Love and Life Plays Out In SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE
September 11, 2017

SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE is presented with heart and humour by @littletriangeco for @sydneyfringe

BWW REVIEW: The Challenge Of Growing Up As An Outsider With An Active Imagination And Unusual Obsessions Is Explored in Declan Greene's MOTH
BWW REVIEW: The Challenge Of Growing Up As An Outsider With An Active Imagination And Unusual Obsessions Is Explored in Declan Greene's MOTH
September 10, 2017

A darker side of adolescence which has the potential to fall through the gaps is explored in Declan Greene's MOTH.

BWW REVIEW: The Absurd True Story Of The Unbelievably Unaware Socialite Florence Foster Jenkins Plays Out In GLORIOUS.
BWW REVIEW: The Absurd True Story Of The Unbelievably Unaware Socialite Florence Foster Jenkins Plays Out In GLORIOUS.
September 8, 2017

Peter Quilter's play GLORIOUS, about the famously terrible amateur soprano Florence Foster Jenkins (Diana McLean), is a highly entertaining look at what happens when self-confidence collides with delusional belief in one's own abilities.

BWW REVIEW: Manipulation, Marriage And Male Dominated Society Is Examined With Humour In The Contemporary Interpretation of FIGARO.
BWW REVIEW: Manipulation, Marriage And Male Dominated Society Is Examined With Humour In The Contemporary Interpretation of FIGARO.
September 6, 2017

Director Shane Bates brings FIGARO, Charles Morey's adaptation of Pierre Beaumarchais' 18th century romantic comic play THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO, to Sydney's Genesian Theatre.

BWW REVIEW: Vocal Chameleon Bernadette Robinson Channels The Voices And Souls Of The Great Divas in THE SHOW GOES ON
BWW REVIEW: Vocal Chameleon Bernadette Robinson Channels The Voices And Souls Of The Great Divas in THE SHOW GOES ON
August 30, 2017

Bernadette Robinson recreates the heartfelt stories and songs of some of the most iconic women in her latest one woman show, THE SHOW GOES ON.

BWW REVIEW: A More Settled And Smooth MY FAIR LADY Returns To Sydney
BWW REVIEW: A More Settled And Smooth MY FAIR LADY Returns To Sydney
August 29, 2017

Following on from a successful opening season at the Sydney Opera House season in September 2016 and Brisbane and Melbourne seasons earlier this year, MY FAIR LADY returns to Sydney with a much better, more comfortable and 'lived in' performance.

BWW REVIEW: Giving The Audience A Taste Of The Challenge Of Living With Dementia, THE FATHER Is A Heartbreaking Story Of Aging
BWW REVIEW: Giving The Audience A Taste Of The Challenge Of Living With Dementia, THE FATHER Is A Heartbreaking Story Of Aging
August 26, 2017

Director Damien Ryan takes the audience into one man's world of losing not only his watch but also his mind as he brings Florian Zeller's award-winning play, THE FATHER to the Sydney stage.

BWW REVIEW: BLUE LOVE Shares The Less Rosy Side Of Relationships Through Humour, Dance, Silent Movies And Plenty Of Pop Culture References
BWW REVIEW: BLUE LOVE Shares The Less Rosy Side Of Relationships Through Humour, Dance, Silent Movies And Plenty Of Pop Culture References
August 26, 2017

Exploring the realities of relationships, Shaun Parker and Jo Stone's BLUE LOVE blends genres to take an amusing glimpse at one couple's views on love.

BWW REVIEW: Presenting Mental Health From A New Perspective, 4:48 PSYCHOSIS Is A Captivating Expression Of Severe Depression
BWW REVIEW: Presenting Mental Health From A New Perspective, 4:48 PSYCHOSIS Is A Captivating Expression Of Severe Depression
August 19, 2017

Sarah Kane's final play 4:48 PSYCHOSIS, about the still somewhat taboo topics of clinical depression and suicide, is a perfect fit for Old Fitz Theatre's 2017 season of Unspoken subjects.

BWW REVIEW: New Australian Musical Showcases Australian Talent With An Account Of The Incredible Life of Dame Nellie MELBA
BWW REVIEW: New Australian Musical Showcases Australian Talent With An Account Of The Incredible Life of Dame Nellie MELBA
August 17, 2017

Nicholas Christo and Johannes Luebbers intriguing new musical MELBA sees opera and musical theatre come together to celebrate the legendary Dame Nellie Melba.

BWW REVIEW:  The Heartbreakingly Beautiful True Love Story Of Two Young Men Taken Too Soon Plays Out In Lane Cove Theatre Company's HOLDING THE MAN.
BWW REVIEW: The Heartbreakingly Beautiful True Love Story Of Two Young Men Taken Too Soon Plays Out In Lane Cove Theatre Company's HOLDING THE MAN.
August 13, 2017

Tommy Murphy's adaptation of Tim Conigrave's award winning memoir HOLDING THE MAN is presented with care and simplicity by Lane Cove Theatre Company.

BWW REVIEW: Personal, Political And Poignant, STRANGE BEDFELLOWS's BEDLAM Delivers A Contemporary Twist On Classic Cerebral And Confronting Cabaret
BWW REVIEW: Personal, Political And Poignant, STRANGE BEDFELLOWS's BEDLAM Delivers A Contemporary Twist On Classic Cerebral And Confronting Cabaret
August 9, 2017

Opera's wild children Jacqueline Dark and Kanen Breen, otherwise known as the STRANGE BEDFELLOWS, return to the cabaret stage with their latest offering, BEDLAM. Drawing on classic Weimar Kabarett, this bold and brilliant work is both contemplative and comic as Opera meets mainstream to question the meaning of madness.

BWW REVIEW:  Conformity And Compliance Are Challenged In ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST
BWW REVIEW: Conformity And Compliance Are Challenged In ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST
August 8, 2017

Sport for Jove's latest offering takes a contemporary turn from its usual period works with Dale Wasserman's adaptation of Ken Kesey's ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST.

BWW REVIEW: Heart, Hope And Hollywood Combine in TECHNICOLOR LIFE, A Moving Story Of Coping In The 21st Century
BWW REVIEW: Heart, Hope And Hollywood Combine in TECHNICOLOR LIFE, A Moving Story Of Coping In The 21st Century
August 6, 2017

Jami Brandli's play TECHNICOLOR LIFE brings women's stories to the forefront in an emotional rollercoaster of dramatic comedy.






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