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There’s something undeniably intoxicating about the musical Anastasia  which opened at the Sydney Lyric Theatre on Friday night — a sweeping, old-school musical that leans hard into romance, spectacle and nostalgia. It’s the kind of show that knows exactly how to seduce an audience: soaring melodies, lavish design, and just enough fairy-tale…

A new report by the Australian Human Rights Commission has found discrimination against trans and gender‑diverse people is widespread – with serious impacts on safety, access to essential services and full participation in society. Released on the International Trans Day of Visibility, Equal Identities examines the barriers trans and gender‑diverse people in…

Directed by Alice Livingstone for New Theatre New Theatre continues its strong 2026 season with Stage Kiss, a sharp, self-aware comedy by Sarah Ruhl that leans into the messy, complicated and often absurd nature of love, performance and everything in between. Stage Kiss premiered in 2011 at the Goodman Theatre,…

Written and directed by S. Asher Gelman for Midnight TheatricalsEternity Playhouse, Darlinghurst Following a successful Australian premiere season in Melbourne, Afterglow has arrived in Sydney, opening at the Eternity Playhouse in Darlinghurst soon after a hectic Sydney Mardi Gras weekend. Many in Tuesday night’s audience appeared to have just come…

Songs by The Go-Go’s / Book adapted by James Magruder based upon The Arcadia by Sir Philip Sidney at Hayes Theatre Head Over Heels at Hayes Theatre Co is the kind of joyous, glitter-soaked theatrical experience that reminds you why small theatres can produce some of the most electric nights…

Photos by: Zoe Hyland

Check out all the “stills” action from yesterday’s Fair Day event, shot by the incredible INSIGHT BY GEMINI. (Georgia Griffiths) Our crew was filming our special podcast episode, which will be on YouTube this Sunday from 6pm AEDT. (@UnfashionablyLatePodcast)

The 2026 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras features a diverse theatre lineup, with highlights including: The Normal Heart at the Opera House, Big Gay Entree at Factory Theatre, and The Elocution of Benjamin Franklin at Belvoir St Theatre. Other key events include La Ronde at The Grand Electric, Laugh Out Proud at Enmore Theatre, and exclusive Queer Backstage Tours at…

The 48th Annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras launches today under the 2026 theme ECSTATICA, transforming Sydney into a global stage for queer celebration over the next 20 days. This evening, the Progress Pride Flag will rise above Sydney Town Hall to mark the official start of Australia’s largest…

Directed by Patrick Kennedy for New Theatre Playwright Topher Payne believes that the best way to engage with an audience is through comedy. “If you can make someone laugh, they listen. And they lean in, and they want to hear more. And once you have that level of engagement, then…