Day: 8 May 2026

Review: State Opera South Australia’s Cinderella is a sumptuous rendition of a classic story

What better way to celebrate the State Opera of South Australia’s 50th anniversary (Golden Jubilee), than with a special presentation of Rossini’s classic and joyful story of Cinderella (La Cenerentola). Artistic Director Dane Lam and Executive Director Mark Taylor have hit the nail on the head by choosing this beautifully simple story of an innocent…

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The Other Side of Me at the Sydney Opera House is a heartbreaking insight into the Stolen Generation

The Other Side of Me at the Sydney Opera House is a heartbreaking story of loss and identity. Based on actual events, the dance duet tells the story of a young Aboriginal man in the Northern Territory who is adopted, along with his brother, by a white English couple in the 1960s. The adoption process…

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Waitress the Musical serves up an irresistible slice of “heart, humour and happiness pie”

Got yourself a case of the sweet tooth? Treat yourself to a slice of happiness with the hit Broadway musical, Waitress, where there’s a bun in the oven… and certainly a pie. Picture entering Her Majesty’s Theatre and the room being filled with the intoxicating scent of fresh apple pie. And no, it’s not artificial;…

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Interview: Blake Johnston on breaking the silence around mental health with In Pieces Together

Endurance stories are often framed around the finish line – the record broken, the impossible conquered. But In Pieces Together reframes that idea entirely. What begins as Blake Johnston’s attempt to break the world record for the longest continuous surf – a gruelling 40-hour effort – quickly reveals itself to be something far more profound….

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Interview: Macario de Souza on documentary In Pieces Together and turning vulnerability into strength

There’s a moment in In Pieces Together where the scale of what Blake Johnston is attempting stops feeling physical and starts feeling deeply emotional. On paper, surfing continuously for 40 hours to break a world record sounds almost impossible. But beneath the exhaustion, saltwater and spectacle lies something far more personal: a son trying to honour…

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Bridesmaids at 15: How one comedy blew up the boys’ club

Fifteen years on, Bridesmaids doesn’t simply just hold up – it looms. What once arrived as a risky studio gamble now feels like a cultural reset, a film that didn’t merely succeed within its moment but permanently altered the parameters of what mainstream comedy could look like, who it could center, and how honestly it…

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Brick is a wonderful device for limiting screen time and breaking bad habits

  We’ve all been there. Late-night doom scrolling, wondering where that TikTok feed will end so you’ll finally get some sleep. Or at work, taking a quick break and refreshing your Instagram feed for the latest updates. Smartphones get plenty of use throughout the day, and if you’re like me, probably more use than you…

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New Music Discoveries 8th May: Angus & Julia Stone, total tommy, Antony Szmierek, and more

This week, we’ve added 10 new tracks to our New Music Discoveries playlist on Apple Music and Spotify, including one track we were lucky enough to premiere earlier in the week. Our Track of the Week is “Karaoke Bar”, the warm and wistful new single from sibling duo Angus & Julia Stone. The track marks…

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