A sovereign adaptation by William Zappa that shows us just how much war impoverishes the human spirit.

A stunning production, visually and musically, that tips you into a nightmarish world, though the emotion is sometimes overwhelmed.

A bold, stark staging that draws you into an intense, emotionally complex, gripping production.

A raw, confronting, but ultimately hopeful show that eloquently tackles the subject of Indigenous youth suicide.

There are some stunning dance scenes, and plenty of biographical information, but overall the production doesn't quite take flight.

Vibrant performances drive Lin-Manuel Miranda’s heartwarming In the Heights.

An exciting, ambitious new Australian play, in six languages, that unites the personal and political in powerful, moving fashion.

A moving story about two Romanian Jews seeking refuge in Canada, spliced with exuberant klezmer songs.

The Paris of the East glitters seductively in Sydney's West.

A well-crafted piece of theatre that requires a constant negotiation of what it means to be an audience member.

Simon McBurney’s first Schaubühne production, Beware of Pity, comes to the Sydney Festival.

Australians make a strong case for Saariaho’s well-travelled oratorio, but can’t entirely overcome the work's curiously dissatisfying nature.

Full of stage magic and illusion, HOME at the Sydney Festival offers a touching look at the intimate moments that make a house a home.

Omar Musa’s politically-charged show tells pointed, moving personal stories about life in Australia today.

Director Imara Savage talks about the challenges of staging the Australian premiere of Kaija Saariaho’s strange, contradictory oratorio about the life of French philosopher and mystic Simone Weil.

Raised on Charlie Pride and the music of the 60s, the Artistic Director of Sydney Festival recalls how a student production of The Marriage of Figaro made him change his mind about classical music.