Peter Hackney
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Art review: a revived classic holds a mirror to artistic and social foibles
Yasmina Reza’s 1994 classic, Art, has opened in Sydney, starring Richard Roxburgh, Damon Herriman and Toby Schmitz.
The Normal Heart review: a relevant and stirring revival of a seminal gay play
Almost four decades after its local premiere, A Normal Heart returns to the Harbour City for the 2026 Sydney Gay…
Lacrima review: a Gallic triumph on the Sydney stage
A theatrical tour-de-force, Lacrima rounds out the 2026 Sydney Festival before it continues its run at the Perth Festival.
A Night of Rock and Roll with Bogan Villea review: bogan culture through a Blak, queer lens
Starring as Bogan Villea, Ben Graetz returns to the Sydney Festival with another compelling mix of drag, cabaret and social…
WAKE review: queer cabaret from the Emerald Isle
WAKE brings a riot of colour and music to the Sydney Festival.
Sydney’s year in theatre 2025: our three favourite shows
ArtsHub takes a look back at the year that was and revisits three of the most powerful theatre productions to…
The Life and Death of King Lear review: maximal title, minimal production
In this telling of King Lear, Sydney’s Belvoir St Theatre presents a patchy, minimalist version of one of Shakespeare’s great…
Fly Girl review: girl power reaches soaring new heights
The little-known story of Deborah Lawrie, Australia’s first female commercial airline pilot, is presented with equal parts comedy and drama…
Orlando review: a dazzling journey traversing time, place and identity at Belvoir
Trans and non-binary actors take centre stage in this highly theatrical adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s gender-bending classic, 'Orlando: A Biography'.
The 39 Steps review: Hitchcock gets the slapstick treatment
Hitchcock spy thriller meets Monty Python-style humour in The 39 Steps, a rollicking action-comedy.