As the world burns,we all want to get a little weird

Clowning – the more absurd the better – is a major theme of this year’s Sydney Fringe Festival.

  • Nick Galvin

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Naomi Saalfield relishes every lyric.

These musical magicians are still at their mind-melting best 15 years on

Our critics take a look at what’s hot – and what’s not – in performances across Sydney.

  • Katie Lawrence,Peter McCallum,Kater Prendergast andNadia Russell
Love for his dad inspired Christian Pisarkiewicz’s Young Archie entry.

‘I drew my dad because I love him’:Young Archie winners announced

Australia’s rising talents have been celebrated at the Young Archie awards at the Art Gallery of NSW in Sydney.

  • Amber Schultz
Badiucao will appear at Sydney’s Festival of Dangerous Ideas with co-author Melissa Chan.

How this brutal work of fiction is becoming terrifying reality

Armed only with pen and paper,one man is taking the fight to the Chinese government – and paying the price.

  • Nick Galvin
Belinda Bromilow spent a lot of time overseas filming The Great but has relocated back to Sydney with her family.

‘Slightly terrified’:The Great’s Belinda Bromilow on her next big challenge

The Sydney actor discusses raising a family amid a mad life in showbusiness.

  • John Shand
Sam Reid as the charismatic Father Flynn.

Newsreader star Sam Reid in Doubt plus all the other big shows around town this week

Our critics take a look at what’s hot – and what’s not – in performances across Sydney.

  • Peter McCallum,John Shand,Chantal Nguyen andKate Prendergast
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Piran Scott and Naiara de Matos first met as young dancers in Germany.

‘We dance better together’:How this couple’s marriage lets them ‘push a little bit further’

Sydney Dance Company artists Piran Scott and Naiara de Matos have been life and work partners for more than a decade – but it took time to get the balance right.

  • Chantal Nguyen
Jonny Hawkins as Bev in the one-person show Truck Driver.

Quirky take on life through a truck windscreen plus other new shows this week

Our critics take a look at what’s hot – and what’s not – on stages across Sydney.

  • John Shand,Chantal Nguyen,Harriet Cunningham,Peter McCallum,James Jennings,Kate Prendergast andCindy Yin
Playwright Yve Blake takes us behind the scenes of her new musical.

‘What if my writing is terrible?’:The six-week sprint to opening night

What does it take to turn Shakespeare’s Macbeth into a glitter-soaked tale of child stardom set in 2006?

  • Yve Blake
A scene from the work Sheoak,choreographed by Frances Rings.

Bangarra’s next generation arrives in style,plus reviews of other big shows this week

Our critics take a look at what’s hot – and what’s not – on stages across Sydney.

  • James Jennings,Cassie Tongue,Peter McCallum,Chantal Nguyen,Kate Prendergast andJohn Shand