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    Sydney Festival

    December 2023

    Pro-Palestinian supporters gather at Sydney Town Hall

    Political debate in Australia is at a dangerous tipping point

    In the arts and now politics, claims about the other side are turning to reductionism and wild overreach.

    • Laura Tingle

    December 2021

    Girl from the North Country features Lisa McCune.

    The buzz: Girl From The North Country, readers picks, Harry Potter

    A local production of a musical set in Depression-era US punctuated by Dylan songs is shaping up as a hit; readers faves, and Harry Potter Anniversary Special.

    • Theo Chapman

    November 2021

    Sydney Festival artistic director Olivia Ansell.

    The Sydney Festival’s new director aims to revive the city’s nightlife

    For her debut as artistic director, Olivia Ansell has sought to tap into the city’s stories, including a strong First Nations component.

    • Jane Albert

    January 2021

    Freedman has been a supporter of the Sydney Festival for a number of years.

    Microphone mogul donates $5m to Sydney Festival

    Peter Freedman, founder of Røde Microphones, has donated $5 million to the Sydney Festival to support artists struggling because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

    • Miranda Ward
    Evonne Goolagong and the trophy she won as NSW champion.

    An Australian tennis legend's life comes to the stage

    City's Town Hall will be transformed into a tennis arena for Sunshine Super Girl, which charts the rise of Evonne Goolagong Cawley.

    • Clare Morgan