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David Wenham unleashes his full power as Achilles.

One man, 100 minutes, five stars: We’ll be talking about this play for years to come

David Wenham rages and soars as the Poet in An Iliad.

  • John Shand

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Rosamund Pike at the Olivier awards on Sunday night.

Rosamund Pike takes home Olivier award for premiere of Aussie writer’s new play

The British star was one of the big winners at the Olivier awards in London on Sunday night for her work in Suzie Miller’s legal drama, Inter Alia.

  • Jill Lawless
Lesley Manville.

‘Insulting’: British star rips into theatre audiences over phone etiquette

Award-winning actress Lesley Manville is currently performing in Les Liaisons Dangereuses in London, and she’s not happy about audience behaviour.

  • Craig Simpson and Lily Shanagher
Actor Nancye Hayes, the doyen of Australian musical theatre.

‘Oh, that’ll be nice, dear’: How Nancye Hayes proved her mother (and everyone else) right

Nancye Hayes always knew she was destined for the stage – but perhaps not that she was destined for a 65-year career.

  • John Shand
Joan Crawford (right) with co-star Bette Davis in Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?

Forget Taylor and Kanye – this celebrity feud lasted 40 years

Bette Davis and Joan Crawford clung to their bitter quarrel until Crawford’s death.

  • John Shand
Chrissy Amphlett and Charley Drayton in 2006.

Chrissy Amphlett’s ‘third act’: New songs emerge as stage show returns

New songs and the reprise of a one-woman stage show realise the last creative risks of a rock legend.

  • Michael Dwyer
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ARTS: Actor Simon Burke (left) and Director Declan Greene. Declan is directing Simon in the one-man play The Elocution of Benjmain J Franklin. February 6th, 2026, Photo: Wolter Peeters, The Sydney Morning Herald.

It’s one of our greatest roles – and it was written by a 23-year-old

Simon Burke is finally getting to tackle The Elocution of Benjamin Franklin.

  • John Shand
Keiynan Lonsdale is starring in STC’s new production of The Normal Heart.

The boy from western Sydney already conquered Hollywood. So what now?

Keiynan Lonsdale spent most of his 20s on back-to-back, big-budget productions. Despite his success, he knew something was missing.

  • Bronte Gossling
Fay Du Chateau and Annie Byron in Es & Flo

A decades-old secret refuses to remain buried

Our reviewers give their verdict on all the latest shows around the city.

  • John Shand, Millie Muroi, George Palathingal, Peter McCallum, Harriet Cunningham and Cassie Tongue
Scout Boxall.

Scout endured a harrowing night in a small town. Then they wrote an award-winning show

As soon as the misery set in, Scout Boxall began looking for a way to get something positive out of it.

  • Daniel Herborn