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Independent theatre (and film, dance, music etc) reviews. Mainly from Sydney, Australia but not exclusively. Just for fun mainly.
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Cultural Binge’s Top Ten Sydney Shows of 2025
The Ten Shows That Stuck With Me & a breakdown of the year.
The Ten Shows That Stuck With Me & a breakdown of the year.
Cultural Binge’s Top Ten Sydney Shows of 2025
The Ten Shows That Stuck With Me & a breakdown of the year.
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December 19, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Cultural Binge’s Top Ten Sydney Shows of 2025
The Ten Shows That Stuck With Me & a breakdown of the year.
The Ten Shows That Stuck With Me & a breakdown of the year.
A Chinese Christmas (KXT on Broadway) ★★★
Welcome to Christmas Eve in the Chinese Underworld,
Welcome to Christmas Eve in the Chinese Underworld,
A Chinese Christmas (KXT on Broadway) ★★★
Welcome to Christmas Eve in the Chinese Underworld,
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December 14, 2025 at 7:55 PM
A Chinese Christmas (KXT on Broadway) ★★★
Welcome to Christmas Eve in the Chinese Underworld,
Welcome to Christmas Eve in the Chinese Underworld,
New Breed 2025 (Sydney Dance Co) ★★★★
This may be the final annual instalment of Sydney Dance Company’s showcase of the next generation of choreographic talent, but its influence will be felt for some time yet.
This may be the final annual instalment of Sydney Dance Company’s showcase of the next generation of choreographic talent, but its influence will be felt for some time yet.
New Breed 2025 (Sydney Dance Co) ★★★★
This may be the final annual instalment of Sydney Dance Company’s showcase of the next generation of choreographic talent, but its influence will be felt for some time yet.
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December 10, 2025 at 3:19 AM
New Breed 2025 (Sydney Dance Co) ★★★★
This may be the final annual instalment of Sydney Dance Company’s showcase of the next generation of choreographic talent, but its influence will be felt for some time yet.
This may be the final annual instalment of Sydney Dance Company’s showcase of the next generation of choreographic talent, but its influence will be felt for some time yet.
Dial M For Murder (Ensemble Theatre) ★★★★
Dial M for Murder is excessively fruity, rum-soaked and complex — basically a fancy Christmas pudding on stage. This is a hell of a lot of fun.
Dial M for Murder is excessively fruity, rum-soaked and complex — basically a fancy Christmas pudding on stage. This is a hell of a lot of fun.
Dial M For Murder (Ensemble Theatre) ★★★★
Dial M for Murder is excessively fruity, rum-soaked and complex — basically a fancy Christmas pudding on stage. This is a hell of a lot of fun.
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December 6, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Dial M For Murder (Ensemble Theatre) ★★★★
Dial M for Murder is excessively fruity, rum-soaked and complex — basically a fancy Christmas pudding on stage. This is a hell of a lot of fun.
Dial M for Murder is excessively fruity, rum-soaked and complex — basically a fancy Christmas pudding on stage. This is a hell of a lot of fun.
Born on a Thursday (Old Fitz) ★★★½
Born on a Thursday delivers some hard family truths, anchored by a seamlessly powerful performance from Sharon Millerchip.
Born on a Thursday delivers some hard family truths, anchored by a seamlessly powerful performance from Sharon Millerchip.
Born on a Thursday (Old Fitz) ★★★½
Born on a Thursday delivers some hard family truths, anchored by a seamlessly powerful performance from Sharon Millerchip.
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December 3, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Born on a Thursday (Old Fitz) ★★★½
Born on a Thursday delivers some hard family truths, anchored by a seamlessly powerful performance from Sharon Millerchip.
Born on a Thursday delivers some hard family truths, anchored by a seamlessly powerful performance from Sharon Millerchip.
Romeo & Juliet (Bell Shakespeare) ★★★½
Romeo and Juliet are back to “love fast and die young” one more time. Those crazy kids and their poisons…
Romeo and Juliet are back to “love fast and die young” one more time. Those crazy kids and their poisons…
Romeo & Juliet (Bell Shakespeare) ★★★½
Romeo and Juliet are back to “love fast and die young” one more time. Those crazy kids and their poisons…
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November 30, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Romeo & Juliet (Bell Shakespeare) ★★★½
Romeo and Juliet are back to “love fast and die young” one more time. Those crazy kids and their poisons…
Romeo and Juliet are back to “love fast and die young” one more time. Those crazy kids and their poisons…
Congratulations, Get Rich! 恭喜发财, 人日快乐 (Sydney Theatre Co) ★★★
Some very good elements mixed with some very poor elements mean it all evens out in the wash.
Some very good elements mixed with some very poor elements mean it all evens out in the wash.
Congratulations, Get Rich! 恭喜发财, 人日快乐 (Sydney Theatre Co) ★★★
Some very good elements mixed with some very poor elements mean it all evens out in the wash.
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November 30, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Congratulations, Get Rich! 恭喜发财, 人日快乐 (Sydney Theatre Co) ★★★
Some very good elements mixed with some very poor elements mean it all evens out in the wash.
Some very good elements mixed with some very poor elements mean it all evens out in the wash.
The Seagull (KXT on Broadway) ★★★★½
This may be the first genuinely good pandemic-adjacent play I’ve seen — and also one of the best adaptations of The Seagull
This may be the first genuinely good pandemic-adjacent play I’ve seen — and also one of the best adaptations of The Seagull
The Seagull (KXT on Broadway) ★★★★½
This may be the first genuinely good pandemic-adjacent play I’ve seen — and also one of the best adaptations of The Seagull
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November 26, 2025 at 8:25 PM
The Seagull (KXT on Broadway) ★★★★½
This may be the first genuinely good pandemic-adjacent play I’ve seen — and also one of the best adaptations of The Seagull
This may be the first genuinely good pandemic-adjacent play I’ve seen — and also one of the best adaptations of The Seagull
Cowbois (Seymour Centre) ★★★
Cowbois, a queer fantasia on Western themes now playing at Seymour Centre, ricochets between tones at a furious pace.
Cowbois, a queer fantasia on Western themes now playing at Seymour Centre, ricochets between tones at a furious pace.
Cowbois (Seymour Centre) ★★★
Cowbois, a queer fantasia on Western themes now playing at Seymour Centre, ricochets between tones at a furious pace.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Cowbois (Seymour Centre) ★★★
Cowbois, a queer fantasia on Western themes now playing at Seymour Centre, ricochets between tones at a furious pace.
Cowbois, a queer fantasia on Western themes now playing at Seymour Centre, ricochets between tones at a furious pace.
Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Sydney Theatre Co) ★★★★★
It’s back — the most caustic of all domestic comedies.
It’s back — the most caustic of all domestic comedies.
Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Sydney Theatre Co) ★★★★★
It’s back — the most caustic of all domestic comedies.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Sydney Theatre Co) ★★★★★
It’s back — the most caustic of all domestic comedies.
It’s back — the most caustic of all domestic comedies.
Atlantis (KXT on Broadway) ★★★
Almost ten years on from the play’s debut (at the old KXT, as part of the Sydney Fringe 2016), this Atlantis has risen again.
Almost ten years on from the play’s debut (at the old KXT, as part of the Sydney Fringe 2016), this Atlantis has risen again.
Atlantis (KXT on Broadway) ★★★
Almost ten years on from the play’s debut (at the old KXT, as part of the Sydney Fringe 2016), this Atlantis has risen again.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Atlantis (KXT on Broadway) ★★★
Almost ten years on from the play’s debut (at the old KXT, as part of the Sydney Fringe 2016), this Atlantis has risen again.
Almost ten years on from the play’s debut (at the old KXT, as part of the Sydney Fringe 2016), this Atlantis has risen again.
So Young (Old Fitz) ★★★★
So Young (Old Fitz) ★★★★
“Remember the time…” – three friends getting together to reminisce becomes a passive-aggressive battle in the darkly funny Scottish domestic comedy So Young.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
So Young (Old Fitz) ★★★★
Looking Ahead to (not) Sydney Theatre in 2026: Part Three
If you fancy heading interstate for a show & some touristing, I've got some shows you might be interested in checking out.
If you fancy heading interstate for a show & some touristing, I've got some shows you might be interested in checking out.
Looking Ahead to (not) Sydney Theatre in 2026: Part Three
If you fancy heading interstate for a show & some touristing, I've got some shows you might be interested in checking out.
culturalbinge.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Looking Ahead to (not) Sydney Theatre in 2026: Part Three
If you fancy heading interstate for a show & some touristing, I've got some shows you might be interested in checking out.
If you fancy heading interstate for a show & some touristing, I've got some shows you might be interested in checking out.
The Lovers (Theatre Royal) ★★★★½
Bigger, louder and flashier, The Lovers rivals & Juliet for the Pop Shakespeare crown.
Bigger, louder and flashier, The Lovers rivals & Juliet for the Pop Shakespeare crown.
The Lovers (Theatre Royal) ★★★★½
Bigger, louder and flashier, The Lovers rivals & Juliet for the Pop Shakespeare crown.
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November 6, 2025 at 7:13 AM
The Lovers (Theatre Royal) ★★★★½
Bigger, louder and flashier, The Lovers rivals & Juliet for the Pop Shakespeare crown.
Bigger, louder and flashier, The Lovers rivals & Juliet for the Pop Shakespeare crown.
Phar Lap: The Electro-Swing Musical (Hayes) ★★★★½
Steven Kramer delivers a remarkable trifecta: great music, sharp lyrics, and an outrageously bonkers book to match.
Steven Kramer delivers a remarkable trifecta: great music, sharp lyrics, and an outrageously bonkers book to match.
Phar Lap: The Electro-Swing Musical (Hayes) ★★★★½
Steven Kramer delivers a remarkable trifecta: great music, sharp lyrics, and an outrageously bonkers book to match.
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October 31, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Phar Lap: The Electro-Swing Musical (Hayes) ★★★★½
Steven Kramer delivers a remarkable trifecta: great music, sharp lyrics, and an outrageously bonkers book to match.
Steven Kramer delivers a remarkable trifecta: great music, sharp lyrics, and an outrageously bonkers book to match.
Naturism (Griffin) ★★★½
Yes, it’s true, the cast are completely nude — but it’s not just a naked cry for attention, at least not in the way you think it is.
Yes, it’s true, the cast are completely nude — but it’s not just a naked cry for attention, at least not in the way you think it is.
Naturism (Griffin) ★★★½
Yes, it’s true, the cast are completely nude — but it’s not just a naked cry for attention, at least not in the way you think it is.
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October 31, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Naturism (Griffin) ★★★½
Yes, it’s true, the cast are completely nude — but it’s not just a naked cry for attention, at least not in the way you think it is.
Yes, it’s true, the cast are completely nude — but it’s not just a naked cry for attention, at least not in the way you think it is.
Looking Ahead to Sydney Theatre in 2026: Part Two
Another piece of my break down of the 2026 Sydney theatrical season, this time looking at the musicals coming our way (and some other bits & pieces).
Another piece of my break down of the 2026 Sydney theatrical season, this time looking at the musicals coming our way (and some other bits & pieces).
Looking Ahead to Sydney Theatre in 2026: Part Two
Another piece of my break down of the 2026 Sydney theatrical season, this time looking at the musicals coming our way (and some other bits & pieces).
culturalbinge.com
October 27, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Looking Ahead to Sydney Theatre in 2026: Part Two
Another piece of my break down of the 2026 Sydney theatrical season, this time looking at the musicals coming our way (and some other bits & pieces).
Another piece of my break down of the 2026 Sydney theatrical season, this time looking at the musicals coming our way (and some other bits & pieces).
Fly Girl (Ensemble) ★★★★½
Based on the true story of Deborah Lawrie’s battle to become Australia’s first female commercial airline pilot, it has all the hallmarks of a feel-good hit of the summer – even if we’re still in spring.
Based on the true story of Deborah Lawrie’s battle to become Australia’s first female commercial airline pilot, it has all the hallmarks of a feel-good hit of the summer – even if we’re still in spring.
Fly Girl (Ensemble) ★★★★½
Based on the true story of Deborah Lawrie’s battle to become Australia’s first female commercial airline pilot, it has all the hallmarks of a feel-good hit of the summer – even if we’re still in spring.
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October 25, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Fly Girl (Ensemble) ★★★★½
Based on the true story of Deborah Lawrie’s battle to become Australia’s first female commercial airline pilot, it has all the hallmarks of a feel-good hit of the summer – even if we’re still in spring.
Based on the true story of Deborah Lawrie’s battle to become Australia’s first female commercial airline pilot, it has all the hallmarks of a feel-good hit of the summer – even if we’re still in spring.
Four Minutes Twelve Seconds (Flight Path) ★★★½
The characters in James Fritz’s sexting drama have all the foibles of real people in an unexpected and seemingly impossible situation, which makes for some juicy, compelling drama.
The characters in James Fritz’s sexting drama have all the foibles of real people in an unexpected and seemingly impossible situation, which makes for some juicy, compelling drama.
Four Minutes Twelve Seconds (Flight Path) ★★★½
The characters in James Fritz’s sexting drama have all the foibles of real people in an unexpected and seemingly impossible situation, which makes for some juicy, compelling drama.
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October 25, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Four Minutes Twelve Seconds (Flight Path) ★★★½
The characters in James Fritz’s sexting drama have all the foibles of real people in an unexpected and seemingly impossible situation, which makes for some juicy, compelling drama.
The characters in James Fritz’s sexting drama have all the foibles of real people in an unexpected and seemingly impossible situation, which makes for some juicy, compelling drama.
La Ronde (The Grand Electric) ★★★½
My neck is sore and my throat is dry — all because I spent 90 minutes, mouth ajar, staring up at the roof of the Grand Electric watching beautiful people spin around in the air.
My neck is sore and my throat is dry — all because I spent 90 minutes, mouth ajar, staring up at the roof of the Grand Electric watching beautiful people spin around in the air.
La Ronde (The Grand Electric) ★★★½
My neck is sore and my throat is dry — all because I spent 90 minutes, mouth ajar, staring up at the roof of the Grand Electric watching beautiful people spin around in the air.
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October 24, 2025 at 2:47 AM
La Ronde (The Grand Electric) ★★★½
My neck is sore and my throat is dry — all because I spent 90 minutes, mouth ajar, staring up at the roof of the Grand Electric watching beautiful people spin around in the air.
My neck is sore and my throat is dry — all because I spent 90 minutes, mouth ajar, staring up at the roof of the Grand Electric watching beautiful people spin around in the air.
Calamity Jane (Sydney Opera House) ★★★★
With this production pulling the queer-coded subtext out into the spotlight, it’s clear that this “secret love’s no secret anymore.”
With this production pulling the queer-coded subtext out into the spotlight, it’s clear that this “secret love’s no secret anymore.”
Calamity Jane (Sydney Opera House) ★★★★
With this production pulling the queer-coded subtext out into the spotlight, it’s clear that this “secret love’s no secret anymore.”
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October 23, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Calamity Jane (Sydney Opera House) ★★★★
With this production pulling the queer-coded subtext out into the spotlight, it’s clear that this “secret love’s no secret anymore.”
With this production pulling the queer-coded subtext out into the spotlight, it’s clear that this “secret love’s no secret anymore.”
Looking Ahead to Sydney Theatre in 2026: Part One
I've written another installment in my 'no-one-asked-for-this' break down of the 2026 Sydney theatrical season.
I've written another installment in my 'no-one-asked-for-this' break down of the 2026 Sydney theatrical season.
Looking Ahead to Sydney Theatre in 2026: Part One
I've written another installment in my 'no-one-asked-for-this' break down of the 2026 Sydney theatrical season.
culturalbinge.com
October 16, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Looking Ahead to Sydney Theatre in 2026: Part One
I've written another installment in my 'no-one-asked-for-this' break down of the 2026 Sydney theatrical season.
I've written another installment in my 'no-one-asked-for-this' break down of the 2026 Sydney theatrical season.
Meow Meow’s The Red Shoes (Belvoir) ★★★★
Cabaret sensation Meow Meow has set up camp on Belvoir’s main stage, desperately fighting the creative inertia of nihilism.
Cabaret sensation Meow Meow has set up camp on Belvoir’s main stage, desperately fighting the creative inertia of nihilism.
Meow Meow’s The Red Shoes (Belvoir) ★★★★
Cabaret sensation Meow Meow has set up camp on Belvoir’s main stage, desperately fighting the creative inertia of nihilism.
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October 15, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Meow Meow’s The Red Shoes (Belvoir) ★★★★
Cabaret sensation Meow Meow has set up camp on Belvoir’s main stage, desperately fighting the creative inertia of nihilism.
Cabaret sensation Meow Meow has set up camp on Belvoir’s main stage, desperately fighting the creative inertia of nihilism.
The Edit (Belvoir 25a) ★★★★★
Reality TV get its own ‘villain edit’ in The Edit.
Reality TV get its own ‘villain edit’ in The Edit.
The Edit (Belvoir 25a) ★★★★★
Reality TV get its own ‘villain edit’ in The Edit.
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October 13, 2025 at 5:09 AM
The Edit (Belvoir 25a) ★★★★★
Reality TV get its own ‘villain edit’ in The Edit.
Reality TV get its own ‘villain edit’ in The Edit.
Fekei (Qtopia)
For many Fiji is a holiday destination for sun, beaches and friendly locals, but for Akanisi has some tough decisions she has to face.
For many Fiji is a holiday destination for sun, beaches and friendly locals, but for Akanisi has some tough decisions she has to face.
Fekei (Qtopia)
For many Fiji is a holiday destination for sun, beaches and friendly locals, but for Akanisi has some tough decisions she has to face.
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October 11, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Fekei (Qtopia)
For many Fiji is a holiday destination for sun, beaches and friendly locals, but for Akanisi has some tough decisions she has to face.
For many Fiji is a holiday destination for sun, beaches and friendly locals, but for Akanisi has some tough decisions she has to face.