Articles by Angela Bennetts
KEEP SMILING! THE HOUSEWIFE’S GUIDE
It’s Sydney, 1967. Women are burning bras while Vietnam is being bombed. There’s a rumble of change ... Read more
EXPANDED PORTRAIT: PRESENT DAY ART IN AUSTRALIA FOR G.H.
The 1969 edition of Present Day Art in Australia by Ure Smith is a study in simplicity: ... Read more
BUBBLEWRAP & BOXES
We all know the best arsenal in your holiday boredom-busting kit is a cardboard box – and ... Read more
HYPER REALITY DIMENSION XX
If seeing a pixelated ‘Press Start!’ flash across the screen has one thumb itching for a joystick ... Read more
JUAN LUIS GUERRA
This may well be the most famous and successful guy you’ve never heard of. Juan Luis Guerra ... Read more
LOU SANZ: NEVERENDING STORAGE
In between stalking her comic idol Simon Amstell and checking into what she calls the hands’ down ... Read more
GREEK FESTIVAL OF SYDNEY
It must be a pretty important milestone; it’s even got the Prime Minister of Greece, Loukas Papadimos, ... Read more
FAST+FRESH THEATRE SHORT PLAY COMPETITION
A call for entries to the Fast+Fresh Theatre short play competition have just been announced. The competition, ... Read more
EVERY BREATH
Director and now writer Benedict Andrews says this, his first ever developed and produced play, grew from ... Read more
GREAT HERITAGE CONCERT
In a rare opportunity to soak up both the beauty of one of Australia’s finest Synagogues as ... Read more
Arts & Entertainment
Music
DEATH GRIPS - THE MONEY STORE
After attracting a lot of attention for ...
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JULIA HOLTER - EKSTASIS
Swirling sounds of multiple melodies and many ...
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THE BLACK SEEDS - DUST AND DIRT
New Zealand reggae-soul hard hitters The Black ...
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Theatre
STRANGE INTERLUDE
Known as American dramatist Eugene O’Neill’s 1923 ...
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WHEN DAD MARRIED FURY
When your banker dad who has a ...
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REASONS TO BE PRETTY
Reasons To Be Pretty certainly opens with ...
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Events
SYDNEY WRITERS' FESTIVAL: your week sorted with our shortlist
May 14: National Biography Award It’s hard to ...
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THE WRITER'S PLAYROOM: BENITO DI FONZO
Playwright, poet and performer Benito Di Fonzo ...
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WEATHER FESTIVAL
MY 21st birthday party involved a lot ...
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Comedy
BOB DOWNE'S 20 GOLDEN GREATS
Bob Downe is back and with him ...
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THEATRESPORTS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Leave the maroon and blues at home ...
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TOMMY DEAN
It’s hard to forget this United States-bred, ...
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Books
THE PRIVATE, THE PUBLIC, AND THE LINE IN BETWEEN
You know that old line, ‘whoever invokes ...
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BEHIND THE LINES
Published in newspapers, journals and online, cartoons ...
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AN EVENING WITH RICHARD DAWKINS
Richard Dawkins is not one to shy ...
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Exhibitions
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA
While Harry Potter die-hards may still be ...
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HUNTERS HILL ART EXHIBITION
Hunters Hill, the little suburb that could. ...
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EXPOSED
It’s fitting that the Latin root for ...
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Movies
DARK SHADOWS
Every yahoo off the street knows you ...
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THE DICTATOR
Critics will tear this film apart. The ...
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SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL: INFINITE STORIES
When you’re faced with a film festival ...
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