Arts
Lifting the veil on the mundane life of the royal family
Melanie Tait has unearthed a fascinating story about the British royals.
- by John Shand, Cassie Tongue and Peter McCallum
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Listen to the sounds of the suburbs as you’ve never heard before
Multicultural music producer Richard Petkovic is embarking on his most ambitious project yet.
- by Nick Galvin
Underwhelming and desperate: This much-loved kids’ yarn deserves better
Harold and the Purple Crayon has been adapted for live action for the first time.
- by Jake Wilson
Plenty of facts, truth, and good stories: New non-fiction releases for your to-read list
There is a host of big non-fiction books appearing in the next couple of months.
- by Nicole Abadee
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City life
The blockbuster exhibition that was on par with Taylor Swift’s Eras tour
The Australian Museum’s ancient Egypt show injected more than $57 million into the NSW economy, but the state funding it benefited from has now lapsed, raising questions about what comes next.
- by Linda Morris
The Aussie screen legend making an ‘electrifying’ stage comeback
Belvoir Street Theatre’s 2025 season features Judy Davis in her first stage acting role since 2011, in Helen Garner’s The Spare Room.
- by Linda Morris
After 25 years of taking the mickey, this theatre favourite is calling it a day
The Wharf Revue has built a reputation for gleefully skewering the great, grubby and guileful denizens of politics and public life.
- by Lenny Ann Low
Tiny town bats well above average when it comes to artists
For an isolated community of about 2000 people, the place is awash with an extraordinary number of daubers.
- by Nick Galvin
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Cinema
It’s curtains: Paddington’s Chauvel cinema down to ‘its last days’
Having shut the Verona this year, the Palace arthouse chain said its last Oxford Street cinema might not last beyond this month.
- by Garry Maddox
Megamix of murder and mayhem doesn’t quite kill it
Our reviewers give their verdict on the latest shows round town.
- by John Shand, Joyce Morgan, Shamim Razavi and Frances Howe
The Sydney Morning Herald’s Photos of the Month, August 2024
The best pictures from the award-winning photographers at the Sydney Morning Herald in the last month.