David Kary completed a Bachelor of Creative Arts (BCA) at Wollongong University between 1990 and 1992 majoring in Arts Journalism and Theatre Studies. Ever since 1992 he has been writing about the arts scene in Sydney in various publications.
He has managed Sydney Arts Guide since 2004.
This is one of those events that add a light touch to the week in, week out slog of journalism.
Ben and I drove across to Sydney’s Ice Zoo in Mascot to see the legendary Torvill and Dean give a …
Many will know of the great Polish writer’s short story from Barbara Streisand’s epic film adaptation which she produced, directed and starred in herself.
This latest adaptation, by Gary Abrahams, Elisa Hearst and Evelyn Krape, takes a very different approach. …
Laneways, streets, car parks and gardens in Parramatta’s CBD are set to transform into immersive destinations for food, music and art as Parramatta Lanes returns to the heart of the City this October.
The City’s signature festival will cover …
The shift from the silent movies to the talkies in Hollywood was a seismic one. It brought down prematurely many careers which then gave the opportunity for a new generation of actors to come to the fore. Recently I saw …
In GHOSTLIGHT we meet a family under pressure. The family comprises construction worker Dan Mueller, his teacher wife, Sharon and their teenage daughter Daisy. The pressure mainly comes from the recent death of their son Brian. Dan is blaming …
The Genesian Theatre has just opened its latest production JANE EYRE, a stage adaptation by Ali Bendall of the classic Charlotte Bronte novel . Bendall has directed the play herself.
This is the Genesian’s last production to be staged …
The new film LEE offers a memorable portrait of the great American war correspondent Lee Miller
The film opens in the South of France 1938, where Lee Miller, a former model and now determined photographer, vacations with her artistic friends. …
Above photo – Nancye Hayes AM with ACT Communication officer David Spicer
The Association of Community Theatre (ACT), ACT – an umbrella organisation for community theatre companies in New South Wales -which offers promotion, training and insurance coverage for member …
Matthew Whittet’s play SEVENTEEN captures six young people who have come together to celebrate their first night of freedom after twelve long years of schooling. They are on the cusp of their adult lives. An exciting time, an apprehensive time, …
The scenario to British playwright Laura Wade’s play COLDER THAN HERE sees middle aged matriarch Myra go in to overdrive after she is diagnosed with terminal bone cancer and given between six to eight months to live. She brings …