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.
The 58th Wildlife Photographer Of The Year exhibition has opened at the Australian National Maritime Museum.
The world-renowned exhibition is on loan from the National History Museum in London.
This year’s exhibition explores a spectacular array of plant and animal …
Friends, Romans, library nerds! The State Library’s best kept secret — a hidden library dedicated to celebrated playwright William Shakespeare — is set to open seven days a week for the first time in its history.
According to State Librarian …
A portrait of New Zealand-born comedian Cal Wilson by Cairns-based artist Andrea Huelin has won this year’s Packing Room Prize. Huelin’s painting is one of 57 finalists in 2023 for Australia’s favourite art award, the Archibald Prize.
Now in its …
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One of Gilbert and Sullivan’s most popular and endearing musicals, THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE was first performed in 1879.
Most everybody knows the fun story that is the PIRATES. It features a motley crew of characters. They include …
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There is a sad irony to American playwright Jonathon Larson’s musical TICK, TICK…BOOM! which is currently having a brief season at the Lyric Theatre at Star City.
Written in 1990, Larson wrote the play exactly about what he …
If, to update Wordsworth, the child is father/mother of the man/woman, to what extent are your mature tastes shaped by your earliest musical memories? Following on from last year’s Creation, Roland Peelman leads the full ensemble in a delightful concert
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Winner of 11 Tony Awards, the hit Broadway musical LA CAGE AUX FOLLES has returned to Sydney with the opening night at the State Theatre taking place on Thursday 20th April 2023.
Five-time Helpmann Award winner Paul Capsis …
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Brilliant American dramatist Tennessee Williams’ A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE sets an impossibly high bar. I don’t think that even the finest professional theatre company could produce a production that would capture all of its nuances, let alone a …
Have you ever had a song that you couldn’t get out of your head? You may not even like the tune that much, or remember where it came from, but there’s just something about it that has it stuck on …
Bill Crews. the inspirational, straight-shooting founder of the frontline charity, the Exodus Foundation, (now the Rev Bill Crews Foundation) has been on the ground and on the streets with the homeless and needy for over half a century.
Having …