David Kary

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.

4736 posts by David Kary

softly, surely : evocative theatre

The technique of interconnected storylines has long been used by playwrights, novelists and screenwriters and has proved very popular. This is the path that esteemed and prolific Sydney playwright Paul Gilchrist, together with his wife Daniela Giorgi, have taken with

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nt live : straight line crazy : five double passes

Sharmill Films latest National Theatre Live theatrical release Straight Line Crazy is coming to select theatres on September 17.

Ralph Fiennes (Schindler’s List, The English Patient) leads the cast in David Hare’s (NT Live: Skylight) …

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through the cracks : fascinating theatre

I have a favourite book in my library, American psychoanalyst Stephen Grosz’s highly acclaimed ‘The Examined Life : How We Lose and Find Ourselves’ which featured a number of case studies.

Sometimes in life we can lose ourselves, the truest, …

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foreign body : an authentic voice

 

“Life is about authenticity

Recognising and honouring one’s own particular song

Getting in touch with that song

and singing it as well as one can”

Maria Schneider

I am a little hooked on one person shows in which people …

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riley nottingham in manifesto : two double passes

A whimsical mix of music and comedy about unlikely friendships, dopamine addiction and true love, Riley Nottingham’s MANIFESTO 
will leave audiences feeling a little bit happy and a little bit sad at the same time, as Riley takes them on
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whitefella yella tree : a visceral experience

The subject of Dylan Van Den Berg’s WHITEFELLA YELLA TREE is the distressing impact of colonisation on indigenous life and culture.

Van Den Berg’s play is set in the early 19th century as British settlements increasingly encroached on Aboriginal lands.

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