Stories

Festival Stories is where we go deeper on the shows and artists appearing at Sydney Festival.

Bookmark this page for interviews with the artists, behind the scenes stories, top picks from Festival programmers and arts critics, videos, podcasts, playlists and more.

It’s your window into the world of Sydney Festival.

Unusual audience experiences

From the weird and wacky to the once-in-a-lifetime, these ain't your everyday audience setups.

Get stuck into all the Australian music at Sydney Festival

Your guide to the all-star lineup of local legends

Take the stage and experience Soliloquy in the most immersive way possible

Join a multi-award-winning musician and a renowned dancer/choreographer.

Sculptured Riddims dance crew line-ups unleashed

From disco to street to Afro – these are the crews bringing the heat at Moonshine Bar.

Meet the cast of Smashed: The Nightcap

Courtney Act, Kween Kong and host Victoria Falconer alongside a fierce, femme-fronted core cast.

Introducing Temperament: a celebration and deconstruction of Bach

A week-long program of Bach and beyond

The best of the Fest in Western Sydney

Everything to see and do in Western Sydney this Festival

Your guide to a free and affordable Festival

Because art is essential, and for everyone.

Welcome to Sydney Festival’s exhilarating summer of art

A message from our Festival Director

50 years of the Sydney Opera House

Sydney Festival staff members share their Opera House memories, alongside images from the archives.

Jacob Nash and Stephen Page on the making of Vigil: Awaken

A sunset chat with the creators of this landmark ceremony.

Sydney Festival 2024 Dates

You know what to do folks – save those dates.

Sydney Festival endorses the ‘Yes’ campaign in its support for the Uluru Statement from the Heart

Sydney Festival supports the Indigenous Voice to Parliament

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