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.

We found out famous people’s favourite karaoke songs

From Gotye and Izzi Manfredi to Clover Moore

Dan Daw on dancing with disability, success, failure and sexual vertigo

"I essentially want to get the audience thinking and questioning"

7 top #sydfest picks

from a 17-year-old arts lover

How Australia inspired Darwin’s theory of evolution

Featuring a dead platypus

7 things you need to know about The Wooster Group

Why they're revered

Hear the fire playlist for Barber Shop Chronicles

Grime, rap & reggaetón

Six musical instruments you’ve never heard before at #sydfest

You need to see Tree of Codes

We made you a playlist of #sydfest 2018 artists

Five Reasons You Should See Fleabag

By Lenny Ann Low

Why Inua Ellams is better than you

The Craziest Shows from 20 Years of Sydney Festivals

By Lenny Ann Low

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