Cultural Binge – independent theatre reviews from Sydney, Australia (mostly).
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Welcome to Cultural Binge
The rating system is simple: ★★★★★ – Terrific, world-standard. Don’t miss. ★★★★ – Great, definitely worth seeing. ★★★ – Good. Perfectly entertaining. Recommended. Individual mileage may vary. ★★ – Fine. Flawed and not really recommended, but you may find something to appreciate in it. ★ – Bad (& possibly offensive). See more reviews over at…
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Putting It Together (Foundry Theatre) ★★★★
I’ve got to say it feels good to be opening 2026 by seeing (and hearing) some Sondheim—performed by the very best.
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Pretty Woman: The Musical (Theatre Royal) ★★★
Let me start by saying Pretty Woman: The Musical is NOT the worst musical I’ve seen in 2025.
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Cultural Binge’s Top Ten Sydney Shows of 2025
The Ten Shows That Stuck With Me & a breakdown of the year.
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A Chinese Christmas (KXT on Broadway) ★★★
Welcome to Christmas Eve in the Chinese Underworld,
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New Breed 2025 (Sydney Dance Co) ★★★★
This may be the final annual instalment of Sydney Dance Company’s showcase of the next generation of choreographic talent, but its influence will be felt for some time yet.
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Dial M For Murder (Ensemble Theatre) ★★★★
Dial M for Murder is excessively fruity, rum-soaked and complex — basically a fancy Christmas pudding on stage. This is a hell of a lot of fun.
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Born on a Thursday (Old Fitz) ★★★½
Born on a Thursday delivers some hard family truths, anchored by a seamlessly powerful performance from Sharon Millerchip.
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Romeo & Juliet (Bell Shakespeare) ★★★½
Romeo and Juliet are back to “love fast and die young” one more time. Those crazy kids and their poisons…
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Congratulations, Get Rich! 恭喜发财, 人日快乐 (Sydney Theatre Co) ★★★
Some very good elements mixed with some poor elements mean it all evens out in the wash.
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The Seagull (KXT on Broadway) ★★★★½
This may be the first genuinely good pandemic-adjacent play I’ve seen — and also one of the best adaptations of The Seagull
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