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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.

Everything along The Thirsty Mile this summer

A rundown of the best spot in town

10 unmissable experiences at Sydney Festival 2025

Your shortcut to some of the biggies in our lineup

Introducing Resonance: our classical music series

Delving into “birth, destiny and what we leave behind” with Australia’s beloved artists

Your guide to Antigone in the Amazon

Explaining the real-life events in Brazil and the link to tragic heroine Antigone

What the critics are saying about Dark Noon

The lauded Wild West saga has more five-star reviews than horses on a ranch

Get to know the Future Frequencies lineup

We've scoured the globe to find the next music act for you to obsess over

Welcome to Sydney Festival’s exhilarating summer of art

A message from our Festival Director

Festivals of the Future

S. Shaktidaran and Amrita Hepi on the future of festival-making.

Announcing Sydney Festival's new Festival Director for 2026 – 2029

Kris Nelson named as our next Festival Director

The real Siegfried and Roy: Wild facts, photos and footage

Deep dive into the life and work of these larger-than-life characters.

Hear from the creatives of Siegfried & Roy: The Unauthorised Opera

Learn more about this epic new production

Sydney Festival welcomes three new board members

Meet the new faces guiding your Festival

Sydney Festival 2025 dates announced

Only one place to be for these dates.

Bringing the world's best to Sydney

International excellence belongs here.

Who's up for new music?

Check out our rotating playlist of new releases from quality Sydney artists.

Introducing our new Festival Chair

Kate Dundas shares Festival highlights and Sydney's hidden gems.

National Reconciliation Week 2024 – How to get involved

Where, when and how to show up for Rec Week

Your Night at Smashed: The Nightcap

Step into Sydney’s hottest sundown shebang

Warumpi Band Lives On

An essay by Crystal Butcher - A member of the Warumpi Band Family

Music sounds better at The Neilson

From a week-long Bach deconstruction to a lineup of the most exciting voices in contemporary music

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