Festival 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.
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The hottest tickets (and free events) in Western Sydney
Parramatta, Bankstown, Blacktown and Casula are calling
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Get your ears around all the Australian music at the Festival
The artists that’ll have you brimming with pride this Ausmusic Month
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How Dark Noon is flipping the script on the Wild West
Everything you need to know about the provocative new production
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LGBTQIA+ highlights we can’t wait to see this summer
Get to know 11 of the incredible shows and artists in the program
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Everything along The Thirsty Mile this summer
A rundown of the best spot in town
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10 unmissable experiences at Sydney Festival 2025
Your shortcut to some of the biggies in our lineup
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Introducing Resonance: our classical music series
Delving into “birth, destiny and what we leave behind” with Australia’s beloved artists
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Your guide to Antigone in the Amazon
Explaining the real-life events in Brazil and the link to tragic heroine Antigone
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What the critics are saying about Dark Noon
The lauded Wild West saga has more five-star reviews than horses on a ranch
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Get to know the Future Frequencies lineup
We've scoured the globe to find the next music act for you to obsess over
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$49 tickets for our 49th birthday
Celebrate 49 years of Sydney Festival with this limited time offer
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Welcome to Sydney Festival’s exhilarating summer of art
A message from our Festival Director
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Announcing Sydney Festival's new Festival Director for 2026 – 2029
Kris Nelson named as our next Festival Director
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The real Siegfried and Roy: Wild facts, photos and footage
Deep dive into the life and work of these larger-than-life characters.
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Hear from the creatives of Siegfried & Roy: The Unauthorised Opera
Learn more about this epic new production
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Sydney Festival welcomes three new board members
Meet the new faces guiding your Festival
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Sydney Festival 2025 dates announced
Only one place to be for these dates.
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Who's up for new music?
Check out our rotating playlist of new releases from quality Sydney artists.
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Introducing our new Festival Chair
Kate Dundas shares Festival highlights and Sydney's hidden gems.
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A legacy of new Australian works
The Sydney Festival new commissions that spread far and wide
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