Bach to Bossa and Beyond

February 10, 2023 by  

Conductor and pianist Vladimir Fanshil presents the first concert this year in the Live at the Great series featuring the world-renowned Grigoryan Brothers. Read more

Damon Galgut on zoom with the Sydney Jewish Writers Festival

December 13, 2021 by  

Acclaimed South African playwright and novelist, Damon Galgut, will be on Zoom in conversation with Joanne Fedler on Thursday. Read more

Jewish content at the Melbourne Queer Film Festival

November 14, 2021 by  

The 31st Melbourne Queer Fim Festival starts this week and will screen four productions of interest to Jewish patrons. Read more

Ridley Road: a new ABC series

October 31, 2021 by  

Based on a true story, this four-part thriller series is set in 1962 and sees Vivien (Agnes O’Casey) a young Jewish hairdresser from Manchester, join an underground movement trying to stop the rise of the far-right. Read more

Laugh outta lockdown with Robyn Reynolds

October 31, 2021 by  

Join British comedian Robyn Reynolds for her hilarious “fish out of water” debut solo show in November at the Factory Theatre in Sydney. Read more

Jewish streaming

July 30, 2021 by  

ChaiFlicks, the first streaming service devoted to Jewish and Israeli entertainment and culture, is now available throughout Australia and New Zealand. Read more

We all bleed the same

June 28, 2021 by  

Sydney Jewish community personalities Ernie Friedlander and Jeremy Jones are among the Australians of diverse backgrounds whose portraits are included in the exhibition “We All Bleed the Same”, a series of 39 photos by leading Sydney photographer Tim Bauer.

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Concerts continue at The Great Synagogue

May 14, 2021 by  

Pianist Simon Tedeschi and violinist Andrew Haveron, concertmaster of the Sydney Symphony will be the featured musicians at an upcoming concert at The Great Synagogue. Read more

What are you doing on Tuesday evening?

December 14, 2020 by  

Tune in at 7.30pm tomorrow night for a free digital concert performed by AWO colleagues and two stellar visual artists. Read more

Jew Talking to Me?

June 23, 2020 by  

A new, unashamedly Jewish comedy chat show for a mainstream audience launches on Friday 26th June 2020, created and hosted by award-winning U.K comedians Rachel Creeger and Philip Simon, and produced by Russell Balkind. Read more

Watch “Resistance” at home

June 9, 2020 by  

The Classic, Lido, Cameo and Ritz cinemas ‘At Home’ will present the Australian Premiere virtual screening of Resistance followed by a live, free online Q&A with star Jesse Eisenberg on Wednesday. Read more

JIFF to fund two Jewish short films

February 10, 2020 by  

The Jewish International Film Festival has announced the return of its Short Film Fund in 2020. Read more

Peak behind the curtain at Opera Australia’s free Behind the Scenes showcase at the Sydney Opera House.

February 5, 2020 by  

Opera Australia has announced it will hold a free Behind the Scenes at the Opera event on Sunday 23 February at the Joan Sutherland Theatre, giving the public an insight into how a fully staged opera is brought to life. Read more

Austen Tayshus & Mandy Nolan’s  Very Funny 2020 Vision

December 6, 2019 by  

Heading off to Northern NSW…so are Austen Tayshus and Mandy Nolan. Not on holiday but to entertain you. Read more

Marianne and Leonard: Tickest giveaway

November 26, 2019 by  

Melbourne readers ave an opportunity to receive a double pass for the acclaimed film chronicling the love affair between Leonard Cohen and Marianne Ihlen. Read more

Birth of the Cool

August 29, 2019 by  

J-Wire has three double passes for this prize-winning documentary on jazz legend Miles Davis…one for Sydney, one for Brisbane and one for Canberra. Read more

Reliable Material

August 23, 2019 by  

Relatable Material marks the debut of Jewish comedian Robyn Reynolds and fellow comic Chris Nguyen,… who are also a couple. Read more

Birth of the Cool

August 16, 2019 by  

MILES DAVIS: BIRTH OF THE COOL – a documentary featuring the life and career of musical giant and cultural icon Miles Davis, a true visionary, innovator and originator who defied categorization and embodied the word, will be screened in a short season. Read more

The Public: J-Wire has ten double passes to giveaway

July 19, 2019 by  

Starring Emilio Estevez, Alec Baldwin, Taylor Schilling and Christian Slater, THE PUBLIC, takes place in downtown Cincinnati during a particularly bitter winter where an Arctic blast has made its way to the front doors of the Public Library – where most of the film’s action takes place. Read more

Shalom’s Comedy Night is back for its third instalment next month

July 8, 2019 by  

Community-based Jewish organisation, Shalom, has announced the third show of top-shelf, young adult comedy nights based at Sydney’s Cafe Lounge. Read more

La Traviata on the harbour

July 3, 2019 by  

Opera Australia has announced that Verdi’s much loved work La Traviata will return to the Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour stage in 2020. Read more

Australian World Orchestra back together

June 28, 2019 by  

Following last year’s sensational response to the concerts led by Maestro Riccardo Muti, the AUSTRALIAN WORLD ORCHESTRA (AWO) is returning with an eclectic and bravura program for this July, and to present the newly formed AWO SIX, an elite ensemble of AWO all-stars. Read more

The Festival of Jewish Arts and Music coming soon to Melbourne

June 23, 2019 by  

The Festival of Jewish Arts and Music (FOJAM), formerly Shir Madness Melbourne, takes over the Melbourne Recital Centre in a day-long immersion of contemporary Jewish culture with 30 performances across music, theatre, dance and conversation on Sunday 8 September. Read more

Ingrid’s debut exhibition

May 12, 2019 by  

Abstract artist and well-known community photographer Ingrid Shakenovsky is to stage her debut solo exhibition featuring scenes from Sydney, Melbourne and other parts of the world. Read more

Arctic: Double passes

February 6, 2019 by  

A man stranded in the Arctic is finally about to receive his long-awaited rescue. However, after a tragic accident, his opportunity is lost. He must then decide whether to remain in the relative safety of his camp or to embark on a deadly trek through the unknown for potential salvation.  J-Wire has ten double-passes to give away. Read more

West Side Story on the harbour

February 3, 2019 by  

Opera Australia has revealed the full cast of exceptional performers who will take to its famous over-water stage for a brand new Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour production of the iconic Broadway musical, West Side Story. Read more

Sydney Festival: One Infinity

December 31, 2018 by  

One Infinity is a hypnotic, cross-cultural music and dance collaboration, in which the audience is also performers. Read more

Madiba: free double pass

November 8, 2018 by  

J-Wire has a double pass for Madiba the Musical for Wednesday 14 November… Read more

JIFF Giveaways

October 27, 2018 by  

J-Wire has double-passes for ever-popular The Jewish International Film Festival. Read more

In Like Flynn: Double passes to give away

October 8, 2018 by  

Buccaneer, smuggler, gambler, street fighter, gold prospector and one of the most charismatic movie stars of Hollywood’s Golden Age, Errol Flynn’s life, before he found fame as an actor, was not for the faint-hearted! Read more

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