Heath Ledger as The Joker Ledger's up for Golden Globe » HEATH Ledger is up for a posthumous Golden Globe. The actor, who died in January this year in New York, was the only Australia nominee for the Golden Globe Awards to be held in Hollywood in January. He was nominated for best supporting actor for his role as The Joker in in the latest Batman movie The Dark Knight. Director's debut feature film is AFI's choice Little-known film wins top IF Awards What did you think of Australia?

Half Light Portraits from Black Australia Indigenous artists in photography exhibition » THE first major survey of the work of Indigenous artists engaging with the photographic medium and the portrait is on exhibition at the Art Gallery of New South Wales until February 22. The exhibition, Half Light Portraits from Black Australia, brings together more than 140 works by 15 of Australia's most renowned Indigenous artists... (more) Boston collection on show in Sydney

Sydney Shakespeare Festival Shakespeare in the park » GLEBE'S Bicentennial Park is again the scene of the Sydney Shakespeare Festival in 2009. Two Shakespearean plays, The Comedy of Errors and Macbeth, are being staged on different nights from January 8 to February 15. Check the website to see what play is on each night.

Grace Jones Amazing Grace » MODEL, actress, performer, entertainer, singer, producer, writer, the enigma that is Grace Jones has, of late, been reaffirming herself as the superstar she has always been. In her Sydney-only performance at Enmore Theatre in January, Sydney Festival 2009 continues its investigation into artists who changed the face of popular music... (more)

Australia Day Ferry Race Summer in Sydney » A VARIETY of events fills the Sydney summer calendar. This includes the Sydney Festival in January, Australia Day on January 26, and the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival which opens this year on Valentine's Day.

» FOR current and coming Sydney theatre productions, the Sydney
Theatre Guide is the place to visit for up-to-date listings and booking
information. Also see What's On in Melbourne.

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