What's on in Sydney: April 29 to May 5
SUNDAY, APRIL 29
COMMUNITY Get along to the inaugural Kurnell Village Fair with an entertainment line-up featuring rockabilly trio Bonnevillains and kids show Bunny Racket. Shoppers can browse market stalls from local artisans or a street food selection including empanadas, satay sticks and dumplings. 9am-4pm, Marton Park, Captain Cook Drive, Kurnell, free, kurnellvillagefair.com.au
ART Site and Sound Arts is an annual program that gives creatives space in Leichhardt Town Hall to show off their works. Today view artist-run initiative the Agar Dish presenting a series of interactive pieces themed around exploration. 2-4pm, Leichhardt Town Hall, corner Marion and Norton streets, Leichhardt, $5, innerwest.nsw.gov.au
STAGE Catch the premiere run of Manifesto Theatre Company's Youth and Destination (until May 12) as it examines life in the 21st century through more than 60 dreamlike scenes. 5pm, Kings Cross Hotel, 248 William Street, Potts Point, $25, kingsxtheatre.com
COMEDY Following on from scoring Netflix special Double Negative last year, American jokester Ari Shaffir is in town for the Sydney Comedy Festival with his show Heretic, the musings of a man who became an atheist after an Orthodox Jewish upbringing. 6.30pm, Factory Theatre, 105 Victoria Road, Marrickville, $39.80, sydneycomedyfest.com.au
MUSIC While on tour as the support on the Killers arena dates, songwriter Alex Cameron has found time to squeeze in a few headline shows of his own. Hear him play tracks from his 1980s-influenced sophomore album Forced Witness, joined in the opening slot by 2017 SMAC Award winners for best live act, Body Type. 8pm, Manning Bar, Manning Road, University of Sydney, Camperdown, $30, manningbar.com
MONDAY, APRIL 30
FILM Grab a seat for the final day of Luna Park Sydney's Rooftop Cinema with a screening of Hayao Miyazaki's otherworldly 2001 animation Spirited Away (rated PG). 6.30pm, Luna Park Sydney, 1 Olympic Drive, Milsons Point, $22, rooftopcinemasydney.com
TUESDAY, MAY 1
BOOKS Bookworms will be out in full force for the commencement of the Sydney Writers' Festival. Listen to authors Andre Aciman, Min Jin Lee and Alexis Okeowo discuss literature's ability to counteract power imbalances at the SWF Opening Address. 6.30pm, Carriageworks, 245 Wilson Street, Eveleigh, $35, swf.org.au
WEDNESDAY, MAY 2
MUSIC English grime rapper Lady Leshurr plays a Groovin the Moo sideshow to share her quick-witted rhymes with fans. Her Queen's Speech freestyle series went viral, racking up more than 100 million views on YouTube. 8pm, Oxford Art Factory, 38-46 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst, $46.10, moshtix.com.au
THURSDAY, MAY 3
EXHIBITION Reigning Men: Fashion in Menswear, 1715–2015 (until October 14) surveys three centuries of masculine style with more than 130 garments from big-name designers such as Alexander McQueen, Jean Paul Gaultier and Yves Saint Laurent. 10am-5pm, Powerhouse Museum, 500 Harris Street, Ultimo, $20, maas.museum
FRIDAY, MAY 4
STAGE Triple Helpmann Award winner Sharon Millerchip makes a welcome return to the Sydney theatre scene to play Willy Russell's beloved housewife heroine in his 1986 comic monologue Shirley Valentine (until June 9). 8.15pm, Ensemble Theatre, 78 McDougall Street, Kirribilli, $69, ensemble.com.au
SATURDAY, MAY 5
MUSIC Catch up with long-running Scottish indie pop outfit Belle and Sebastian, as frontman Stuart Murdoch delivers tunes from their recent EP trilogy release, How to Solve Our Human Problems, as well as older favourites from their back catalogue. 8pm, Sydney Opera House, $69-$104, sydneyoperahouse.com