Sydney Coliseum Theatre

Following a gloriously popular season at Sydney Opera House last year, Christmas Actually is coming back to Sydney just in time for Old Saint Nick’s next whip around. This time, it’s a one-night only special, bringing the holiday movie’s biggest hits to the stage for one night of romantic festive charm. For this year’s show, Australian music theatre sweethearts Libby O’Donovan OAM, Andy Cook, Alisha Todd and Tim Carroll are coming together to bring the beloved movie’s highlights to life – you can expect a rousing-as-anything rendition of Joni Mitchell’s Both Sides Now, and a Nighy-esque performance of Christmas is All Around.The holly jolly action is all going down on Saturday, December 21 at Sydney Coliseum Theatre. Tickets start at $59.90, and you can grab yours over here.Intrigued? Read on for our review of the 2019 performance.For many of us, the appeal of Love Actually is difficult to understand. Richard Curtis’s sprawling Christmassy collage from 2003 has plenty of charm – and a cast of rom-com heavyweights – but the fervent devotion it attracts remains a mystery to some. It’s fine, but not every one of Curtis’s ten interwoven tales really soars, and the film doesn’t offer much but warm, cosy feelings and a few polite chuckles. Maybe that’s all you really want when the year is drawing to a close and you need to decompress. And that’s exactly what’s on offer in Christmas Actually, Brisbane songstress Naomi Price’s joyous cabaret celebrating the movie’s soundtrack. But un