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Jade Kops

Jade is an Aviation Safety Training Instructor with a love of Theatre, Cabaret, Musical Theatre, and music and is a committed advocate for the live performing arts industry in Sydney, Australia. From 2019-2023 she held a coveted position on the voting panel for the prestigious Sydney Theatre Awards and has been part of voting collegiate for the Helpmann Awards, the Australian equivalent of the Tony Awards.  Prior to joining BroadwayWorld in 2014 Jade was a Special Guest Critic for GlamAdelaide, specialising in Cabaret.  




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First Show:

CATS in London

Favorite Show:

BIG FISH at Hayes Theatre Directed by Tyran Parke

Favorite Stories:



REVIEW: A BROADCAST COUP Considers Acceptable Workplace Relations Through The Lens Of Three Women At Different Stages Of Their Career
REVIEW: A BROADCAST COUP Considers Acceptable Workplace Relations Through The Lens Of Three Women At Different Stages Of Their Career
February 4, 2023

Melanie Tait’s (Playwright) new work, A BROADCAST COUP challenges audiences to speak up rather than sit idly by when they know something isn’t right. 

REVIEW: HUBRIS & HUMILIATION Updates Austen For The Modern Era With An Aussie Queer Twist.
REVIEW: HUBRIS & HUMILIATION Updates Austen For The Modern Era With An Aussie Queer Twist.
January 29, 2023

Lewis Treston’s (Playwright) HUBRIS & HUMILIATION is delightfully hilarious 21st century update of Jane Austen’s famous Regency Romance.

REVIEW: Guest Reviewer Kym Vaitiekus Shares His Thoughts On BAT OUT OF HELL THE MUSICAL
REVIEW: Guest Reviewer Kym Vaitiekus Shares His Thoughts On BAT OUT OF HELL THE MUSICAL
January 29, 2023

BAT OUT OF HELL, the stadium, arena, rock concert, stage musical.

REVIEW: Guest Reviewer Kym Vaitiekus Shares His Thoughts On HOLDING ACHILLES
REVIEW: Guest Reviewer Kym Vaitiekus Shares His Thoughts On HOLDING ACHILLES
January 21, 2023

HOLDING ACHILLES an inventive new work. David Morton and Nicholas Paine in collaboration with Legs On The Wall and Dead Puppet Society have created a new work. Their production stemming from Geek Mythology, details the story of Achilles and Patroclus.

REVIEW: JANET'S VAGRANT LOVE Is A Heartfelt Cry For Compassion And Change From A Mother Wanting A Safer World For Her Young Blak Sons.
REVIEW: JANET'S VAGRANT LOVE Is A Heartfelt Cry For Compassion And Change From A Mother Wanting A Safer World For Her Young Blak Sons.
January 21, 2023

A cry for change told through the medium of song and yarns, JANET’S VAGRANT LOVE is a powerful piece of cabaret theatre presented by Elaine Crombie on behalf of mothers of young Blak men across the country.

REVIEW: Brilliantly Bizarre, URINETOWN THE MUSICAL Is Better Than It Sounds.
REVIEW: Brilliantly Bizarre, URINETOWN THE MUSICAL Is Better Than It Sounds.
January 14, 2023

Mark Hollman (Music and Lyrics) and Greg Kotis’ (Book and Lyrics) self-aware, satirical, comedy musical URINETOWN THE MUSICAL opens at Hayes Theatre to roars of laughter as unusual subject matter makes for powerful metaphors for modern life. 

Review: Guest Reviewer Kym Vaitiekus Shares His Thoughts On NEIGHBOURS
Review: Guest Reviewer Kym Vaitiekus Shares His Thoughts On NEIGHBOURS
January 14, 2023

NEIGHBOURS is a contemporary dance work that exhibits the extraordinary movements of Rauf “RubberLegz” Yasit and Brigel Gjoka.

REVIEW: Strut & Fret's BLANC DE BLANC ENCORE Opens At Surry Hill's Newly Refurbished THE GRAND ELECTRIC.
REVIEW: Strut & Fret's BLANC DE BLANC ENCORE Opens At Surry Hill's Newly Refurbished THE GRAND ELECTRIC.
January 13, 2023

Strut & Fret brings their wonderful brand of cabaret, circus, and burlesque back to Sydney with a return season of BLANC DE BLANC ENCORE, updated for the newly refurbished cabaret venue The Grand Electric. 

BWW REVIEW: Guest Reviewer Kym Vaitiekus Shares His Thoughts On ROOM
BWW REVIEW: Guest Reviewer Kym Vaitiekus Shares His Thoughts On ROOM
January 15, 2023

ROOM is an extraordinary piece of performance theatre 
 It takes you into the rehearsal room and into the machinations of a directors mind.
It is theatre at its essence.

BWW REVIEW: Guest Reviewer Kym Vaitiekus Shares His Thoughts On AMADEUS
BWW REVIEW: Guest Reviewer Kym Vaitiekus Shares His Thoughts On AMADEUS
January 1, 2023

AMADEUS A tour de force. Michael Sheen is sublime. As part of the Sydney Opera Houses’ 50th anniversary program, AMADEUS by Peter Schaffer is Co-presented and produced by leading Sydney-based independent theatre presenter Red Line Productions.

BWW REVIEW: Guest Reviewer Kym Vaitiekus Shares His Thoughts On VELVET REWIRED
BWW REVIEW: Guest Reviewer Kym Vaitiekus Shares His Thoughts On VELVET REWIRED
December 25, 2022

VELVET REWIRED, The Ultimate In Feel-Good Entertainment

BWW REVIEW: Guest Reviewer Kym Vaitiekus Shares His Thoughts On BOXING DAY BBQ
BWW REVIEW: Guest Reviewer Kym Vaitiekus Shares His Thoughts On BOXING DAY BBQ
December 12, 2022

BOXING DAY BBQ for stings, jabs and uppercuts. Director Mark Kilmurry presents Sam O’Sullivan’s new Australian play at the Ensemble Theatre.

BWW REVIEW: Guest Reviewer Kym Vaitiekus Shares His Thoughts On BROADWAY DINER
BWW REVIEW: Guest Reviewer Kym Vaitiekus Shares His Thoughts On BROADWAY DINER
December 10, 2022

BROADWAY DINER Broadway Diner, best burgers in town.

BWW REVIEW: Guest Reviewer Kym Vaitiekus Shares His Thoughts On M'AP BOULE
BWW REVIEW: Guest Reviewer Kym Vaitiekus Shares His Thoughts On M'AP BOULE
December 8, 2022

BWW REVIEW: Guest Reviewer Kym Vaitiekus Shares His Thoughts On M'AP BOULE. Nancy Denis captivates the audience with her debut work. 

BWW REVIEW: Guest Reviewer Kym Vaitiekus Shares His Thoughts On NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT
BWW REVIEW: Guest Reviewer Kym Vaitiekus Shares His Thoughts On NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT
November 25, 2022

NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT is an energetic, quintessential Broadway theatre work. Mitchell has captured that traditional stage musical essence with aplomb and has injected a fresh, in the moment, vibrancy.

BWW REVIEW: Guest Reviewer Kym Vaitiekus Shares His Thoughts On ART + INFORMATION
BWW REVIEW: Guest Reviewer Kym Vaitiekus Shares His Thoughts On ART + INFORMATION
November 20, 2022

Art + Information merges to explore connectedness. This production brings the insights and discoveries of a TED talk along with the artistry of the theatrical stage.

REVIEW: COME FROM AWAY Opens At The Theatre Royal For An Encore Sydney Season
REVIEW: COME FROM AWAY Opens At The Theatre Royal For An Encore Sydney Season
November 10, 2022

Sydney is treated to an encore season of Irene Sankoff and David Hein’s (Book, Music and Lyrics) multi award winning musical COME FROM AWAY as the Australian production opens as the Theatre Royal. 

REVIEW: The Classic Fairytale Is Given A Contemporary Twist In Rogers And Hammerstein's CINDERELLA
REVIEW: The Classic Fairytale Is Given A Contemporary Twist In Rogers And Hammerstein's CINDERELLA
November 9, 2022

Following on from its 2013 Broadway premiere, Douglas Carter Beane’s (Book) stage adaptation of Richard Rodgers (Music) and Oscar Hammerstein II’s (Lyrics and book) CINDERELLA waltzes onto the Lyric stage to captivate Sydney audiences of all ages.

REVIEW: Presenting An Insight Into The Late Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Of The United States, Heather Mitchell Shines In RBG: OF MANY, ONE
REVIEW: Presenting An Insight Into The Late Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Of The United States, Heather Mitchell Shines In RBG: OF MANY, ONE
November 8, 2022

REVIEW: Presenting An Insight Into The Late Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Of The United States, Heather Mitchell Shines In RBG: OF MANY, ONE

 BWW REVIEW: Guest Reviewer Kym Vaitiekus Shares His Thoughts On TIDELINE
BWW REVIEW: Guest Reviewer Kym Vaitiekus Shares His Thoughts On TIDELINE
October 25, 2022

Director Anna Jahjah brings the Australian premiere of TIDELINE to the Chippen Street Theatre stage.






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