Julia
By Joanna Murray-Smith
Directed by Sarah Goodes
5 September - 12 October 2024
After a sell-out season in 2023, Julia remains one of the hottest tickets in town for any theatregoer interested in spectacular acting, first-rate directing, the state of Australian politics, or the stirring story of one woman who changed history.
Performance Date | Time |
Thursday 5 September Preview | 7:30pm* |
Saturday 7 September | 7:30pm |
Monday 9 September | 6.30pm |
Tuesday 10 September | 6:30pm* |
Wednesday 11 September | 7:30pm |
Thursday 12 September | 7:30pm |
Friday 13 September | 7:30pm |
Saturday 14 September | 1:30pm, 7:30pm |
Monday 16 September Night with the Artists Post-show Q&A | 6:30pm |
Tuesday 17 September | 6:30pm |
Wednesday 18 September | 1pm, 7:30pm |
Thursday 19 September | 7:30pm |
Friday 20 September | 7:30pm |
Saturday 21 September | 1:30pm, 7:30pm |
Monday 23 September | 6:30pm |
Tuesday 24 September | 6:30pm |
Wednesday 25 September | 7:30pm |
Thursday 26 September | 7:30pm |
Friday 27 September | 7:30pm |
Saturday 28 September | 1:30pm, 7:30pm |
Monday 30 September | 6:30pm |
Tuesday 1 October Captioned | 6:30pm |
Wednesday 2 October | 1pm, 7:30pm |
Thursday 3 October | 7:30pm |
Friday 4 October | 7:30pm |
Saturday 5 October Captioned Matinee | 1:30pm, 7:30pm |
Monday 7 October | 6:30pm |
Tuesday 8 October | 6:30pm |
Wednesday 9 October | 7:30pm |
Thursday 10 October | 7:30pm |
Friday 11 October | 7:30pm |
Saturday 12 October | 1:30pm, 7:30pm |
* Performance will be filmed for archival purposes.
Ticket | Price |
Previews | |
Premium | $70 |
A Reserve | $65 |
B Reserve | $55 |
Ticket | Price |
Friday & Saturday Evenings (excluding Previews) | |
Premium | $140 |
A Reserve | $125 |
B Reserve | $110 |
Ticket | Price |
Saturday Matinee | |
Standard | |
Premium | $140 |
A Reserve | $125 |
B Reserve | $110 |
Concession | Student and Pensioner card holders (Aust. only) |
Premium | $110 |
A Reserve | $95 |
B Reserve | $80 |
Under 30* | |
Premium | $90 |
A Reserve | $75 |
B Reserve | $60 |
Ticket | Price |
Monday to Thursday (excluding Previews) | |
Standard | |
Premium | $125 |
A Reserve | $115 |
B Reserve | $100 |
Concession | Student and Pensioner card holders (Aust. only) |
Premium | $95 |
A Reserve | $85 |
B Reserve | $70 |
Under 30* | |
Premium | $75 |
A Reserve | $65 |
B Reserve | $50 |
Groups 10+ | Please call +61 2 9250 7700 for more information |
Premium | $113 |
A Reserve | $104 |
B Reserve | $90 |
*Must provide valid ID
$8.95 booking fee applies per transaction
Prices correct at the time of publication and subject to change without notice. Exact prices will be displayed with seat selection.
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Sydney Opera House Insiders pre-sale
Wednesday 7 February, 2024
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General Public tickets on-sale
Thursday 8 February, 2024
In English
Wheelchair accessible
Audio loop available
Captioned performances
Tuesday 1 October 2024 6:30pm
Saturday 5 October 2024 1:30pm
Captions are text descriptions that display the session's dialogue, identify speakers, and describe other relevant sounds that are otherwise inaccessible to people who are deaf or have hearing loss. Captions will be displayed on a screen or available via your personal device (phone). To be seated in the area with best view of the screens book online using the caption price type, call the Sydney Theatre Company on 02 9250 1777 or email boxoffice@sydneytheatre.com.au. Alternatively, to access the captions on your personal device (phone), scan the QR Code on the sign displayed at the entry to the venue.
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Run time
Performance runs for 1 hour 30 minutes, with no interval
Event duration is a guide only and may be subject to change.
Age
Recommended for ages 14+
Children under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
The Opera House is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children that visit or engage with us. Read our Child Safety Policy.
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Not now, not ever
Run, don’t walk, to secure tickets to the special encore season of one of 2023’s greatest theatrical experiences. The brilliantly talented Justine Clarke returns to step into the shoes of Australia’s first female prime minister and deliver an exhilarating performance that will be remembered for generations.
In 2012, Julia Gillard gave a speech that sent shockwaves around the world. Now, over a decade later, a group of Australia’s finest theatre makers – Playwright Joanna Murray-Smith, Director Sarah Goodes, Designer Renée Mulder, and an outstanding creative team, along with Clarke and exciting newcomer Jessica Bentley – have created a stirring and inspiring re-examination of that moment and a revelatory portrait of the woman who made it all happen, culminating in an “electrifying” (The Guardian) verbatim performance of the ‘misogyny speech’.
A Sydney Theatre Company and Canberra Theatre Centre production
This play is a fictional imagining by the playwright, of true events in the life of Julia Gillard. It combines references to true events, extracts from published works, interviews, fictitious commentary and opinions which the Playwright and the Producers believe to be honestly held. Ms Gillard has not endorsed or read, nor had any artistic input into the production of, this play.
Tickets to this production will go on sale at 9am on Thursday 8 Feb. Can’t wait? Tickets available now as part of a Sydney Theatre Company Season Ticket package here.
The Sydney Morning HeraldJustine Clarke brilliantly becomes Julia Gillard in this heroic performance.
Artist information
Director
Sarah Goodes
Designer
Renée Mulder
Lighting Designer
Alexander Berlage
Composer & Sound Designer
Steve Francis
Video Designer
Susie Henderson
With
Jessica Bentley
Justine Clarke
Sydney Theatre Company
Where art meets an audience, the awe-inspiring meets the everyday, and where Sydney meets the World. There’s something for everyone in Sydney Theatre Company's 2024 Season, from the hilarious to heartrending, the intimate to operatic, and the international to homegrown.
Other information
Venue information
Our foyers will be open 90 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and two hours pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Refreshments will be available for purchase from our theatre bars.
All Sydney Opera House foyers are pram accessible, with lifts to the main and western foyers. The public lift to all foyers is accessible from the corridor near the escalators on the Lower Concourse and also in the Western Foyer via the corridor on the Ground Level (at the top of the escalators). Pram parking will be available outside the theatres in the Western Foyer.
Getting here
The Sydney Opera House Car Park, operated by Wilson Parking, is open and available to use. Wilson Parking offer discounted parking if you book ahead. Please see their website for details.
Please check the Transport NSW website for the latest advice and information on travel. You can catch public transport (bus, train, ferry) to Circular Quay and enjoy a six min walk to the Opera House.
Covid-safe information
The health and wellbeing of everyone attending the Opera House is our top priority. We’re committed to making your experience safe, comfortable and enjoyable, with a number of measures in place including regular cleaning of high-touch areas, air conditioning systems that maximise ventilation, and hand sanitiser stations positioned in all paths of travel. We remind our audiences and visitors to please stay home if you feel unwell. If you need to discuss your ticketing or booking options, contact our Box Office team on 02 9250 7777.
The health and wellbeing of everyone attending the Opera House is our top priority. We have a number of safety measures in place including regular cleaning of high-touch areas, air conditioning systems that maximise ventilation, and hand sanitiser stations positioned in all paths of travel. While face masks are no longer required, we ask all our patrons and visitors to practise good hygiene. Please stay home if you feel unwell and read more about our flexible ticket options.
The Sydney Opera House no longer requires patrons to show that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
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