Theatre
Upcoming shows, acts and performances on stage
No Pay? No Way!
The work of one of Italy’s most lauded playwrights, Dario Fo, No Pay? No Way! mixes political satire, hilarious plot twists and sharp-as-a-tack dialogue to create a thrilling experience that will have you in fits of laughter from beginning to end.
UnWrapped Class Act
In Class Act, working class unfortunate Mish Grigor tells the story of a grotesque world of class and social mobility straight from her dirty mouth. Part of UnWrapped at Sydney Opera House.
The Gospel According to Paul
Australia’s master of political satire, Jonathan Biggins is Paul Keating — visionary, reformer and rabble-rouser. Due to popular demand, this unmissable one-man comedy is returning to office for a final term following a critically acclaimed sell-out season.
King Lear
For the first time since 2010, Bell Shakespeare presents King Lear. Directed by Peter Evans and starring one of Australia’s finest classical actors Robert Menzies, this heart-wrenching new production promises to be powerful and utterly unforgettable.
In A Nutshell: The Poetry of Violence
Join Artistic Director Peter Evans and a crack team of actors as they jump from scene to scene and play to play, exploring the poetry of violence with relish and delight.
Julia
The special return of one of 2023’s greatest theatrical experiences and a compelling insight into the person behind the public mask.
Sunday
After a sellout, rave-reviewed season in Melbourne, this lush, romantic, and transporting portrait of an Australian art icon – the irrepressible Sunday Reed – is having its Sydney premiere.
The World on Wheels
An inspiring new work by Performing Hearts Theatre, presented by The Cerebral Palsy Alliance. Get ready to laugh, cry and be amazed.
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Bell Shakespeare
Bell Shakespeare returns in 2024 with a selection of some of Shakespeare’s most magnificent works.
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.
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Highlights from Boublil & Schönberg’s 'Do You Hear The People Sing?’
Through decades of collaboration, lyricist Alain Boublil and composer Claude-Michel Schönberg have graced world stages with timeless classics such as Les Misérables, Miss Saigon, La Révolution Française, Martin Guerre and The Pirate Queen.
On The Level with Brian Cox
Candid, in-depth, and always revealing, On The Level is a monthly interview series that catches up with artists during their visit to the Sydney Opera House, discussing their careers, inspirations, and preparations for their performance.
“My sun in dark places”: How theatre saved Hasiba Ebrahimi
Amidst a challenging childhood across three countries, Hasiba Ebrahimi found her calling in theatre and the life-affirming power of storytelling. Now, more than a decade later, Hasiba stars in Dorr-e Dari, a poetic multimedia celebration of love, poetry and classical Persian culture from Afghanistan.