Drama Theatre
The Drama Theatre is one of our more intimate theatre venues located in the north-western corner of the Sydney Opera House. Home to Sydney Opera House Resident Companies, the Drama Theatre is rarely available for commercial hire.
Venue information
Accessibility
There are a number of wheelchair and companion seating locations in the Drama Theatre.
Commercial hirers
Information for staging a performance
Location and access
The Drama Theatre is located in the north-western corner of Sydney Opera House, best accessed through the Western Foyers.
Upcoming events
The Shiralee
6 Oct – 29 Nov 2025
Bathed in the golden light of an outback sunset, audiences will be swept away into a story as beautiful as the landscape in this adaptation of a classic Australian story. The Australian epic The Shiralee comes to the stage for the first time, adapted by Kate Mulvany, in a ranging and poetic story of life and love on the margins.
Storytime Ballet: The Nutcracker
18 Dec 2025 – 4 Jan 2026
With an enchanting score and charming story, this beloved ballet transports audiences into the traditional festive fairytale. On Christmas Eve Clara receives a nutcracker doll who magically comes to life. Together they battle the Rat King and visit the Land of Sweets for a grand celebration with the Sugar Plum Fairy before Clara wakes up at the foot of the Christmas tree – but was it really all a dream?
The Normal Heart
9 Feb – 21 Mar 2026
In 1989, The Normal Heart made its Australian premiere at Sydney Theatre Company to roaring standing ovations, in a production that spoke to the terrifying reality of the AIDS crisis. Almost 40 years later, Larry Kramer’s groundbreaking, semi-autobiographical drama returns to Sydney Theatre Company: a monumental tribute to those we lost, a poignant reminder for those who lived through the epidemic and a revelatory insight into the beginning of a world-changing movement.
