The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Sydney, Australia.
Drawing inspiration from Lewis Carroll’s children’s novel, CIRQUE ALICE is Producers Tim Lawson and Simon Painter’s latest circus spectacular to tour to Sydney.
REVIEW: MY FAIR LADY, the jewel of the Sydney stage.
TRIPTYCH, when dance connects.
The satirical musical of what should be a corporate myth, that someone with no experience can rise to the top of the corporate ladder, HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING, is presented in classic Broadway style at Hayes Theatre.
September first, 2026, Andy Fickman (Director) and Gary Lloyd’s (Choreographer and Associate Director) production of HEATHERS THE MUSICAL opens in Sydney’s Roslyn Packer Theatre.
Head First Acrobats’ latest circus show, RETURN OF THE GODZ pairs barely clad living gods, circus skills and comedy for an evening of awe and absurdity.
Jordan Fein’s (Director) production of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, originally staged at Regent’sPark Open Air Theatre in 2024 is presented on the Theatre Royal stage with an Australian cast.
Marcia Hines leads a new incarnation of the disco, cabaret, circus experience with VELVET INFERNO.
Jane Harrison’s newest work BENNELONG IN LONDON explores what the iconic Indigenous Elder might have to say if he had the chance to influence a 21st century actor’s expression of his life.
Isobel McArthur’s Olivier Award Winning PRIDE AND PREJUDICE *SORT OF is a fantastically irreverent retelling of Jane Austen’s famous novel of manners.
Inspired by Charles Addams’ characters, THE ADDAMS FAMILY THE MUSICAL is a delightfully “kooky” homage to the source material and the subsequent television and cinema legacy.
Written by Jo Clifford and Bayley Turner, THIRTY-SIX is a beautifully presented insight into their experiences as trans women.
JUICY RIOT A high-femme variety riot that closed Pride Fest with heart, voice and full-throttle joy as a closing night, it could not have been better chosen
NAILS: THE MUSICAL In Concert is a fabulous new Australian work that combines women’s sport with heartwarming queer coming of age stories that reinforce that life isn’t always simple.
Almost 60 years after its off-Broadway debut, HAIR THE TRIBAL LOVE-ROCK MUSICAL is both a time capsule of a different time and a reminder that there are still things that need changing.
Jonny Hawkins (writer and performer) and Nell Ranney’s (director) TRUCK DRIVER is an incredible new Australian work that centres on the men that keep Australia moving, the owner-drivers of freight trucks.
An hilarious homage and caution about teenage fame and unchecked egos, the Tragedy Of Macbeth is transformed in MACKENZIE.
Suzy Eddie Izzard brings her one woman show IZZARD: THE TRAGEDY OF HAMLET to stun Sydney audiences.
Rebecca McNamee (Director) delivers a fabulous new production of David Yazbek (Music and Lyrics) and Jeffrey Lane’s (Book) musical adaptation of DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS.
Heartwarming and hilarious, the musical theatre adaption of TOOTSIE has its Australian Premiere at Teatro At The Italian Forum.
Ship Ahoy the Masterful HMS Hayes and THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE.
HARD TO SWALLOW is the latest cabaret from Reuben Kaye and it is everything audiences have come to expect from the incredibly intelligent performer who blends ‘no holds barred’ political and social commentary with clever new music and a liberal dose of fabulously funny filth.
Set in the late 1980’s, Robert Harling’s STEEL MAGNOLIAS expresses the enduring power of the sisterhood in helping face the challenges of life.
THE OTHER SIDE OF ME delivers a powerful triple threat: sublime choreography, an emotional story and impassioned performers.
Almost 30 years since it’s Broadway premier in 1997, THE LION KING still brings gasps of awe as Julie Taymor’s musical theatre adaptation of Walt Disney Animation’s 1994 film returns to the Sydney stage.
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Bach & Charpentier – Music for Christmas St. James’ Church (11/15-11/15) |
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Where is the Green Sheep? Riverside Theatres (10/07-10/10) |
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Cruise Seymour Centre (10/09-10/31) |
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Islander Australian Theatre for Young People (10/06-10/17) |
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A Beautiful Noise Sydney Lyric Theatre (11/14-12/20) |
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Eucalyptus Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House (3/22-3/25) |
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The Magic Flute Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House (1/13-3/23) |
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Bach & Charpentier – Music for Christmas Our Lady of Dolours Catholic Church (11/14-11/14) |
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Faulty Towers The Dining Experience - Pokolbin Hunter Farm & Adventure Centre (5/07-10/22) |
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Fuccbois: Live in Concert Darling Quarter Theatre (10/27-11/14) |
