The latest theatre news from Sydney, Australia — show openings, casting announcements, reviews, and touring productions.
Omega Ensemble will present INNER LANDSCAPES across four Australian cities, featuring the world premiere of Paul Stanhope's Clarinet Concerto and the Australian premiere of Grammy winner Jessie Montgomery's 'Rounds.
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.
Merrigong Theatre Company's neurodiverse ensemble will take THE STRANGEWAYS CABARET on a three-city regional NSW tour, performing in Wollongong, Queanbeyan, and Bathurst with local neurodiverse guest artists.
Indian Ink Theatre Company's BALLOON DOG, a dramatic comedy by Jacob Rajan and Justin Lewis, will be presented by Merrigong Theatre Company at Illawarra Performing Arts Centre, adapting Tagore's classic story Kabuliwala for the stage.
Monkey Baa Theatre Company's stage adaptation of the Mem Fox and Judy Horacek picture book will come to the Coliseum Theatre in Rooty Hill, bringing puppetry, animation, and student narrators to families in Western Sydney.
Emmy Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated performer Eddie Izzard is bringing her acclaimed one-person performance of The Tragedy of Hamlet to the Sydney Opera House.
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Opera Australia will present Elijah Moshinsky's acclaimed production of RIGOLETTO at the Joan Sutherland Theatre, featuring baritone Dalibor Jenis, tenor Kang Wang, and soprano Gemma Nha making her Sydney Opera House debut.
Muruwari playwright Jane Harrison's BENNELONG IN LONDON will receive its world premiere at Sydney Theatre Company's Wharf 1 Theatre, directed by Ian Michael, with Gamilaraay actor Googoorewon Knox in the title role.
The Music Masters Concert Series will present A Musical Voyage, a free concert at the Sydney Opera House featuring the 120-piece Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies and the Spokane Youth Symphony in a program spanning Wagner, Brahms, Copland, and John Williams.
Grace Malouf's debut play FIRST, DO NO HARM, directed by Charley Allanah, will receive its world premiere at NIDA, exploring medical ethics, bodily autonomy, and trans and disabled communities' rights.
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.
Lambert House Productions announced a strictly limited five-performance season of A.
Comedian Max Amini added new arena shows in Sydney and Melbourne after multiple dates sold out, with performances also scheduled in Brisbane, Adelaide, and Perth.
Catherine Alcorn announced a four-show residency at Ginger's at The Oxford on Sydney's Oxford Street, following consecutive sold-out performances.
Australian stage luminaries Paul Capsis and Adam Noviello are set to join forces in House of Rot, a brand new theatrical song cycle from Green Door Theatre Company created by acclaimed director Dino Dimitriadis and Victoria Falconer.
A special moment took place in Sydney this weekend when an audience member took the stage to join the orchestra during the opening night performance of Justin Hurwitz’s La La Land in Concert at the Darling Harbour Theatre.
Heartwarming and hilarious, the musical theatre adaption of TOOTSIE has its Australian Premiere at Teatro At The Italian Forum.
Michael Gow's Helpmann Award-winning play TOY SYMPHONY will be professionally staged in Sydney for the first time since its 2007 Belvoir premiere, with Gow directing his own autobiographical work for the first time.
Opera Australia will present Graeme Murphy's production of THE MERRY WIDOW at the Joan Sutherland Theatre, featuring Emma Pearson making her role debut alongside Julie Lea Goodwin, Alexander Lewis, and Alexandra Flood.
Award-winning composer Hans Zimmer will make his highly anticipated return to Australia this October with a new arena production: Hans Zimmer Live – The Next Level.
Bondi Festival announced its return to Bondi Beach, featuring an expanded program of live music, theatre, comedy, immersive art and food markets, plus the return of its iconic Ice Rink and Vista Ferris Wheel.
Olivier Award winner Nathaniel Parker, known for Wolf Hall and The Inspector Lynley Mysteries, will star as Professor Henry Higgins in Opera Australia and John Frost's 70th Anniversary season of MY FAIR LADY, completing the musical's cast.
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2026 IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition Semi-Finals Concert The Independent Theatre (8/16-8/16) |
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I Love Your Faces: The Don Lane Story Jetty Memorial Theatre (9/05-9/05) |
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The Lark IPAC – IMB Theatre (8/05-8/09) |
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Confetti & Chaos - Pokolbin Hunter Valley Resort & Farm (8/20-8/20) |
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We Are The Tigers Hayes Theatre (10/09-11/08) |
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As For Me And My House Campbelltown Town Hall Theatre (10/15-10/18) |
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Rigoletto Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House (7/21-8/21) |
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Reefer Madness Pioneer Theatre (11/13-11/22) |
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Weddings and Parties Over Coffee St. James Church, King St (8/09-8/09) |
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lacuna Belvoir Street Theatre (7/30-8/15) |
