The latest theatre news from Sydney, Australia — show openings, casting announcements, reviews, and touring productions.
Nina Segal's SHOOTING HEDDA GABLER, directed by Zoë Hollyoak, comes to Sydney's Seymour Centre from Secret House, exploring celebrity culture and abuses of power through a reimagining of Ibsen's classic.
The Sydney Comedy Festival announced its 2026 award winners: Sean Collier, The Burton Brothers, Reuben Kaye, and Frankie McNair each took home a trophy and a $1,500 prize at the festival's close.
Producers Paul Dainty and TEG Dainty, Ken Davenport and Bob Gaudio have announced the internationally acclaimed production A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL will play a strictly limited engagement at The Sydney Lyric from November 2026.
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.
TEG Dainty announced an Australian tour for FOREVER K-POP: A CELEBRATION CONCERT, hitting Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane following a successful debut run in the US and Canada.
Giant, the new play starring John Lithgow as Roald Dahl, will be released in cinemas later this year.
The new production of STARLIGHT EXPRESS, which won an Olivier Award during its London run, will tour the UK and beyond, with stops in Leicester, Liverpool, Glasgow, Sunderland, Birmingham, and Southampton.
Merrigong Theatre Company will present TWO WEEKS, an intimate play by Siobhán Doran-Chaston, at Illawarra Performing Arts Centre.
LA LA LAND IN CONCERT has added a fourth Sydney show and a third Melbourne show following overwhelming demand for the live-to-film orchestral event, which also stops in Brisbane.
Sydney Theatre Company has extended AN ILIAD starring David Wenham for an additional week at Wharf 1 Theatre, bringing the five-star production's run to eleven weeks.
Sydney Dance Company will present ENGINE, a triple bill featuring works by Rafael Bonachela, Fran Díaz, and Melanie Lane at the Sydney Opera House, with Díaz making his Australian debut.
Hayes Theatre Co's acclaimed five-actor production of THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE, previously a sold-out hit, opens at the Foundry Theatre inside the Sydney Lyric in Pyrmont, with original cast members returning alongside new recruits.
Sydney solicitor and comedic playwright Tony Laumberg's MY FAIR LAWYER skewers the legal profession in a new production from Bondi Theatre Company, staged at the Bondi Pavilion Theatre.
Joshua Robson Productions announced the full cast for THE ADDAMS FAMILY at Hayes Theatre Co, led by Erika Heynatz as Morticia and Marcus Rivera as Gomez, with direction by Julia Robertson.
THE OTHER SIDE OF ME delivers a powerful triple threat: sublime choreography, an emotional story and impassioned performers.
Ensemble Theatre will present the Australian premiere of THE ROOMMATE, Jen Silverman's dark comedy directed by Lee Lewis and starring Lucy Bell and Belinda Bromilow in Sydney.
John Foreman's Australian Pops Orchestra and Sony Music Australia will present THE MUSIC OF HANS ZIMMER VS JOHN WILLIAMS at Melbourne's Hamer Hall, featuring a 75-piece orchestra performing scores from Star Wars, Gladiator, Harry Potter, and more.
The Gilbert & Sullivan Society of South Australia will present FUNNY GIRL at The Arts Theatre, with the role of Fanny Brice shared among three performers: Olivia Sutton, Sarah Hamilton, and Sophie Stokes.
Six student finalists will perform concertos with the Ku-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra at The Concourse, Chatswood, competing for cash prizes up to $10,000 in the 42nd NSW Secondary Schools Concerto Competition.
Celia Pacquola, winner of Most Outstanding Show at the 2026 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, has added Perth and Sydney dates to her GIFT HORSE national tour, along with extra Melbourne performances.
Bubble Laboratory, in association with Ethan Walker, will present THE BIG BUBBLE SHOW… IN SPACE! at Coliseum Theatre in Western Sydney for two performances only, featuring fire bubbles, smoke-filled spheres, and shadow bubble puppetry.
Former NASA astronaut Scott Kelly will bring his live speaking tour, The Sky is Not the Limit: Lessons from a Year in Space, to five Australian cities, including Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane.
The eight-time Tony Award-nominated BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL will close its Australian national tour at Sydney's Capitol Theatre, with music and lyrics by Eddie Perfect.
Sydney Comedy Festival and Theatresports will present THEATRESPORTS ALL-STARS 2026 at the Enmore Theatre, hosted by Rove McManus, featuring a sci-fi theme with an ensemble of improv champions and comedy performers.
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Play In A Day: Henry VI Part 2 The Neilson Nutshell, Pier 2/3 (9/15-9/15) |
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I Love Your Faces: The Don Lane Story Capitol Theatre Tamworth (9/16-9/16) |
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I Love Your Faces: The Don Lane Story Jetty Memorial Theatre (9/05-9/05) |
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La Stupenda: A Joan Sutherland Celebration Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House (8/20-8/22) |
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The Jungle and the Sea Belvoir Theatre (7/11-8/02) |
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The Book of Everything Belvoir St Theatre (8/22-9/20) |
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Beetlejuice the Musical Capitol Theatre, Sydney (11/21-1/10) |
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As For Me And My House Campbelltown Town Hall Theatre (10/15-10/18) |
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UPU Riverside Live @ PHIVE (8/28-8/29) |
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Disney Presents The Lion King - Auslan Interpreted Performance Capitol Theatre, Sydney (8/12-8/12) |
