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Composer Elliott Gyger reunites with librettist Pierce Wilcox for Carriageworks resident company Sydney Chamber Opera to transform Peter Carey's beloved novel Oscar and Lucinda into a new Australian opera from 27 July - 3 August 2019.

From 6th to 8th June, FORM Dance Projects and Riverside Theatres will present Passing It On, a sensational double bill embodying movement shifts influenced by voices from the past to the present, looking back and forward.

Steve Martin and Martin Short will bring their critically acclaimed comedy tour Now You See Them, Soon You Won't for the first time to Australian and New Zealand audiences in November.

Originally presented as part of Old 505 Theatre's 2016 Fresh Works Program, Patina Productions is thrilled to present THE POOR KITCHEN by Daniela Giorgi.

Helpmann Award Winner Kerrie Anne Greenland soars as she shares her favorite movie musical songs in PICTURES: SONGS FROM MOVIE MUSICALS.

Whilst many could be forgiven for not knowing Steven Kreamer's face, chances are if you've been to a musical at the Hayes (plus other independent theatres), you've heard his musical talents.

George Bernard Shaw's comic romance of the Cockney flower girl and the Phonetics professor is recreated in New Theatre's staging of PYGMALION.

Sophocles' tale of the trauma of war is presented for a contemporary audience with the new adaptation of AJAX by Robert Johnson, Jonathan Graffam and Cast.

Mexican playwright Humberto Robles' FRIDA KAHLO: VIVA LA VIDA, adapted from Spanish by Gael Le Cornec and Luis Benkard and directed by Anna Jahjah, brings the complex painter, lover and political figure to life with playful expression from solo performer Kate Bookallil

Three generations of Theatresports legends take to the stage to decide which decade produced the funniest comedians.

Come behind the scenes and meet the cast of the Australian premiere of SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS starring Amber Mcmahon, Sharon Millerchip, Yalin Ozucelik, Jane Piegan, Justin Smith and Dorje Swallow.

The Sydney Symphony Orchestra will embark on its annual Regional New South Wales Tour, performing at The Glasshouse Theatre in Port Macquarie (21 May), Taree's Manning Entertainment Centre (22 May), and the Newcastle City Hall in Newcastle (23 May).

Drag sensation Courtney Act has just been announced as runner-up of Dancing With The Stars Australia 2019.

Baroque, Classical and Contemporary music comes together for Sydney Philharmonia Choirs' Easter concert BACH AND MOZART: IN THE IMAGINATION OF THEIR HEARTS.

David Lindsay-Abaire's RABBIT HOLE presents a middle-class family's experience with the death of a child in a somewhat staid and reserved expression middle class America, albeit with Australia voices.

Lewis and Alice are a world away from the sweet fantasy world of Carroll's famous story as benevolent white rabbits and mischievous disappearing cats are replaced with malevolent hessian headed horrors and horny talking teddy bears in Qui Nguyen's ALICE IN SLASHERLAND.

A Rollercoaster of emotions, A LITTLE PIECE OF ASH shares a personal journey of dealing with death.

Sydney's next great theatre has been named the SYDNEY COLISEUM THEATRE.

Comedy Queen, Queenie van de Zandt, goes back to her Netherlands in brand new show

Rising piano star Yulianna Avdeeva will make her debut on the iconic Sydney Opera House Concert Hall stage alongside the Sydney Symphony Orchestra in Yulianna Avdeeva performs Chopin's Piano Concerto No.

Inspired by a tale as old as time, MATADOR is a fiery fusion of burlesque, dance and jaw-dropping circus acts.

The world's best professional Ballroom and Latin dance stars heat up the Concert Hall stage in an Australian exclusive, Burn The Floor: Gala hosted by Dancing With The Stars judge Tristan MacManus for two scorching performances on July 28.

The highly anticipated Sydney season of PUFFS or: Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic & Magic kicks off at the Entertainment Quarter on Friday 17 May, and the all-Australian ensemble cast has just been announced.

Bangarra Dance Theatre released its 2018 Annual Report at its Annual General Meeting in Sydney today, announcing record-breaking attendance numbers and continued financial growth.

Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra powers on into the middle of its spectacular 2019 'In Celebration' season with a musical 'rocket' - amid a firmament of stars!