SYDNEY THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 2

Sydney Theatre Company's production of Jez Butterworth's The River starring Miranda Otto has proven popular with audiences and new performances are now on sale for an extended season.

Award-winning circus company Gravity & Other Myths will spring into the Joan Sutherland Theatre in June for the Australian premiere of their new production LOUDER.

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Michaela Gleave's first major solo exhibition in Australia, EVENT HORIZON, will be showcased at Artspace Sydney from March to June, exploring themes of environmentalism, feminism, and science.

This summer, acclaimed New Zealand singer/songwriter Tim Finn will play two exclusive NSW shows, under the banner of 'A Finn Night Out.

Tootsie will make its Australian premiere this May at Teatro at the Italian Forum in Sydney.

Larry Kramer's The Normal Heart remains a powerful, vital work 40 years on in this captivating Sydney Theatre Company production starring Mitchell Butel and directed by Dean Bryant.

Emma Algeri's character 'Mrs Marvin' will tour Australia in 2026, showcasing a unique blend of comedy and music following critical acclaim.

Opera Australia’s summer season will come to a sumptuous conclusion with Tchaikovsky’s most celebrated opera, Eugene Onegin opening at the Sydney Opera House on 17 March.

Ahead of its Sydney premiere at Sydney Theatre Company's Roslyn Packer Theatre next month, the season for Melbourne Theatre Company's acclaimed musical adaptation of Miles Franklin's My Brilliant Career has been extended.

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Casting has been announced for the Australian Premiere of Broadway's smash-hit musical WAITRESS, which will light up Her Majesty's Theatre Melbourne from 1 May, and the Sydney Lyric Theatre from 1 August.

Australian Dance Theatre will kick off 2026 with Faraway by Jenni Large.

Sydney's music scene is set to be invigorated with a powerful performance of CARMINA BURANA this March.

Sydney Theatre Company's world premiere season of Whispering Jack: The John Farnham Musical, starring Michael Paynter, has been extended at Roslyn Packer Theatre.

Following the recent announcement that Michael Paynter will play John Farnham in Sydney Theatre Company's world premiere season of Whispering Jack: The John Farnham Musical, the season has been extended due to popular demand.

The Old Fitz is lighting for a stellar year of new and emerging works.

Disney has revealed the full cast that will step into the Pride Lands when The Lion King returns to Sydney, which includes Australian stage and screen actor Daniel Frederiksen who will play the role of Scar.

Bangarra Dance Theatre has announced the appointment of a new Company Dancer, Maddison Fraser, a proud Palyku and Yindjibarndi woman from the Pilbara region of Western Australia, joining the company from April.

The Biennale of Sydney has announced the full list of artists, project highlights and initial programming for its 25th edition, titled ‘Rememory’, being presented free to the public from 14 March to 14 June 2026.

In a rare opportunity to see three of Australia’s finest actors on stage together, Richard Roxburgh, Damon Herriman and Toby Schmitz star together in the internationally award-winning play ART by Yasmina Reza.

AMPLIFIED THE EXQUISITE ROCK AND RAGE OF CHRISSY AMPHLETT is an 80-minute dive into life of the Divinyls frontwoman that broke through the stereotype of women in music with her rebellious rock’n’roll volatility.

Michael Paynter will play Australian music icon John Farnham in Whispering Jack: The John Farnham Musical in Sydney Theatre Company's World Premiere season at Roslyn Packer Theatre this November.

Sydney Chamber Choir will present Carl Orff's iconic Carmina Burana at City Recital Hall, featuring a unique arrangement for two pianos and percussion.

Sydney Theatre Company, Michael Cassel and Gaynor Wheatley announced Michael Paynter will play Australian music icon John Farnham in Whispering Jack: The John Farnham Musical in Sydney Theatre Company’s World Premiere season.