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Sydney Symphony Orchestra Chief Conductor David Robertson will join forces with trumpeter, bandleader and composer Wynton Marsalis to bring the spirit of swing to the Concert Hall in an exuberant opening to the SSO's 2016 season.

?Once again, Oz Showbiz Cares / Equity Fights AIDS gathers the stars of Australia's musical theatre and cabaret industry to raise funds for the fight against HIV and AIDS.

On Thursday 11th February, Slide's notorious Covergirl series will target the iconic voice of pop Whitney Houston on the 4th anniversary of her untimely death in a bathtub at the Beverly Hilton in 2012.

A new play by transman Charles O'Grady exploring transgender experiences and identity will play at the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras later this month.

Red Line Productions at the Old Fitz Theatre is pleased to be partnering with the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras again to present the Australian Premiere of THE WHALE by Samuel D.

The Glugs celebrated their annual Theatre Awards tonight at Sydney's Castlereagh Boutique Hotel.

In the tradition of the Ancient Greek Dionysia Festival, the LYSICRATES PRIZE promotes new works by awarding an Australian playwright following an Audience vote

Today, Friday 29 January, Mary Rachel Brown was awarded the second annual Lysicrates Prize for new Australian Playwriting, receiving a full $12,500 Griffin Theatre Company commission, as voted by the audience, at Verbrugghen Hall, Sydney Conservatorium of Music.

fortyfivedownstairs is thrilled to present the world premiere of Melbourne writer/performer Helen Yotis Patterson's TAXITHI - AN AUSTRALIAN ODYSSEY from 2-20 March 2016.

On 4 and 5 March, Riverside Theatres and Outlandish Arts will present Falling in Love with Frida, an intimate and enticing show from award-winning performer and choreographer, Caroline Bowditch, that explores the life, loves and legacy of painter Frida Kahlo (1907-1954).

Running from 7 to 26 January, Sydney Festival celebrated its 40th anniversary and the fourth and final year for Festival Director Lieven Bertels.

Director Kip Williams brings Louis Nowra's THE GOLDEN AGE to life with sensitivity and simplicity.

Running from 7 to 26 January, Sydney Festival celebrated its 40th anniversary and the fourth and final year for Festival Director Lieven Bertels.

A West End and Broadway sensation, the Almeida Theatre production of the 2015 Olivier Award winner for Best Play, King Charles III by Mike Bartlett, is presented by Sydney Theatre Company at Roslyn Packer Theatre from 31 March to 30 April 2016 (Opening Night: Saturday 2 April at 7.

Will Cinderella meet the man of her dreams? Will Prince Charming win our heroine's heart? Or will the Ugly Sisters stop 'Cinders' from going to the ball? All will be revealed at the beautiful State Theatre when Bonnie Lythgoe Productions presents the most magical musical panto of them all, 'CINDERE

?Matthew Management in association with Hayes Theatre Co today announced the cast of the smash-hit Broadway musical comedy XANADU, based on the 1980s classic cult movie, which plays in Sydney from Thursday 12 May 2016 for a strictly limited season.

To open on a personal note, that was hands-down one of the best nights of my life.

Don't let the threat of rain deter you from this wonderfully endearing adventure.

Warren Fahey returns to Sydney Festival to bring a retrospective to both intrigue and bemuse.

Revered conductor and pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy will make his much-anticipated return to Sydney to conduct all nine Beethoven Symphonies with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and some of the world's best soloists in a Beethoven Celebration.

The internationally award-winning cabaret artist Tim Draxl returns to the cabaret stage on Thursday 18 February for one night only at Slide Lounge in his new show ONCE UPON ANOTHER TIME as part of the Sydney Mardi Gras celebrations.

Due to popular demand, an extra performance of All The Sex I've Ever Had has been added on Friday 22 January at 2pm.

The Sydney's Theatre community gathered at the 2015 SYDNEY THEATRE AWARDS tonight for the 11th annual celebration of the best of the past year's work as judged by The Sydney Reviewers.

How do Australia's native owners dream climate change? How do this country's custodians explain a destructive phenomenon brought about by the disastrous decisions of those who have worked hardest to displace them? How do the communities with the deepest knowledge of the land we live on see and under

Calling all young performers……If singing, acting or dancing is your passion, then don't miss your opportunity to be a part of the upcoming mega hit, HAIRSPRAY - THE BIG FAT ARENA SPECTACULAR when it bounces into the Adelaide Entertainment Centre in October 2016.