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Following their highly acclaimed debut with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra in 2013, Cirque de la Symphonie will be reuniting with the SSO next month to perform three shows filled with dazzling magic, captivating beauty and death-defying cirque artistry.

Jonathan Church will succeed Andrew Upton as Artistic Director of Sydney Theatre Company (STC), it was announced today, 25 August 2015.

As announced earlier in the year, Andrew Upton's tenure as Artistic Director draws to a close at the end of 2015.

Pulitzer Prize winning playwright (2014 The Flick), Annie Baker's play, The Aliens, will have its Sydney premiere at The Old Fitz from tonight 25 August - 19 September.

Exploring the lives of the Upper East Side, Clare Boothe Luce's THE WOMEN exposes the backstabbing, infidelity and relationships that dominated 1930's middle class socialites.

Monkey Baa Theatre Company have been honoured with the prestigious Touring Legend Award at the 2015 APACA (Australian Performing Arts Centres Association) Drover Awards in Sydney overnight.

Roald Dahl's popular childrens' book MATILDA comes to life in Tim Minchin (music and lyrics) and Dennis Kelly's (book) heartfelt musical interpretation, MATILDA THE MUSICAL.

New Theatre is proud to once again be partnering with the Sydney Fringe Festival to present a program of exciting and varied works produced by some of Australia's most innovative theatre makers.

A dark duologue filled with sharp storytelling and biting repartee, A STEADY RAIN explores the complexities of a lifelong bond tainted by domestic affairs, violence, and the rough streets of Chicago.

Multi-Matilda Award Winning actor Dash Kruck brings his critically acclaimed debut cabaret I Might Take My Shirt Off to Sydney's Hayes Theatre Co.

Celebrating 15 years of hilarious political satire, everyone's favourite lampoonists return to Riverside Theatres from 9 to 12 September for a special edition of Sydney Theatre Company's The Wharf Revue.

Beethoven's late string quartets are the mighty pillar on which the ACO's 2016 season is built.

Celebrated conductor Charles Dutoit will make his much-anticipated return to Sydney next month to conduct the Sydney Symphony Orchestra in two magnificent programs - French Impressions: Ravel, Debussy & Berlioz and Schumann's Magical Cello.

The Royal Shakespeare Company, Louise Withers, Michael Coppel & Michael Watt presents the Australian Premiere Season of Matilda the Musical, which commences performances from July 28 in Sydney.

17 August 2015: Audiences across the world can watch the Sydney Symphony Orchestra in Wagner's Tristan und Isolde with Chief Conductor and Artistic Director David Robertson on the SSO YouTube channel in a three-part HD series with behind-the-scenes features and interviews, launched today.

On Saturday 12 September, Riverside Theatres presents Pearl: The Janis Joplin Story, a musical presentation that celebrates the queen of rock 'n' roll and vintage funk, Janis Joplin.

Australia's favourite lampoonists return for a special birthday edition of Sydney Theatre Company's The Wharf Revue as they celebrate 15 years of irreverent, anarchic political satire.

On Saturday August 22, the Old Fitz will be buzzing with exciting talent in hopes of enticing supporters along to help raise money to keep the legendary venue alive.

Due to extraordinary demand, new tickets will be released tomorrow for the Sydney season of the world's favourite musical, The Sound of Music.

Maria Mercedes captures the passion, determination, and dedication of the legendary opera diva Maria Callas in Terrence McNally's MASTER CLASS.

The Sydney Opera House today announced a ground-breaking new dance competition that aims to reinvigorate aspects of Indigenous culture through the reclamation of the age-old song-lines, stories and dance practices.

Beloved New York-based storytelling impresarios The Moth have announced a compelling local and international lineup for their Sydney Opera House debut during the Festival of Dangerous Ideas (FODI) on Sunday 6 September 2015.

Years after her death, people are still captivated by Marilyn Monroe.

Before the curtain falls on her final ever performance in Australia, one of the world's greatest dancers, Sylvie Guillem, will take to the stage for a free talk and audience Q&A at the Sydney Opera House.

Australia's astonishing Circa perform their wondrous new fusion of circus, animation and music, Carnival of the Animals, at the Sydney Opera House and Arts Centre Melbourne this September/October.