SYDNEY THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 24

Bach Akademie Australia will bring to life Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, a Baroque masterpiece that beautifully captures the joy, wonder, and mystery of the Nativity.

LA CLIQUE returns to the Sydney Opera House to celebrate the 20’th Anniversary of paving the way for the popular genre of “sexy circus” that blends circus, cabaret, vaudeville and burlesque.

Sydney Gay & Lesbian Choir will present a celebration of diversity, resilience and the unifying power of music with their Echoes of Pride, at Petersham Town Hall on Saturday 26 October.

Following a successful but short 2021 season, Carmel Dean’s song cycle WELL-BEHAVED WOMEN receives an encore season at Belvoir St Theatre.

For this 90-minute concert Sydney Philharmonia Choirs Artistic Director Brett Weymark OAM has curated an irresistible program of Rodgers & Hammerstein favourites including ‘Do-Re-Mi’, ‘Edelweiss’, ‘Some Enchanted Evening’ ‘I Whistle A Happy Tune’ and ‘Climb Ev’ry Mountain.

Inspired by Sheila Heti’s book 'Motherhood', director and performer Emma Sandall has collaborated with composer Elena Kats-Chernin AO and pianist Yanghee Kim to create a highly original collision of animation, music and movement to explode and examine the quandary she faced at the end of her child

Compañía Pepa Molina will present the World Premiere of 'FlamencoBits' by Pepa Molina, a new multidisciplinary work exploring digital themes, at Granville Centre Art Gallery on 3rd of November 2024 - 5 pm.

Performance Space has announced the program for the 2024 Liveworks Festival, a celebration of bold and captivating performances that push the boundaries of creativity and storytelling, held at Carriageworks from 23rd to 27th October.

Riverside Theatres will present the iconic, ARIA award-winning musical duo, Katie Noonan and Karin Schaupp in a special, one-night-only performance of their highly anticipated new album, Songs of the Southern Skies Volume 2 at Riverside Theatre on Saturday 26th October.

Little Goat Arts & Entertainment will present the Australian Premiere of Isabella McDermott's CHAMPIONS, a sharp, lyrical, and moving exploration of ambition, success, and the cost of creativity, as part of The Old Fitz Theatre's New Works Festival from 11-26 October.

Due to popular demand, new performances have been added today for the Sydney season of the new Australian production of the ever-popular Broadway musical Annie, which begins on 27 March next year.

REVIEW: Kym Vaitiekus shares his thoughts on GILGAMESH, Jack Symond's new epic Opera.

Short+Sweet, has announced a new program where local theatre artists will get a chance to take a chunk of Shakespeare and let their imagination literally run riot.

Kris Nelson will assume the role of Festival Director for Sydney Festival from 2026 to 2029, leading the festival into its milestone 50th edition in 2026.

Written by Cooma born and bred theatremaker Mark Salvestro, ‘The Queen’s City of the South’ will play for just two weeks at Qtopia Sydney’s new Loading Dock Theatre, from 8-19 October.

Two principal cast members for the Australian tour of the award-winning Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s celebrated rock musical JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR have been revealed.

On Thursday 19 September at The Concert Hall, The Concourse Chatswood, five classical and opera singers competed for a suite of generous prizes & opportunities in the IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition (ASC) in front of a packed audience.

TITANIQUE has opened in Sydney.

Entertainment Assist – a national charity focusing on the mental health and wellbeing of the entertainment industry – will run a fundraising initiative this October, raising money to provide free education programs for the industry, supporting mental health challenges.

Kylie Minogue has announced her highly anticipated ‘Tension Tour’ for 2025, which will see the global icon perform in cities across the globe and is set to be Kylie’s biggest tour since 2011.

National Theatre of Parramatta in collaboration with La Boite Theatre will present the Australian Premiere of Dipika Guha’s Yoga Play, a tale of downward dog and downward profits, at Riverside Theatres Parramatta from the 17th October.

The 2024 Sydney International Women's Jazz Festival (SIWJF) October 24th to November 3rd, will feature over 60 global and local artists across 7 Sydney venues this Spring.

The Silver Gull Play Award competition this year attracted a record number of entries, with an extremely high standard of scripts submitted.

Due to unprecedented demand, additional performances have been announced for the last, final ever The Wharf Revue, titled The End of the Wharf As We Know It!!! It will now run from 11 November until 23 December, with no other extension possible.

The lead cast has been announced for the upcoming new Australian production of the ever-popular Broadway musical Annie.