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BELVOIR ST THEATRE

25 Belvoir St, Surry Hills NSW 2010
Surry Hills, New South Wales 2010

Upcoming Shows

The Birds
May 16 – Jun 7, 2026

Paula Arundell stars in The Birds, a one-woman show and Sydney premiere running at Belvoir St Theatre from 16 May to 7 June 2026. Written...



REVIEW: Disney’s THE LION KING Returns To Sydney To Delight A New Generation With Julie Taymor’s Award Winning Production


by Jade Kops - April 25, 2026

Almost 30 years since it’s Broadway premier in 1997, THE LION KING still brings gasps of awe as Julie Taymor’s musical theatre adaptation of Walt Disney Animation’s 1994 film returns to the Sydney stage.  ...

GUTENBERG! THE MUSICAL! - a theatrical pitch you can't miss


by Kym Vaitiekus - April 17, 2026

A sharp, hilarious musical about the chaos of creating GUTENBERG! THE MUSICAL!...

Review: ANASTASIA, The Fairytale Imagining Of The Last Romanov Arrives In Sydney


by Jade Kops - April 11, 2026

ANASTASIA is Stephen Flaherty (Music), Lynn Ahrens (Lyrics) and Terrence McNally’s (Book) musical theatre fairytale imagining of the last Romanov, inspired by 20th Century Fox Animation’s 1997 movie of the same name....

REVIEW: Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Or Red Flag Alert… Jez Butterworth’s THE RIVER Takes Time To Digest


by Jade Kops - April 08, 2026

The purpose of Jez Butterworth’s 2012 play THE RIVER is as elusive as its subject matter, the Sea Trout. ...

REVIEW: Fabulously Feminist Classic Australian Novel, MY BRILLIANT CAREER Is Given The Musical Theatre Treatment And It Is Brilliant.


by Jade Kops - April 05, 2026

Miles Franklin’s best known work, MY BRILLIANT CAREER is given the musical theatre treatment for a modern age by Sheridan Harbridge (Book), Dean Bryant (Book and Lyrics) and Mathew Frank (Music) and the outcome is amazing. ...

BETTE AND JOAN – fame, fear, fervour, and feuding


by Kym Vaitiekus - April 02, 2026

BETTE AND JOAN – fame, fear, fervour, and feuding. This famous Hollywood feud delves into the unique paths of these two movie icons....

REVIEW: On Your Feet Australia Presents the Australian Premiere of Feel Good Musical THE PROM


by Jade Kops - March 29, 2026

THE PROM, the hilarious new musical with a heartwarming outcome from Matthew Sklar (Music), Chad Beguelin (Lyrics and Book) and Bob Martin (Book), finally arrives in Australia, premiering at the new Teatro At The Italian Forum Theatre in Leichhardt. ...

REVIEW: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Returns to Handa Opera On Sydney Harbour With A Revival Of Simon Phillips’ 2022 Production.


by Jade Kops - March 29, 2026

As part of the 40th Anniversary Celebrations of Andrew Lloyd Webber (Music and Book)), Charles Hart (Lyrics) and Richard Stilgoe’s (Lyrics and Book) famous musical, Opera Australia has revived its production of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA for the 2026 Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour season....

Review: HEAVY IS THE CROWN, power to the songs that set you free. at The Loading Dock Theatre


by Kym Vaitiekus - March 26, 2026

HEAVY IS THE CROWN, power to the songs that set you free. A story from far away that hits very close to home...

REVIEW: The Deceptive Power Of Acting On Performers Plays Out With Hilarious Comedy In STAGE KISS


by Jade Kops - March 21, 2026

Alice Livingstone (Director) brings Sarah Ruhl’s (Playwright) study of human behaviour and the blurring of acting and actual to the New Theatre stage. ...

Past Shows

The True History of the Life and Death of King Lear and His Three Daughters
The True History of the Life and Death of King Lear and His Three Daughters
Nov 15 – Jan 4, 2026

In an unforgettable finale to their 2025 season, Belvoir brings the house down with Shakespeare’s greatest play King Lear, starring multi-award-winning stage and screen legend Colin Friels, from...

Meow Meow's The Red Shoes
Meow Meow's The Red Shoes
Oct 4 – Nov 9, 2025

Belvoir is dancing with delight to present Australian post-post-modern diva and West End sell-out sensation Meow Meow, in a voluptuous retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic fairytale The Red...

The Edit
The Edit
Oct 7 – Oct 26, 2025

THE EDIT written and directed by Gabrielle Scawthorn at BELVOIR 25A:“We can control what happens to you in here. But we have no control out there”Nia...

Grief is the Thing with Feathers
Grief is the Thing with Feathers
Jul 26 – Aug 24, 2025

Belvoir presents acclaimed New Zealand-Australian theatre director Simon Phillips’ new adaptation of Max Porter’s bestselling novel, Grief is the Thing With Feathers. Co-adapted by Phillips, Nick...

The Wrong Gods
The Wrong Gods
May 3 – Jun 1, 2025

Following the runaway success of S. Shakthidharan’s critically-acclaimed epics Counting and Cracking and The Jungle and the Sea, Belvoir presents his brand new play, The...

Big Girls Don’t Cry
Big Girls Don’t Cry
Apr 5 – Apr 27, 2025

Belvoir is thrilled to present Big Girls Don’t Cry, a sharp and celebratory new play written by and starring Gumbaynggirr/Wiradjuri woman Dalara Williams (Balnaves Fellow,...

Jacky
Jacky
Jan 16 – Feb 2, 2025

From 16 January – 2 February 2025, Belvoir St Theatre, as part of Sydney Festival’s Blak Out program, presents the award-winning play Jacky, by Declan...

August: Osage County
August: Osage County
Nov 9 – Dec 15, 2024

Belvoir brings to the stage one of the monumental plays of the 21st century, August: Osage County, a Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning tragicomedy by American...

Counting and Cracking | Belvoir St Theatre
Counting and Cracking | Belvoir St Theatre
Jun 28 – Jul 21, 2024

Counting and Cracking is one of the most ambitious and exciting theatre experiences ever to hit Sydney.  Winner of 14 major awards including Helpmann Awards...

Never Closer
Never Closer
May 25 – Jun 16, 2024

Belvoir is proud to bring Never Closer, an astonishing debut play by Grace Chapple in a production direct from 2022’s 25A season upstairs to Belvoir’s...

Miss Peony
Miss Peony
Jul 1 – Jul 29, 2023

Belvoir St Theatre is proud to announce the long-awaited world premiere of Michelle Law’s Miss Peony, which hits the stage for the very first time...

Scenes from the Climate Era
Scenes from the Climate Era
May 27 – Jun 25, 2023

Belvoir is delighted to present the world premiere of Scenes from the Climate Era, which is unlike anything seen on the Belvoir stage before; a collective...

Into the Woods
Into the Woods
Mar 18 – Apr 23, 2023

From the 18 March, the Belvoir stage will be transformed for an inventive, surprising, gorgeous, lo-fi spectacular production of Into the Woods.Brought to the Sydney...

Blessed Union
Blessed Union
Feb 11 – Mar 11, 2023

Acclaimed theatre maker and Queerstories creator, Maeve Marsden, makes her playwriting debut with Blessed Union, a hilarious lesbian divorce comedy hitting the Belvoir stage from...

Blue
Blue
Jan 14 – Jan 29, 2023

Thomas Weatherall will showcase his talents as a multi-hyphenate, performing in the world premiere of Blue, his mainstage writing debut on at Belvoir from 14th...

The Jungle and The Sea
The Jungle and The Sea
Nov 12 – Dec 18, 2022

Following the ground-breaking international success of the multigenerational Sri-Lankan Australian family epic Counting and Cracking, Helpmann Award-winning creative powerhouses, S. Shakthidharan and Eamon Flack return...

Looking For Alibrandi
Looking For Alibrandi
Oct 1 – Nov 6, 2022

Three generations of women. The Italian-Australian experience. A tale of Sydney. A much-loved modern classic novel, a ground-breaking film, and now on stage at Belvoir,...

Tell Me I'm Here
Tell Me I'm Here
Aug 20 – Sep 25, 2022

On publication thirty years ago, Anne Devesons raw and moving family memoir Tell Me Im Here became an instant classic, catapulting conversations about mental health...

Belvoir’s Open Day & 2023 Season Preview
Belvoir’s Open Day & 2023 Season Preview
Sep 11

Join us at Belvoir St Theatre for our free, action-packed Open Day and get a first look at our brilliant 2023 Season, full of uplifting,...

Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes
Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes
Jun 2 – Jul 10, 2022

Following Melbourne Theatre Companys critically acclaimed Australian premiere season, Belvoir presents the Sydney premiere of Hannah Moscovitchs Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes, an incisive...

Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes
Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes
Jun 2 – Jul 10, 2022

Following Melbourne Theatre Companys critically acclaimed Australian premiere season, Belvoir presents the Sydney premiere of Hannah Moscovitchs Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes, an incisive...

Rep Season: Wayside Bride & Light Shining in Buckinghamshire
Rep Season: Wayside Bride & Light Shining in Buckinghamshire
Apr 2 – May 29, 2022

Belvoir will stage alternating performance of two plays, Alana Valentines brand-new Wayside Bride and Caryl Churchills classic Light Shining in Buckinghamshire, featuring the same cast,...

Opening Night
Opening Night
Feb 26 – Mar 27, 2022

Belvoir presents the premiere of a brand-new theatrical reimagining of cult classic 1977 film Opening Night, starring stage and screen star, Leeanna Walsman, in the...

At What Cost?
At What Cost?
Jan 29 – Feb 20, 2022

Belvoir presents the world premiere of At What Cost?, a robust and provocative modern tragedy by award-winning Palawa playwright Nathan Maynard, from 29th January 20th...

Black Brass
Black Brass
Jan 6 – Jan 23, 2022

Taking to the Belvoir stage for the first show of 2022, Black Brass is a play of voyaging and discovery, told through music and song...

The Boomkak Panto
The Boomkak Panto
Nov 20 – Dec 23, 2021

Belvoir is proud to announce the reopening of Belvoir St Theatre with the world premiere of The Boomkak Panto, a ridiculously flamboyant and hilarious pantomime...

Arts for Afghanistan
Arts for Afghanistan
Sep 30 – Oct 8, 2021

In collaboration with PYT Fairfield and the Afghan artistic community, Belvoir present Art for Afghanistan, a series of short video reflections that celebrate 5 Afghan...

Belvoir School Holiday Workshops
Belvoir School Holiday Workshops
Sep 23 – Sep 30, 2021

Each school holidays Belvoir offer students the opportunity to put on their creative thinking caps and connect with theatre professionals. This school holidays is no...

Yarramadoon The Musical
Yarramadoon The Musical
Jul 25 – Aug 11, 2018

Aya Productions in association with 25A @ Belvoir present YARRAMADOON THE MUSICAL Created By Hannah and Eliza Reilly The ever-entertaining sister duo, Hannah and Eliza...

They Divided The Sky
They Divided The Sky
Jun 13 – Jun 30, 2018

Curious and passionate Rita is falling in love with hilariously pedantic Manfred. Together, they are fearless. East Germany is in generational turmoil: post-war trauma in...

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