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GENESIAN THEATRE

2B Gordon Street, Rozelle
Rozelle, nsw 2039

Upcoming Shows

To Kill A Mockingbird
To Kill A Mockingbird
May 29 – Jul 4, 2026

Step into 1930s Alabama where the trial of a young Black man accused of a terrible crime shakes a seemingly peaceful town to its core....


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REVIEW: Yve Blake Gives Shakespeare’s Tragedy Of Macbeth A Contemporary Teen Treatment With MACKENZIE


by Jade Kops - June 14, 2026

An hilarious homage and caution about teenage fame and unchecked egos, the Tragedy Of Macbeth is transformed in MACKENZIE....

REVIEW: IZZARD: THE TRAGEDY OF HAMLET Is A Phenomenal Solo Retelling Of Shakespeare’s Play


by Jade Kops - June 11, 2026

Suzy Eddie Izzard brings her one woman show IZZARD: THE TRAGEDY OF HAMLET to stun Sydney audiences....

REVIEW: Brilliantly Insane, DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS Is A Clever Classic Comedy Musical


by Jade Kops - June 08, 2026

Rebecca McNamee (Director) delivers a fabulous new production of David Yazbek (Music and Lyrics) and Jeffrey Lane’s (Book) musical adaptation of DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS....

Review: The Musical Adaptation of TOOTSIE Is The Latest Fun Filled Offering At Teatro At The Italian Forum


by Jade Kops - May 31, 2026

Heartwarming and hilarious, the musical theatre adaption of TOOTSIE has its Australian Premiere at Teatro At The Italian Forum. ...

Review: You'll be walking the plank if you miss Hayes' THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE


by Kym Vaitiekus - May 18, 2026

Ship Ahoy the Masterful HMS Hayes and THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE. A bountiful night of shenanigans, merriment, and joy....

REVIEW: Reuben Kaye Delivers Another Intelligent And Insightful Cabaret with His Latest Show HARD TO SWALLOW


by Jade Kops - May 17, 2026

HARD TO SWALLOW is the latest cabaret from Reuben Kaye and it is everything audiences have come to expect from the incredibly intelligent performer who blends ‘no holds barred’ political and social commentary with clever new music and a liberal dose of fabulously funny filth. ...

REVIEW: The Power Of Female Friendship Features In STEEL MAGNOLIAS


by Jade Kops - May 17, 2026

Set in the late 1980’s, Robert Harling’s STEEL MAGNOLIAS expresses the enduring power of the sisterhood in helping face the challenges of life. ...

REVIEW: THE OTHER SIDE OF ME - identity destroyed, history revealed, healing in motion


by Kym Vaitiekus - May 07, 2026

THE OTHER SIDE OF ME delivers a powerful triple threat: sublime choreography, an emotional story and impassioned performers. identity destroyed, history revealed, healing in motion...

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.  ...

Review: 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!...

Past Shows

The Admirable Crichton
The Admirable Crichton
Apr 10 – May 16, 2026

Downton Abbey meets Survivor when Edwardian aristocrats and their unflappable butler find themselves stranded on a desert island where the social order flips completely upside-down!

18 Eden Avenue
18 Eden Avenue
Mar 13 – Mar 28, 2026

The Australian Premiere of an original musical, ’18 Eden Avenue’ charts the fortunes of three generations of women.  They share life under one roof in...

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Jan 16 – Feb 28, 2026

Famous detective Famous detective Hercule Poirot is tempted out of retirement to solve the murder of wealthy widower, Roger Ackroyd.When the wealthy Roger Ackroyd is...

It's A Wonderful Life
It's A Wonderful Life
Nov 14 – Dec 13, 2025

The classic and beloved Christmas film brought to life on stage! George Bailey who feels life has passed him by but discovers through his guardian...

Side by Side by Sondheim
Sep 26 – Nov 1, 2025

A musical revue that celebrates the life and works of the late, great Stephen Sondheim. It beautifully showcases the extraordinary wit, brilliance and genius, of...

Ken Ludwig's MORIARTY
Ken Ludwig's MORIARTY
Aug 8 – Sep 13, 2025

Brilliant detective Sherlock Holmes and his faithful companion Dr. Watson have a new case to solve! An investigation into the Bohemian King’s stolen letters suddenly...

The Lady Vanishes
The Lady Vanishes
Jun 20 – Jul 26, 2025

A comedy thriller adapted by Derek Webb, from the novel by Ethel Lina White, on which the classic Hitchcock film was based.When Iris Carr befriends...

Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
Apr 25 – Jun 7, 2025

Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime is based on an 1890s story by Oscar Wilde.  Lord Arthur Savile is engaged to the lovely Sybil Merton. His future mother-in-law,...

An Inspector Calls
An Inspector Calls
Jan 10 – Feb 22, 2025

When Inspector Goole arrives unexpectedly at the prosperous Birling family home, their peaceful dinner party is shattered by his investigations into the death of a...

Christmas Carols at Kent Street
Christmas Carols at Kent Street
Dec 6 – Dec 7, 2024

Join us for an evening of Community, Carols and Christmas Cheer as we enjoy the Genesians' little theatre on Kent Street one last time before...

Isn't It Romantic?
Isn't It Romantic?
Nov 28 – Nov 30, 2024

ISN’T IT ROMANTIC? stars Robert Green with Alexander Sussman. It is an enchanting tribute to the life of Lorenz Hart, with songs by Rodgers and...

Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
Oct 4 – Nov 10, 2024

In this new adaptation of Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre, we follow Jane’s story through her turbulent life. As her confidantes and friends, we “the reader”...

Feared and Revered - The Women of Shakespeare
Feared and Revered - The Women of Shakespeare
Oct 16 – Oct 26, 2024

Adapted from: The Complete Works of William ShakespeareFor 70 years, the women of Shakespeare have come alive in our beloved theatre. In Feared and Revered...

Murder on the Nile
Murder on the Nile
Aug 9 – Sep 21, 2024

Agatha Christie’s classic and suspenseful murder mystery on a voyage down the River Nile where every passenger becomes a suspect, keeping audiences guessing until the...

Hay Fever
Hay Fever
Jun 22 – Jul 27, 2024

Written by Noel Coward.Directed by Jason Darlington.Noel Coward’s classic brought to life in all its period glory.Hoping for a quiet weekend in the country with...

The Hollow
The Hollow
Aug 18 – Sep 23, 2023

An unhappy game of romantic follow-the-leader explodes into murder one weekend at The Hollow, home of Sir Henry and Lucy Angkatell. Dr. Cristow, the Harley...

A Streetcar Named Desire
A Streetcar Named Desire
Apr 14 – May 7, 2023

Tennessee William's 1948 Pulitzer Prize winning masterpiece of the clash between unrequited fantasy and the harsh light of gritty existence in the real world.School teacher...

Sherlock Holmes and The Case of the Jersey Lily
Sherlock Holmes and The Case of the Jersey Lily
Nov 4 – Dec 10, 2022

Oscar Wilde brings his friend Lillie Langtry, England's most famous actress and former mistress of both Edward VII and Earl Battenberg, to see Sherlock about...

My Family and Other Animals
My Family and Other Animals
Sep 16 – Oct 22, 2022

It's 1935, and an eccentric English family - four children, their widowed mother, and Roger the dog - arrives on the sun-soaked shores of Corfu...

Summer of the Seventeenth Doll
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll
Jul 15 – Aug 20, 2022

Summer of the Seventeenth Doll is an Australian play written by Ray Lawler and first performed at the Union Theatre in Melbourne on 28 November...

Hercule Poirot's First Case Adapted from Agatha Christie by Jon Jory
Hercule Poirot's First Case Adapted from Agatha Christie by Jon Jory
May 20 – Jul 2, 2022

Who poisoned the wealthy Emily Inglethorp, and how did the murderer penetrate and escape from her locked bedroom?The brilliant Belgian detective Hercule Poirot makes his...

Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde
Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde
Mar 18 – May 7, 2022

On the day of her twenty first birthday ball, Lady Windermere is presented with both a beautiful fan from her husband, and a shocking suspicion...

Murdered to Death by Peter Gordon
Murdered to Death by Peter Gordon
Jan 22 – Mar 5, 2022

The play introduces the inept and bungling Inspector Pratt, who battles against the odds and his own incompetence to solve the murder of the house's...

Home Chat by Noël Coward
Home Chat by Noël Coward
Nov 6 – Dec 12, 2021

The story follows Janet Ebony and her best friend Peter Chelsworth after a train crash during which they were sharing a sleeping compartment. Upon their...

A Passage to India
A Passage to India
May 14 – Jun 19, 2021

A Passage to Indiaby E.M. ForsterAdapted by Martin ShermanDirected by Mark G NagleSydney PremiereSeason: 15th May - 19th June 2021Preview night 14th MayFriday and Saturday...

The Secret of Chimneys
The Secret of Chimneys
Mar 5 – Apr 17, 2021

The Secret of Chimneysby Agatha ChristieDirected by Molly HaddonAustralian PremiereSeason: 6th March - 17th April 2021Preview night 5th MarchFriday and Saturday nights at 7.30pmSunday matine...

William Shakespeare's Long Lost First Play (Abridged)
William Shakespeare's Long Lost First Play (Abridged)
Jan 15 – Feb 13, 2021

by Austin Tichenor and Reed MartinA brand new Shakespeare play has been discovered in a carpark in Leicester amidst some unimportant old bones. Written when...

An Evening of Short Entertainments
An Evening of Short Entertainments
Dec 4 – Dec 13, 2020

Horizons by Roger GimblettDirected by Roger GimblettThis touching short piece about a fraught older lady encountering a young cheerful surfer on a beach one afternoon...

Sherlock Holmes and the Death on Thor Bridge
Sherlock Holmes and the Death on Thor Bridge
Nov 6 – Nov 21, 2020

Sherlock Holmes has grown weary. A bizarre series of shootings using antique firearms is taking place amid a drug war in London's East End, but...

Sherlock Holmes and the Death on Thor Bridge
Sherlock Holmes and the Death on Thor Bridge
Feb 28 – Apr 4, 2020

Sherlock Holmes has grown weary. A bizarre series of shootings using antique firearms is taking place amid a drug war in London's East End, but...

The Ladykillers
The Ladykillers
Jan 18 – Feb 15, 2020

The Ladykillersby Graham LinehanDirected by Walter GrkovicSydney PremiereSeason: 18th January - 15th February 2020Preview night 17th JanuaryFriday and Saturday nights at 7.30pmFebruary Saturday matine at...

Persuasion by Jane Austen
Persuasion by Jane Austen
Jun 29 – Aug 17, 2019

Persuasion by Jane Austen Adapted by Tim Luscombe Directed by Trudy Ritchie Season: 29th June - 17th August 2019 Preview night 28th June Friday and...

Sherlock Holmes and the Ripper Murders
Sherlock Holmes and the Ripper Murders
Apr 27 – Jun 15, 2019

It is 1888 and London is on edge - Jack the Ripper is tearing through the streets of Whitechapel, murdering women and taunting the authorities....

Videos


The Merry Widow in Sydney, Australia The Merry Widow
Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House (7/08-8/18)
Carousel in Sydney, Australia Carousel
Foundry Theatre (10/15-10/17)
The Shark Is Broken in Sydney, Australia The Shark Is Broken
Foundry Theatre (8/28-9/27)
Haydn’s Creation in Sydney, Australia Haydn’s Creation
Sydney Philharmonia Choirs (7/04-7/04)
A Beautiful Noise in Sydney, Australia A Beautiful Noise
Sydney Lyric (11/14-12/20)
The Red Room in Sydney, Australia The Red Room
Concourse Lounge (7/18-7/18)
Morning Melodies: What's New, Pussycat in Sydney, Australia Morning Melodies: What's New, Pussycat
Kingston City Hall (8/25-8/25)
Beyond the Beehive: Amy Winehouse's Musical Mastery in Sydney, Australia Beyond the Beehive: Amy Winehouse's Musical Mastery
Kingston Arts Centre (7/31-7/31)
Tootsie in Sydney, Australia Tootsie
Teatro - At The Italian Forum (5/30-6/21)
Good Company Entertainment Presents: The Big Chillout in Sydney, Australia Good Company Entertainment Presents: The Big Chillout
Saraton Theatre (10/11-10/11)