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RIVERSIDE THEATRE

Cnr Market and Church Sts
Parramatta, New South Wales


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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!...

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. ...

Past Shows

Garabari
Garabari
Mar 26

Step onto the dance floor, join the movement and feel the shared spirit of corroboree as traditional song and modern sound come alive together. Garabari is a...

The Bogong’s Song
The Bogong’s Song
Jan 15 – Jan 17, 2026

When a brother and sister turn out the lights for the night, they are swept into a world of imagination — a portal to their...

Trophy Boys
Trophy Boys
Aug 6 – Aug 9, 2025

Fresh from its sold-out performances in 2024 and Off-Broadway debut in June, critically acclaimed queer black comedy Trophy Boys returns to the Sydney stage as...

Met Concert#2 - The Planets
Met Concert#2 - The Planets
Jun 21

The Metropolitan Orchestra perform The Planets by Holst, Britten's Young Persons Guide To The Orchestra and Copland's Fanfare For The Common Man in Parramatta

Hollywood in Concert 2024
Hollywood in Concert 2024
Nov 2

The Metropolitan Orchestra (TMO) return to the Riverside Theatre in Parramatta for this very specialannual event showcasing some of the greatest movie music ever written....

Guards at the Taj
Guards at the Taj
Sep 12 – Sep 14, 2024

After a critically acclaimed 2022 season, National Theatre of Parramatta presents Guards at the Taj at Riverside Theatres from 12 to 14 September 2024.Winner of...

Wit
Wit
Mar 6 – Mar 9, 2024

Riverside Theatres & Clock and Spiel Productions presents the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about life, death, and the significance of a semicolon, WIT, from the 6–9...

Agapi & Other Kinds of Love
Agapi & Other Kinds of Love
Feb 29 – Mar 1, 2024

Riverside Theatres presents Luka Lesson’s Agapi & Other Kinds of Love at the Lennox Theatre from 29 February to 1 March.Based on Plato’s The Symposium,...

The Visitors
The Visitors
Oct 19 – Oct 21, 2023

Riverside Theatres presents Sydney Theatre Company & Moogahlin Performing Arts’ The Visitors, by Muruwari playwright Jane Harrison, from 19 to 21 October.On a sweltering day...

Hollywood in Concert
Hollywood in Concert
Oct 14

The Metropolitan Orchestra (TMO) return to the Riverside Theatre in Parramatta for a special one-night-only event showcasing some of the greatest movie music ever written....

The Hen House
The Hen House
Sep 7 – Sep 9, 2023

PYT Fairfield and In Wild Company present the world premiere of THE HEN HOUSE, a light-hearted, musical and story-rich homage to the inspirational and (sometimes)...

Girl Band
Girl Band
May 18 – May 27, 2023

Riverside’s National Theatre of Parramatta (NTofP) is delighted to support New Ghosts Theatre Company to present the world premiere of Girl Band, by award-winning playwright...

Relativity
Relativity
May 10 – May 13, 2023

Riverside Theatres and Joining the Dots Theatre Co. will be bringing their hugely popular 2022 production, Relativity to Parramatta from 10th to 13th May.These days...

Collision
Collision
Mar 30 – Mar 31, 2023

Riverside Theatres, Casus Creations and Cluster Arts are proud to present Collision at the Lennox Theatre in Riverside Theatres Parramatta, from the 30th to 31st...

Choir Boy
Choir Boy
Feb 14 – Mar 11, 2023

Riverside’s National Theatre of Parramatta (NTofP) is delighted to present the Australian premiere of Choir Boy, by the Academy Award-winning writer of Moonlight, Tarell Alvin...

Enigma Variations and a World Premiere With The Metropolitan Orchestra
Enigma Variations and a World Premiere With The Metropolitan Orchestra
Nov 18

Returning to the Riverside Theatre in Parramatta, over 60 musicians of The Metropolitan Orchestra (TMO) will take to the stage for an incredibly powerful performance...

Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
Aug 31 – Sep 1, 2022

Charlotte Bronts gothic tale of a spirited orphan in search of love, family and a sense of belonging, blazes into Riverside Theatres.Witness one of the...

Sleeplessness
Sleeplessness
Aug 19 – Aug 20, 2022

Shining a light on the intergenerational impacts of institutionalisation and migration, Sleeplessness, the latest work by Australian artist Kaz Therese, will be performing at Riverside...

Become The One
Become The One
May 19 – May 21, 2022

Riverside Theatres presents Lab Kelpies Become the One, a heart-warming queer romantic comedy that challenges notions of masculinity, from Thursday 19th May to Saturday 21st...

The Wharf Revue: Can of Worms
The Wharf Revue: Can of Worms
Mar 17 – Mar 19, 2022

Riverside Theatres is thrilled to present the legendary comedic act, The Wharf Revue: Can of Worms, a hilarious political satire from Thursday 17th to Saturday...

Classical Blockbusters with The Metropolitan Orchestra
Classical Blockbusters with The Metropolitan Orchestra
Nov 20

The Metropolitan Orchestra make a triumphant post Covid lockdown return to the stage for their first ever performance at Parramattas Riverside Theatre. The Classical Blockbusters...

Binge the Fringe
Binge the Fringe
Oct 8 – Oct 24, 2021

Riverside Theatres Digital is proud to launch an exciting new digital offering Binge the Fringe, a selection of the best picks of edgy and quirky...

Carmen
Carmen
Jun 17

Experience the thrilling Spanish colour and rhythms of Bizets Carmen as Opera Australia splashes onto the Riverside Theatres stage for one show only on Thursday...

Driving into Walls
Jun 13 – Jun 14, 2013

Making out, fighting, laughing, dancing and confessing…drawn from over 500 starkly honest and highly confidential interviews with Western Australian teens, this high energy, revealing and...

Flower Goddess of Tang Dynasty
Jun 1

The dance drama Flower Goddesses of Tang Dynasty is a six-act drama performed by Sydney Chinese Dance Group with elaborate productions and intense rehearsals. The...

R&J
May 16 – May 18, 2013

Love plays a major role in all our lives, but as Shakespeare knew all too well, does not always guarantee a fairy-tale ending. Set across...

Luminous Flux
Apr 5 – Apr 6, 2013

This double-bill of very accessible and playful contemporary dance showcases works from two of Australia’s shining examples of contemporary dance; Tanja Liedtke’s Enter Twilight and...

The Tap Pack
Mar 21 – Mar 23, 2013

The Tap Pack is a youthful high energy, slapstick tap comedy inspired by the infamous “Rat Pack” of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis...

Videos


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Theatre Royal Sydney (6/06-7/05)
Bobby Fox sings SINATRA at the SANDS in Sydney, Australia Bobby Fox sings SINATRA at the SANDS
Kingston City Hall (6/14-6/14)
The Bruno Mars Experience in Sydney, Australia The Bruno Mars Experience
Kingston City Hall (8/01-8/01)
Prima Facie in Sydney, Australia Prima Facie
Roslyn Packer Theatre (6/03-6/21)
The Merry Widow in Sydney, Australia The Merry Widow
Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House (7/08-8/18)
Rigoletto in Sydney, Australia Rigoletto
Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House (7/21-8/21)
Carousel in Sydney, Australia Carousel
Foundry Theatre (10/15-10/17)
Pay No Attention in Sydney, Australia Pay No Attention
Flying Fruit Fly Circus (7/04-7/11)
Savior in Sydney, Australia Savior
Belvoir Theatre (5/16-6/14)
Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Australia) in Sydney, Australia Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Australia)
Sydney Lyric (3/09-4/04)