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THE NEILSON NUTSHELL, PIER 2/3

Pier 2/3, 13A Hickson Road, Dawes Point NSW 2000
Sydney, New South Wales 2000

Upcoming Shows

Play In A Day: Henry VI Part 2
Play In A Day: Henry VI Part 2
Sep 15

The war with France is over, and to secure the peace, the naïve young King Henry VI marries the French noblewoman Margaret. But the infighting...



REVIEW: HEAD OVER HEELS THE MUSICAL Pairs Elizabethan Age Literature With The Pop Rock of The Go-Gos


by Jade Kops - March 17, 2026

HEAD OVER HEELS THE MUSICAL celebrates the music of 70’s and 80’s Pop Rock group The Go-Gos through a pairing with Sir Philip Sidney’s pastoral romance, The Countess of Pembroke’s Arcadia. ...

Review: FAIR PLAY At Old Fitz Theatre Explores Much More Than Rigours Of Competitive Sports


by Jade Kops - March 09, 2026

Ella Road’s FAIR PLAY challenges the structure and rules around women's sports and what defines a woman through the relationship between two young athletes from vastly different backgrounds. ...

EVIL DEAD THE MUSICAL, bloody toe tapping madcap fun


by Kym Vaitiekus - February 27, 2026

Come along for a campy, madcap night out filled with wonderful musical numbers and affectionate parody. Take the free poncho or wear white, and fully immerse yourself in the festivities of EVIL DEAD THE MUSICAL...

REVIEW: Skank Sinatra and Dolly Diamond Deliver a Brilliantly Funny Drag Homage To Mel Brooks’ Classic with THE PERFORMERS.


by Jade Kops - February 22, 2026

Drag Divas Skank Sinatra (Jens Radda) and Dolly Diamond(Michael Dalton) have joined forces for a brilliantly funny new cabaret musical THE PERFORMERS....

REVIEW: Just As The Composition On Canvas Is Questioned, ART Examines The Foundations Of Friendships


by Jade Kops - February 22, 2026

Yasmina Reza’s Award-winning comedy ART has started its Australian tour in Sydney....

Review: LATE NIGHT VICE — Where scandalous skill meets unapologetic freedom.


by Kym Vaitiekus - February 17, 2026

LATE NIGHT VICE - Finally a show where the boundaries are truly treated with the abandon they deserve. This Cabaret-circus show excites, titillates, shocks, entices, entertains beyond par, all with a moist hug. ...

REVIEW: Forty Years On, THE NORMAL HEART Is A Powerful piece of Theatre That Informs, Challenges And Remains Important In the 21st Century.


by Jade Kops - February 14, 2026

Larry Kramer's The Normal Heart remains a powerful, vital work 40 years on in this captivating Sydney Theatre Company production starring Mitchell Butel and directed by Dean Bryant....

REVIEW: AMPLIFIED THE EXQUISITE ROCK AND RAGE OF CHRISSY AMPHLETT Is Sheridan Harbridge’s Latest Cabaret Celebration A Strong Woman.


by Jade Kops - February 02, 2026

AMPLIFIED THE EXQUISITE ROCK AND RAGE OF CHRISSY AMPHLETT is an 80-minute dive into life of the Divinyls frontwoman that broke through the stereotype of women in music with her rebellious rock’n’roll volatility....

Review: SPLIT ENDS the trauma of obsession, control and loss


by Kym Vaitiekus - January 24, 2026

SPLIT ENDS is an autobiographical work born from a painful relationship, presented with raw honesty and formidable commitment by Claudia Shnier....

Review: DEAR SON – love from the heart at Belvoir St Theatre


by Kym Vaitiekus - January 14, 2026

DEAR SON – love from the heart. DEAR SON invites us into the warmth, wisdom, and enduring strength of an Indigenous men’s gathering. Based on the book of the same name by Thomas Mayo, and adapted for the stage by director Isaac Drandic along John Harvey, this is theatre as conversation, ceremony...

Past Shows

Play in a Day: Cymbeline
Play in a Day: Cymbeline
Sep 26

Energetic and invigorating, Play In A Day is Bell Shakespeare’s lively script reading series celebrating rarely read classics.Actors and director have one day together as...

In A Nutshell: The Poetry of Violence
In A Nutshell: The Poetry of Violence
Sep 4 – Sep 8, 2024

Whether you are new to Shakespeare, or an aficionado, you will be entertained, enriched, and inspired by this production.When Shakespeare explores violence it is often...

King Lear
King Lear
Jun 14 – Jul 20, 2024

Shakespeare's epic of the imagination, King Lear, creates a portrait of a family and a country torn apart.

Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
Jun 23 – Aug 27, 2023

THE GREATEST LOVE STORY EVER TOLDThis passionate portrayal of Romeo and Juliet will bring you closer than ever before to the intensity and the heartbreak of Shakespeare’s...

One Man In His Time: John Bell and Shakespeare
One Man In His Time: John Bell and Shakespeare
Sep 2 – Sep 3, 2022

Following sell-out performances in Sydney and Canberra in 2021, we are thrilled to bring John Bells special solo show to audiences in our new venue,...

In a Nutshell
In a Nutshell
Apr 22 – Apr 24, 2022

A journey through Shakespeares best-loved plays with Peter Evans as your guide.Join Artistic Director Peter Evans and the cast of Hamlet for a celebration of...

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