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77 matching events listed in the next 60 days. Admission prices are shown where supplied.
You'll laugh, you'll gasp, you'll cry, it might even hurt, but it will make you better. She should have been a midwife as she always delivers!
Georgie Carroll is back with her brand-new show, Infectious - an undeniable live comedy powerhouse and a natural storyteller, she's razor sharp and riotous.
Nurse turned comedian, Georgie Carroll is not only brilliantly funny, she is unstoppable on the comedy circuit, having performed her smash hit award-winning show Sista Flo 2.0 for three solid years of sold-out seasons (UK, NZ, AU). Don't miss her brand new show!
New Zealand's Katchafire are teaming up with Hawaii's Mike Love for their 2026 Australian Tour dates, along with a collaboration on their 'Sensimillia' single for the Revival 2.0 Guest Edition album.
Mike will open each show with his own solo set, a powerful one-man-band performance built entirely live. Armed with guitar, keyboard, melodica and a pedalboard loaded with loopers, he layers bass lines, beatboxed rhythms and harmonies in real time, with nothing pre-recorded. His sound reaches beyond roots reggae too - folding in rock, soul, blues, folk and hip hop into what he calls his own "revolutionary consciousness music."
Following the long-awaited launches of their latest two albums Martenitsa & Mara! Za Vas Ot Nas (2025) and Mara! Big Band Zashto? (2023), dual ARIA winning world/jazz band Mara! are going back to basics with a concert by the core quintet featuring Sandy Evans, Paul Cutlan, Lloyd Swanton, Llew Kiek and Mara Kiek.
Hear treasures from the band's eclectic repertoire of original and traditional music that has drawn accolades from around the globe for four decades.
The Latvian Radio Choir is not just a choir: it is a sound laboratory, and its members are always ready to explore new work and new ways of singing. Its repertoire encompasses music from the Renaissance to now.
Genevieve Lacey is a fearless artist who challenges you to rethink the recorder, the classical music concert experience and, indeed, how you listen.
Together, these pioneering musicians present a program of music which looks to the sky in search of beauty, wonder and things with wings.
Get a glimpse of the sublime with a psalm, a prayer and a song of songs; catch the call of the nightingale, the swallow and the sparrow; and explore the intimate poetry of bird names with Pēteris Vasks.
Then, to celebrate the return of this ensemble of musical pioneers, get ready to experience two new commissions that meld human and avian voices. Bird on Byrd is an interspecies collaboration where curiosity and humour meet, created by Australian composers Hollis Taylor and Jon Rose. Finally, Ceremony of Swans is a world premiere from internationally revered Latvian composer Ēriks Ešenvalds, with a text by celebrated Australian author Alexis Wright.
Join them for The Songs of Sydney — an annual springtime celebration of the sounds of the city.
Musicians perform one song of their own and their favourite local song of all time on the Library Bar's grand piano, set against the stunning Sydney skyline.
Line up to be announced soon!
Please note: this is a mixed standing and seated event. Table seating is available on a first come, first served basis. The Library Bar will be open from 4 pm ahead of the event.
Following a bloody battle, Macbeth and his comrade Banquo are met by three Weird Sisters who prophesy Macbeth will one day be king.
Unable to shake the thought, Macbeth tells his wife, Lady Macbeth. Driven by an insatiable hunger for power, posterity and certainty, they commit a murder and set in motion the unravelling of their sanity. With blood on their hands, they face the dire consequences of their despicable actions.
A terrifying portrayal of moral collapse, Peter Evans' Macbeth, with Anthony Taufa in the title role, will take you on an intense journey into the dark heart of humanity.
Jazz at The Lounge returns for another celebration of Australia's finest jazz talent, bringing world-class musicians into the intimate setting of The Lounge from March to December. The 2026 season balances legendary artistry with fresh voices, delivering unforgettable nights of rhythm, soul, and spontaneous magic.
Audience favourites return this year, including James Morrison with Darren Percival, Simon Tedeschi, and Emma Pask, alongside jazz greats Michelle Nicolle, Paul Grabowsky and Monica Trapaga, while tributes to Duke Ellington and Dave Brubeck honour the masters who shaped the music. The refined elegance of the Peter Locke Trio featuring Kate Wadey sits alongside the vibrant energy of the Zela Margossian Quintet, the Pocket Trio, and the Sydney Youth Jazz Orchestra and Spectra Jazz Orchestra, spotlighting the next generation of jazz stars.
The season crescendos with Dan Barnett's high-octane Latin Fiesta, packed with bold brass, sizzling grooves, and infectious rhythms. From intimate timeless standards to toe-tapping swing, Jazz at The Lounge is immediate, immersive, and vibrant — a must-see series for jazz lovers and curious newcomers alike.
Fresh, fierce and fancy as hell — the fabulous femme-tastic brunch extravaganza is back! Grab the hottest ticket in town for a celebrated smorgasbord of hot cabaret, exquisite drag and jaw-dropping circus. The perfect way to start your day… or continue the night before! Mimosa, anyone?
The sell-out hit of Sydney Festival fronted by infamous cabaret rabblerouser Victoria Falconer and her rotating cast of star-studded talent bring enough sass, songs and sequins to power the city grid! Bring your besties for a one-of-a-kind experience that will leave you feeling fresh, fierce and fancy as hell. Mimosa, anyone? Get your tickets now!
Breakout author Vivian Pham's bestselling 2020 novel The Coconut Children makes its stage debut in its first-ever adaptation, playing at Belvoir St Theatre.
Cabramatta, 1998. Sonny Vuong and Vince Tran are sixteen; they've known each other since they were small. Sonny lives in a world of imaginary love affairs and nineteenth-century novels. But Vince is just out of juvenile detention, and he's seen how close brutality and despair can be when life knocks you off balance.
And now they're back in each other's lives, thanks to some weird goings-on – a grandma who's hitting the bottle, a stash of porn at the Cabra Golf Club, and the inevitable secrets from the old country coming to the surface. And just how do you find yourself when you're constantly being watched and judged in this loving, maddening community, full of pain and joy?
Full of groundbreaking writing, bold new works and adventurous ideas, Heartland Festival 2026 celebrates the artists and communities that make Sydney's heartland such a vibrant place to make, create and share live theatre.
New works:
The Western Line - The line that connects us all.
Supper Club - One night, five short works, a room full of fresh ideas, big energy and great vibes.
Ruins - A powerful story of displacement, memory and the search for home.
Artist development: Write Together, Rise Together - Playwright Coworking Sessions.
Heartland : Exchange - Bringing artists together across cultures, practice and place.
The Sydney Wearable Art Gala is a vibrant celebration of creativity, innovation, and artistic expression, where fashion transforms into living sculpture.
Bringing together emerging and established artists, designers, and performers, the gala showcases one-of-a-kind wearable artworks that blur the boundaries between costume, couture, and contemporary art. Presented by TAFE NSW - Design Centre Enmore, the event immerses audiences in a visually stunning experience. It is more than a runway show, it is a theatrical event that combines movement, lighting, music, and performance to bring each creation to life. Models and performers embody the spirit of the artworks, turning the stage into a living gallery where imagination takes centre stage. Each wearable art piece tells a story, drawing inspiration from themes such as nature, sustainability, identity, and the future. Materials range from traditional textiles to unexpected elements like recycled objects, digital components, and sculptural forms, highlighting the limitless possibilities of design.
Whether you are an art enthusiast, designer, or curious spectator, the Sydney Wearable Art Gala offers an unforgettable night of spectacle and creativity, honouring the visionary talent shaping the future of wearable art. Come and see for yourself, or go one better and apply to be on stage in your own wearable art as part of the Gala experience.
Seduction, ambition and divine consequence
Pinchgut Opera closes its season with a thrilling new staging of Handel's Semele, a work of seductive beauty, dramatic intrigue, and dazzling vocal fireworks.
Nearly 25 years after Semele became the very first opera Pinchgut presented, its return is a celebration of how the company has evolved, and the ambition that continues to drive it forward. Acclaimed Australian director Neil Armfield, whose visionary productions of Platée (2021) and Julius Caesar (2024) were hailed as landmark achievements, now turns his insight and theatrical flair to Semele. The story is at once mythic and human: a mortal woman becomes the lover of Jupiter, king of the gods. Driven by her longing for immortality, she demands to see him in his true, divine form— a choice that seals her fate when Jupiter's jealous wife, Juno, intervenes.
A powerhouse cast brings Handel's richly drawn characters to life. Beloved Pinchgut artists Alexandra Oomens and Catherine Carby return after unforgettable past performances, joined by British tenor David Webb and countertenor Austin Haynes in their exciting Pinchgut debuts. Together with the emotional force of Cantillation and the Orchestra of the Antipodes, they create a performance of grandeur, intimacy, and colour.
In Semele, the line between desire and destruction has never sounded so thrilling, bringing the season to a spectacular close.
