Australia - Sydney Theatre Newsroom

SWITZERLAND. The Ensemble Theatre is very smart. How can one go wrong with a Joanna Murray-Smith work directed by Shaun Rennie and featuring Toni Scanlon with Laurence Boxhall.

With the Australian premiere of the viral musical sensation Ride The Cyclone fast approaching, it was announced that acclaimed Logie, Helpmann and AACTA Award winning actor Pamela Rabe is joining the cast, lending her voice to The Amazing Karnak.

Riverside Theatres and Lingua Franca will present a new gig theatre production, Highway of Lost Hearts at Riverside Theatres Parramatta from 14th to 15th June.

Climb inside the Sydney Harbour Bridge to meet Australia's leading sleight of hand specialist, Harry Milas. From 25 May to 14 June, tickets to The Unfair Advantage at the Pylon Lookout secure the best seats in the city to view the harbour during Vivid Sydney.

The highly anticipated Tony- Award winning musical Parade opens this week in Sydney. A true story about an unsolved murder that divided a nation, Jason Robert Brown's powerful and poignant production will commence a limited three week season at the Seymour Centre from Thursday 9 May.

Following his award-winning Sydney Theatre Company directorial debut Constellations, STC Resident Director and Wilman Noongar man Ian Michael will helm a new production of Jane Harrison’s Stolen, playing the Wharf Theatre from 6 June.

Rehearsals are underway for Neil Simon’s classic comedy The Odd Couple which will open at the Theatre Royal Sydney from 27 June following a season at Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre from 18 May and.

Lights up! Discover Washington Heights at the Sydney Opera House when Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ground-breaking debut musical In the Heights arrives for a strictly limited six-week season from 20 July to 25 August. 

Direct from a smash UK tour and critically acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe run, Brisbane based family theatre makers Brymore Productions make their Sydney debut with their high-energy, paint-splattered, clown comedy ARTISTE.

Experience the global phenomenon as JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR arrives in Australia. Get ready for an unforgettable theatrical experience with this iconic musical.

Publicist turned producer turned director turned cabaret songwriter Bronny Lane has teamed up with Australia’s favorite Crohn’s and allergy cabaret girl Uma Dobiato give birth to a brand-new genre and show! Introducing Popera: Sex, Death & Politics, where the past and present collide in a concoction of storytelling, comedy and original music highlighting the plight of the diva of today and yesteryear.

Sydney Gay & Lesbian Choir will present one of its biggest performances to date, Back to the 80s, a jukebox concert of beloved 80s hits at the Seymour Centre this June long weekend, Saturday 8th June. 

Sydney Philharmonia Choirs will present the 17th iteration of its world-famous ChorusOz program, founded by Artistic Director, Brett Weymark, in 2006.

Australian star of Phantom of the Opera and Les Mis, Josh Piterman has had to withdraw from this year’s festival that is being held in Launceston from Wednesday 15 to Sunday 19 May 2024.

The Biennale of Sydney and Performance Space present WORKING CLASS CLOWN by Samoan-Australian Fa'afafine Artist Tommy Misa.

Join Joanna Lumley on her first-ever Australian tour. The renowned actress and presenter will be sharing anecdotes from her illustrious career. Don't miss this unique opportunity to see Lumley live.

Every Friday in July celebrated Australian musicians will perform contemporary inspired takes on the acoustic piano - Jim Moginie (Midnight Oil), Sophie Hutchings (popular pianist and composer), David Bridie (Not Drowning, Waving) and Chris Abrahams (The Necks).

Riverside Theatres will present Incredibilia the new theatrical adaption of 20 children’s books, by Australian literary treasure Libby Hathorn performing on stage from 29th May to 1st June 2024. 

CHICAGO will play at the Capitol Theatre, Sydney from 9 June for a strictly limited season. Due to demand, new performances have been released until 27 July, on sale from Friday 3 May with pre-sales this week.

Award-winning stand-up comedian James Clark returns to Sydney Comedy Festival with his hit show Comedy for Corporates: Work-Life Balance is for Losers at the Manning Bar, The University of Sydney. 

Internationally renowned concert pianist Konstantin Shamray will join the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra for, ‘RHAPSODY’ to be held in the Concert Hall, The Concourse, Chatswood on Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 July.

Ink by James Graham will make its Sydney premiere in May. Performances run 28 May - 29 June 2024.

How to be a Lesbian runs from 3 - 4 June 2024 at The Loading Dock Theatre. Learn more about the production here!

For one night only, an all-star cast will bring Matthew Shepard’s story to life in a staged reading of The Laramie Project. The performance is on Tuesday 14 May 2024.

Reuben Kaye, the Glamazon international icon of intelligent cabaret returns to the Enmore Theatre, Sydney, with his latest creation, APOCALIPSTIK.