Australia - Sydney Theatre Newsroom

Opera Australia brings Victorian Opera’s production of CANDIDE to the Sydney Opera House. 

Director and Adaptor Richard Carroll delivers an inventively paired back production of Arthur Sullivan (Music) and W.S. Gilbert’s (Libretto) comic opera THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE. 

PYT Fairfield will present the premiere of Khair خير: An Omen, A Message, A Blessing, an evocative new work weaving mysticism, sisterhood, and the power of community. Learn more!

Bloom – a cheeky, heartwarming and cross-generational musical directed by Dean Bryant will be presented at Sydney Theatre Company's Roslyn Packer Theatre. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Every year, Sydney Eisteddfod runs the biggest performing arts festival in Australia and one of the biggest in the world! It's a celebration of creativity, being involved and getting on stage.

Be transported to London’s St Paul’s Cathedral or Westminster Abbey, with this divine program of hymns and anthems drawn from the rich repertoire of England’s much-loved cathedral tradition, brought to life by Sydney Philharmonia Choirs acclaimed 140-voice Symphony Chorus and special guest, internationally acclaimed Australian organist David Drury, under the baton of Brett Weymark OAM. 

The countdown is on until Disney in Concert makes its return to the Sydney Opera House, playing this March.  The concerts follow the 2023 sold-out run of Disney 100: The Concert at the Sydney Opera House.

New Theatre will present the world premiere of FIGHTING by Sydney writer Xavier Coy, which won the Silver Gull Play Award in 2022. Running 18 March - 12 April 2025.

Queensland Performing Arts Centre has announced the all-star team of the world premiere of Cirque Alice, which comprises some of the best creatives and acrobatic acts from around the globe and will take audiences down the rabbit hole in the Concert Hall from 10 to 22 April 2025 during the Easter school holidays. 

Campbelltown Arts Centre will present High Octane, a daring new dance theatre performance from visionary artist Emma Harrison in March. Learn more about the show here!

Riverside Theatres will present the cabaret-style homage to Kate Bush, An Evening Without Kate Bush at the Riverside Theatre this March. Learn more about the show here!

The Australian Youth Orchestra (AYO) and the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) have announced a pioneering partnership that will empower the next generation of artistic leaders.

Come You Spirits Theatre Inc delivers their take on Shakespeare’s tragedy of ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA in an unusual multi-space staging.

The musical storytelling of the Ancient Greek myths comes to life as Anaïs Mitchell’s HADESTOWN opens in Sydney.  Rachel Chavkin’s (Director) 8-time Tony Award winning musical is recreated for the Theatre Royal with an all-Australian cast.

This Easter school holiday, experience an adventure like no other as Lewis Carroll’s absurd & wickedly clever classic ALICE IN WONDERLAND is brought to life in Glenn Elston’s acclaimed production in the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney.

Moulin Scrooge will return to the Seymour Centre for a strictly limited season!  Drag superstar Trevor Ashley returns to Australia as Satôn, the roughest diamond in the roughest cabaret club in town.

Groundbreaking American artist Judy Chicago and a panel of contemporary Australian artists will deliver the National Gallery of Australia’s 2025 Betty Churcher AO Memorial Oration.

The cast and creative team has been announced for The Producers at the Hayes Theatre. BThe Producers won a record 12 Tony Awards. Now the show comes to Hayes Theatre Co in an all-new production, with performances commencing 29 March.

Belvoir will present the Australian premiere of Song of First Desire by the inimitable Andrew Bovell, which captivated Spanish audiences in 2023. Learn more about the show here!

The Opera House has extended its big summer show – DUNGEONS & DRAGONS The Twenty-Sided Tavern – which will now run until April! Offering whip-smart comedy and frenzied fun in a show for all ages, it’s an epic night out.

Due to demand in the now exhausted presales, Frontier Touring has added second and final Sydney and Melbourne shows for multiple Academy Award and GRAMMY-winning composer Hans Zimmer.

Tickets go on sale this Friday 14th February for the Australian premiere season of BACK TO THE FUTURE: The Musical. The production will welcome audiences for the first time on Australian soil at the Sydney Lyric.

 Following a 16-year tenure leading the Seymour Centre at the University of Sydney, Timothy Jones has resigned from the position of Artistic Director and General Manager, effective early May, 2025.

The Australian Youth Orchestra has announced a collaboration with Ikuntji Artists, the first art centre established for women of the Western Desert Art Movement. Learn more here!

Footscray Community Arts and Asia TOPA will present the Australian premiere of the new multimedia performance from Berlin-based, Singaporean artist Sim Chi Yin.