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Discover theatre, dance, film and performances in Sydney. The best events, attractions and things to do from the City of Sydney’s official event guide.
Alliance Française French Film Festival 2025
Alliance Française French Film Festival returns. A French cinema celebration!
MJ the Musical
Michael Jackson’s unparalleled artistry is thrilling audiences, in the multiple Tony Award®-winning musical MJ.
4000 Miles
A landmark of contemporary American theatre and an uplifting take on the generation gap.
Beasties Exhibition
A fantastical celebration of scraps and discards across costume, performance, film, illustration and music.
Eora by Michael Riley
Eora, is a 20-minute digital film that tells the story of Sydney’s First Nations people – before and after colonisation.
Hadestown
The Australian premiere of the acclaimed musical phenomenon by singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell
Happy Endings Comedy Club
Sydney’s quintessential comedy club experience, for the true comedy fiend
Mov'in Bed Beach Cinema
Mov’In Bed Outdoor Bed Cinema Returns to Barangaroo This Summer… and It’s on a Beach!
Shen Yun 2025
5,000 years of culture in one night. A beautiful, heavenly experience. This is what you have been waiting for.
The Laugh Inn Comedy Club
Showcase of professional comedians from all around the world
The Moors by Jen Silverman
A power ballad, murder and a talking dog. Two sisters live out their bleak lives, dreaming of love and power.
Trolley Herder by Emily Greenwood
Trolley Herder intends to lighten trolley herders' burdens and assist in maintaining order in our society.
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Some of Australia’s finest young theatremakers take on a potent Australian mystery.
La Traviata at Sydney Opera House
Glamour, riches and a tragic secret: this is a classic opera with stunning costumes and outstanding music.
Meisner Technique Acting Classes
For all skill levels, learn the best foundation for acting
Teen Acting Classes: New York Style Acting, online via Zoom
A unique opportunity for teenagers to learn the craft of acting for stage and screen.
The Dictionary of Lost Words
This smash-hit adaptation of a New York Times bestseller returns in 2025.
Ballet class: Dance with Me 1.5 - 3 yrs
Explore movement and music together in creative and engaging activities
The Running Joke Comedy Club
Sydney's #1 Comedy Club on TripAdvisor with resident host Daniel Muggleton
TheatreSports™ Scared Scriptless!
A night of brilliant improvisation, guts and glory!
This is L-O-V-E
The anthology-style show shares stories of connection, community, health, politics, bodily autonomy, and death.
Laneway Cinema at The Rocks
Free films every Wednesday in The Rocks' iconic surrounds.
Sydney Town Hall organ recitals
Be enchanted by the magic of Sydney Town Hall's grand organ, at a free concert in the heart of the city
Dancing group for Chinese speakers
Stay active, connect and celebrate culture through dance!
Hayden Orpheum Comedy Club
Household names, comedy cult favourites, and the best new talent, Cremorne’s own Hayden Orpheum Comedy Club has it all!
Ocean Film Festival Sydney East
Bringing you the world's best ocean films from above and below the surface.
Screen Acting Classes - In Studio and Online
Get a head start in the competitive world of screen acting
Movement and dance class
Learn different styles of dance including line, square and Chinese folk in this class for older adults.
St Patrick's Day Outdoor Cinema
Get the paddy started with a free screening of 'In Bruges,' at the St Patrick's Day Outdoor Cinema.
Ballet Class: Dance With Me 1.5-3 yrs (Tramsheds)
During this class you and your dancer will explore movement and music together in creative and engaging activities
Ballet Class: Little Ballet 3-5 years (Tramsheds)
Promotes confidence, encourages independence and group contribution
Dido & Aeneas at Sydney Opera House
Exhilarating acrobatics meets opera in this timeless love story, featuring Circa acrobats and poignant music.
Haunted Sydney pub tour
Explore all things ghostly as we visit Sydney's most haunted pubs.
Sydney Short Film Festival 2025
An independent short film festival with a diverse selection of short films by Australian and international filmmakers
World Dance Healing
Discover Your Authentic Self Through the Joy of World Dance!
A New Brain – In Concert
By the Tony Award-winning authors of Falsettos, a beautiful, comical musical about a composer during a medical emergency
Ballet Class: Dance With Me 1.5-3 yrs
Explore movement and music together in creative and fun activities
Dinner Show: Talk and Tease Comedy Cabaret
This burlesque dinner show is silly, sexy and full of surprises, for a night of raucous risqué fun.
Teen Acting Classes: New York Style Acting Studio
Learn the craft of acting for stage & screen with an organic step-by-step approach
TGIF Drawing with a Drag Queen Drawing Workshop
Brush off the week with a fun drawing workshop hosted by The Fabulous Wonder Mama
Vino vibes: wine tasting & comedy
Delight your tastebuds in this hilarious journey into the world of wine, where we sip on some of Italy's best exports
The 7 Comedians Show at Maroubra Comedy Club
Now in their ninth year of sold out Sydney stand-up comedy shows.
CYL Lion & Dragon Dancing
Interested in learning more about Lion & Dragon dancing?
Tea ceremony experience
Reconnect with the present and learn how to drink tea mindfully
Two Psychics And A Medium
An extraordinary live show where two psychics and a medium connect you with messages from beyond
You are the Sun
A very first opera for babies and toddlers – direct from the UK for its Australian premiere
Craig Conant – The Woopsie Daisy Tour
Catch US Comedian Craig Conant on his Australia Tour!
Palette Session: experimental dance session
A space for dancers and movers to be vulnerable, to be with community and to explore your movement
Magic Show at The Wizard's Hideout
A weekly magic show hidden in a city warehouse. Featuring 2 magicians each show.
Free stand-up comedy class by the Sydney Comedy School
Join this free stand up comedy class to have fun, meet new people and improve your comedy and public speaking skills!
Sydney Stand-Up Comedy Championships
Sydney's best comedians use their best jokes and humour each week as they try to win your vote
Cinderella (Cendrillon)
Feel all the magic of the fairy tale with enchanting music, playful choreography and extravagant costumes.
Ocean Film Festival Sydney City
Bringing you the world's best ocean films from above and below the surface.
Saints of Damour
An epic story of love, migration and identity unfolding across continents and decades.
PACT Presents: Papers from the Citadel
"There is nothing else like it on this planet" – Audience feedback
Russell Peters Relax World Tour
One of Rolling Stone's 50 Best Comics of All Time
Sarah Millican – Late Bloomer
The incredible and hilarious Sarah Millican is coming back to Australia!
Guys & Dolls on Sydney Harbour
A slice of Broadway bursts onto Sydney Harbour in a star-studded spectacle!
Latin Nights by the Bay
We are bringing back the dance heat with another season of Latin Nights by the Bay
Secret Comedy Club in Surry Hills
Now in their 12th year of sold out comedy shows, the Secret Comedy Club returns to Surry Hills at the Crown Hotel!
Sunset Nasara
A one-day cultural exchange showcasing and celebrating Australian South Sea Islander traditions.
Deep Water – an afternoon of live storytelling
Dive into World Storytelling Day with an afternoon of live storytelling at Kirribilli Neighbourhood Centre
Henry IV (Part 1) – Lecture and Play
A must-have experience for young people studying Shakespeare's Henry IV (Part 1).
Jonathan Drew: Performance storytelling with live music
Be mesmerised by the Greek tale of The Odyssey: The Long Journey Home
Impromptu speaking & comedy for Toastmasters & co
Meet new people at our public speaking & comedy event. Laugh nonstop, learn new skills, and think quickly on your feet
Richard III – Lecture and Play
A must see production for those studying Shakespeare's Richard III.
Tuesday Arvo feat: Owen Moyo & Joseph Mason Russell
Two artists, one a Kiwi (Joey) & one from Zimbabwe (Owen) – they share a studio and have painted up a storm
Moulin Scrooge – The Adults-only Panto Returns
Trevor Ashley returns alongside the legendary Carlotta in this smash-hit adults-only panto!
The Player Kings – Parts 1 & 2
Sport for Jove and Seymour Centre present Shakespeare & Marlowe’s history cycle, adapted and directed by Damien Ryan
Readers – Books and Conversation with Diana Reid
A monthly series with authors about their latest work, their body of work, writing process and ideas that inspire them.
One Night with Marilyn starring Isabella Bliss (UK)
Blonde Bombshell and Platinum Pin-Up, Isabella Bliss brings to life the immortal goddess that is Marilyn Monroe
Fireworks at Darling Harbour
Fire up the fun with a spectacular display along the harbour's edge
Bloom
A rollicking and irreverent musical from one member of Australia’s most beloved comedic team, Working Dog.
Curtains! Starring Meredith O’Reilly
Fabulous showtunes & ripping yarns from 40 years on stage in many of Australia’s biggest musicals. John Martin on piano.
The Producers
They picked the wrong play; the wrong director; the wrong cast… Where did they go right?
The Room – monthly screening event
“The Citizen Kane of Bad Movies” – Entertainment Weekly
These Youths Be Protesting by Izabella Louk
A finalist for the 2024 Martin Lysicrates Prize, Louk's debut full-length play is sure to be a sell out this April!
RBG: Of Many, One
Performed by the incomparable Heather Mitchell, this sell-out portrait piece returns in 2025.
Tinyprov: A Two-Person Improv Comedy Showcase
Three improvised comedy sets. Two performers at a time. One big twist.
Circus of Illusion
A truly magical experience featuring cutting edge illusions and spectacular magic
Play In A Day: King John
Bell Shakespeare’s lively script reading series celebrating rarely read classics
Locus by Erth Visual and Physical Inc.
Discover the captivating world of Locus and be inspired to view the world around you with a newfound sense of wonder.
Phantom of the Opera (1925) with Live Accompaniment
Accompanied by the St James' Organ, Phantom of the Opera will never sound this good again
And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie’s breathtaking masterpiece, And Then There Were None opens at Theatre Royal Sydney in May
Ben Schwartz & Friends
Ben Schwartz, star of Parks and Recreation and the voice of Sonic, is bringing his smash-hit improv show to Australia.
Happy Days
Pamela Rabe returns to Sydney Theatre Company in Samuel Beckett’s towering masterpiece.
Rohan Arneil: The Never-Ending Smoko (SCF 2025)
Following his sold-out run in 2024, Rohan returns to SCF in May with new jokes and visions of a Never-Ending Smoko.
Mother's Day Opera High Tea
Celebrate with Mum in style! Discover a stunning hidden-Sydney venue and indulge in opera's most beautiful music.
Macbeth for Young Audiences
Watch the premiere of an all-new production of Macbeth – a treat for teachers and students alike.
Soiree Cabaret Show
A theatrical masterpiece that awakens your imagination, ignites your soul, bringing dreams to life.
A Deep Dive Into Coriolanus
Bell Shakespeare's exclusive subscriber event with Professor Liam E. Semler
The World Of Will Workshops
Introductory Shakespeare workshops for primary years 5 & 6
Garry Starr: Classic Penguins
Comic wunderkind Starr takes us on a literary adventure through the world’s most iconic works of fiction
Pinchgut Opera presents The Fairy Queen by Purcell
A kaleidoscopic adventure of sheer musical delight.
Remix Summit Sydney 2025 – Culture, Tech, Entrepreneurship
Remix explores the future of the creative industries, creative places, and the creative economy featuring 50+ speakers
Aphrodite
Sydney Chamber Opera presents a world premiere by Nico Muhly in association with Omega Ensemble.
Coriolanus
Bell Shakespeare presents one of Shakespeare's most exhilarating works.
Prima Facie
After taking the West End and Broadway by storm, the award-winning Prima Facie makes its triumphant return to Sydney
Circle Mirror Transformation
Rebecca Gibney makes her STC debut in a play about the magic of art, from an award-winning US playwright.
The Book of Mormon
The Tony®, Olivier®, and Grammy® award-winning production The Book of Mormon returns to Sydney
Shore Break
Poetic and electric, Shore Break is a riveting piece of storytelling with a tour de force performance by Chris Pitman.
We Aren't Kids Anymore
Drew Gasparini’s jaw-droppingly gorgeous music comes to life in this brand new theatrical song cycle
Imagine Live – Bondi Pavilion
By Jolyon James based on the book ‘Imagine’ by Alison Lester
The Talented Mr. Ripley
The world-premiere stage adaptation of the twentieth century’s most iconic thriller.
Sonnets & Semillon
Don’t miss Bell Shakespeare's illustrious night of collaboration between actor and winemaker
Night Night by The Last Great Hunt
A heart-warming performance blending theatre and technology
Back to the Future: The Musical
Sydney, it’s time to change musical theatre history.
The Shiralee
This sensational outback classic is transformed into a charming and epic theatrical adventure.
The Pajamazon Jungle by The Vegetable Plot
Enter the Pajamazon Jungle with The Vegetable Plot's award-winning musical comedy show packed full of veggie bangers!
The Walking Track by Karul Projects
Experience this unique performance from acclaimed Queensland-based First Nations dance company Karul Projects.
Bonny & Read: A New Musical
A new queer musical based on real female pirates of the 1700s.
Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Kat Stewart takes the STC stage in an exquisite new production of Edward Albee’s explosive classic.
Gravity
A romantic (un)comedy about finding yourself falling in love, falling apart, and falling back together again.
Romeo & Juliet
Bell Shakespeare presents Shakespeare's greatest love story portrayed with elegance and clarity.
Congratulations, Get Rich! (恭喜发财, 人日快乐)
Merlynn Tong’s thrilling, semi-autobiographical family drama is a historic international collaboration.
Beautiful Thing
A love story about resilience, community, queerness and how choosing to love and love freely, can be the most important.