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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.
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.
Westpac OpenAir
Westpac OpenAir cinema is an unforgettable moment in each Sydney summer.
4000 Miles
A landmark of contemporary American theatre and an uplifting take on the generation gap.
Afternote: In the Shade of Cinema
Explore the history of movie theatres in Yamaguchi, Japan, and the latest work by video artist Nobuhiro Shimura
Ballet class: Dance with Me 1.5 - 3 yrs
Explore movement and music together in creative and engaging activities
Beasties Exhibition
A fantastical celebration of scraps and discards across costume, performance, film, illustration and music.
Dungeons & Dragons The Twenty-Sided Tavern
Experience the Australian premiere of this thrilling quest filled with magic, monsters and mayhem.
Free Dance Classes with Nikki Webster, open week 2025
Visit the studios, try free dance classes, meet the teachers, and make new friends
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!
Isaac Julien: Once Again... (Statues Never Die)
An exhibition of one of Britain’s most influential and critically acclaimed artists.
Sydney Stand-Up Comedy Championships
Sydney's best comedians use their best jokes and humour each week as they try to win your vote
The Running Joke Comedy Club
Sydney's #1 Comedy Club on TripAdvisor with resident host Daniel Muggleton
Trolley Herder by Emily Greenwood
Trolley Herder intends to lighten trolley herders' burdens and assist in maintaining order in our society.
Conquering skin cancer – #Tanline trends Q&A
Join us for conquering skin cancer, an Australian documentary with a live expert Q&A on tanning culture and sun damage
Dragon Friends: A D&D Comedy Show
The hit podcast is back as six comedians play Dungeons & Dragons live on stage with too many dice and no safety net.
Laneway Cinema at The Rocks
Free films every Wednesday in The Rocks' iconic surrounds.
Mov'in Bed Beach Cinema
Mov’In Bed Outdoor Bed Cinema Returns to Barangaroo This Summer… and It’s on a Beach!
Screen Acting Classes - In Studio and Online
Get a head start in the competitive world of screen acting
The Laugh Inn Comedy Club
Showcase of professional comedians from all around the world
Antenna Documentary Film Festival
10 days of the world's best documentary cinema
Lion Dancing and Cultural Performances
Lion dancing troupes and cultural groups will ring in the Lunar New year with drumming, dance, flamboyance and skill
Movement and dance class
Learn different styles of dance including line, square and Chinese folk in this class for older adults.
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
Haunted Sydney pub tour
Explore all things ghostly as we visit Sydney's most haunted pubs.
Metamorphosis III by Sian Kelly
Sian Kelly is an emerging artist working in core disciplines of installation, sculpture, performance and drawing.
An Inspector Calls
A celebratory evening for the Birling family is interrupted by the arrival of the mysterious Inspector Goole.
Ballet Class: Dance With Me 1.5-3 yrs
Explore movement and music together in creative and fun activities
Bianca Del Rio: Dead Inside
Everyone's favorite "clown in a gown" is returning to the stage with a new comedy show, aptly titled "Dead Inside".
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.
State of Play
A magical journey to dispel our deep-seated fear of a fallible mind and body
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
The Artistry presents Filmmaking workshops
Calling all future filmmakers and animators
Guangxi Charm Cultural Performance in Sydney
This performance is part of the Sydney Lunar Festival - Lunar Spectacular Show held at the Sydney Town Hall.
Happy Endings Comedy Club
Sydney’s quintessential comedy club experience, for the true comedy fiend
Meisner Technique Acting Classes
For all skill levels, learn the best foundation for acting
Tea ceremony experience
Reconnect with the present and learn how to drink tea mindfully
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.
Troy Hawke - The Greeters Guild
Troy Hawke is the moustachioed motivator of the high street.
Special Preview Screening - The Seed of the Sacred Fig
See this Oscar nominee before it's official cinema release at an exclusive preview screening!
The annual Joy House film festival & It's Our Time premiere
The 11th annual Joy House Film Festival & the premiere of It's Our Time will screen at Randwick Ritz
Faulty Towers The Dining Experience at SOH
When the audience become diners in the ‘Faulty Towers’ restaurant, pretty much anything can happen....
Hadestown
The Australian premiere of the acclaimed musical phenomenon by singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell
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
Joyce Maynge 25: Behind the Sequined Curtain
Step into the world of Joyce Maynge like never before!
On Shakespeare, Power and Politics
Hear from representatives from the arts, politics, academia and media, as we explore power and politics in Shakespeare
TheatreSports™ Scared Scriptless!
A night of brilliant improvisation, guts and glory!
Cruise
Backlit by the clubs of London’s Soho, Michael Spencer faces the music of his last night on Earth.
Introduction to Devising Theatre for HSC Group Performance
A HSC Drama Workshop with Little Eggs Collective
32nd Queer Screen Mardi Gras Film Festival
Fall in love with Queer Cinema this February!
Big Live's Romeo and Juliet
Unforgettable ballet brings to life Shakespeare’s most iconic love story .
Galentines Comedy Show at The Toxteth
Grab your gal pals of all genders and join us for the best Valetine's night of your life!
Not Your Usual Life Drawing Event
We draw a live performer/model on acrobatic apparatus
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!
Symposium: A Blueprint for Bliss
Richly illustrated talks and conversations responding to the life and work of Derek Jarman.
Two psychics and a medium
An extraordinary live show where two psychics and a medium connect you with messages from beyond
Playground
A brand-new cabaret show with top-tier circus artists, dancers, and burlesque performers.
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Some of Australia’s finest young theatremakers take on a potent Australian mystery.
I Want It That Gay
Featuring ‘90s-‘00s hits, this cabaret-comedy dances you through queer milestones and parodies heteronormative culture.
Sauna Boy
Join Dan as he navigates a hidden world of lust, friendship and unorthodox working relationships.
No Going Home Listen Party
Join us for the release of a never-before heard First Nations audio drama!
She Slayed: A Drag Murder Mystery
After a sold out season in Melbourne, this acclaimed murder mystery cabaret takes Sydney Mardi Gras!
Your Silence Will Not Protect You
A joyous and illuminating adventure about coming to terms with mental illness
Claires Mardi Gras cabaret presents THE FABULOUS WONDER MAMA
Join The Fabulous Wonder Mama for her inaugural performance at Claire's Petit Cabaret - "Divas and Drama Queens!”
Dolly's Miracle Hoard
Off-beat humour, magical theatrical storytelling and live music
Kurt Weill's Seven Deadly Sins & Mahagonny Songspiel
Dive into Weill & Brecht's Seven Deadly Sins and Mahagonny-Songspiel: powerful works blending opera, theatre and satire
A Bear Named Wojtek
A BEAR NAMED WOJTEK tells the fantastic journey of an orphaned Syrian brown bear
Cox & Box and Other Foolish Fancies
An evening of entertainment from three of Sydney’s finest opera singers - Adam Player, Jonathan Alley & Ruth Strutt
ROYALTY RECRUITS - A Royal Heart Revue Special
Come and celebrate Porcelain Alice's newest recruits, as many take to the stage for the very first time.
Movies, Musicals & Mascara
Dinner, vino and a drag journey through some of Hollywood's greatest hits.
They Will Be Kings
A new performance work about the politics of joy, power and gender.
Gays and Gags Comedy Festival
A stellar line up of queer and queer ally comedians.
MJ the Musical
Michael Jackson’s unparalleled artistry is heading to Australia in the multiple Tony Award®-winning musical MJ.
Shen Yun 2025
5,000 years of culture in one night. A beautiful, heavenly experience. This is what you have been waiting for.
The Unburdening Of Dolly Diamond
This colourful midlife crisis promises to be camp cabaret gold with more than a touch of honesty.
Tim Freedman's Moonlit Deck
Tim Freedman is getting his cabaret on at Bondi Pavilion
Murder Mystery - Last Train from Paris
Step into 1939 for Last Train from Paris! Solve a thrilling murder mystery with fine dining & vintage glamour.
CYL Lion & Dragon Dancing
Interested in learning more about Lion & Dragon dancing?
Opera in the Pub at The Harold – Tears and Triumph
Opera... in a pub? You heard right. Opera Bites brings favourite opera hits to a great local pub.
Seniors Festival Comedy Show
Join us at Sydney’s Town Hall for a barrel of laughs!
This is L-O-V-E
The anthology-style show shares stories of connection, community, health, politics, bodily autonomy, and death.
Nucleus – School Show
By Alana Valentine, playwright of Cyberbile and Parramatta Girls
Ocean Film Festival Sydney North
Bringing you the world's best ocean films from above and below the surface.
SAPPHIRE SERENADE by The Sugar Showgirls
Where Moulin Rouge meets Lucille Ball, with a dash of showgirl sparkle and a sprinkle of sugar
The Dry by Circa Cairns
A raw cry of joy and mischief from the vibrant circus company who calls the Far North home.
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
Ocean Film Festival Sydney East
Bringing you the world's best ocean films from above and below the surface.
The 7 Comedians Show at Maroubra Comedy Club
Now in their ninth year of sold out Sydney stand-up comedy shows.
Craig Conant – The Woopsie Daisy Tour
Catch US Comedian Craig Conant on his Australia Tour!
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.
Sarah Millican – Late Bloomer
The incredible and hilarious Sarah Millican is coming back to Australia!
Henry IV (Part 1) – Lecture and Play
A must-have experience for young people studying Shakespeare's Henry IV (Part 1).
Richard III – Lecture and Play
A must see production for those studying Shakespeare's Richard III.
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.
Bloom
A rollicking and irreverent musical from one member of Australia’s most beloved comedic team, Working Dog.
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
RBG: Of Many, One
Performed by the incomparable Heather Mitchell, this sell-out portrait piece returns in 2025.
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.
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.
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
Coriolanus
Bell Shakespeare presents one of Shakespeare's most exhilarating works.
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
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.
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.