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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.
32nd Queer Screen Mardi Gras Film Festival
Fall in love with Queer Cinema this February!
Westpac OpenAir
Westpac OpenAir cinema is an unforgettable moment in each Sydney summer.
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Some of Australia’s finest young theatremakers take on a potent Australian mystery.
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
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.
Joyce Maynge 25: Behind the Sequined Curtain
Step into the world of Joyce Maynge like never before!
Magic Show at The Wizard's Hideout
A weekly magic show hidden in a city warehouse. Featuring 2 magicians each show.
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.
Trolley Herder by Emily Greenwood
Trolley Herder intends to lighten trolley herders' burdens and assist in maintaining order in our society.
Ballet class: Dance with Me 1.5 - 3 yrs
Explore movement and music together in creative and engaging activities
Cruise
Backlit by the clubs of London’s Soho, Michael Spencer faces the music of his last night on Earth.
Dungeons & Dragons The Twenty-Sided Tavern
Experience the Australian premiere of this thrilling quest filled with magic, monsters and mayhem.
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!
Hadestown
The Australian premiere of the acclaimed musical phenomenon by singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell
I Want It That Gay
Featuring ‘90s-‘00s hits, this cabaret-comedy dances you through queer milestones and parodies heteronormative culture.
Metamorphosis III by Sian Kelly
Sian Kelly is an emerging artist working in core disciplines of installation, sculpture, performance and drawing.
Sauna Boy
Join Dan as he navigates a hidden world of lust, friendship and unorthodox working relationships.
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
Laneway Cinema at The Rocks
Free films every Wednesday in The Rocks' iconic surrounds.
Dancing group for Chinese speakers
Stay active, connect and celebrate culture through dance!
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
Movement and dance class
Learn different styles of dance including line, square and Chinese folk in this class for older adults.
Asphalt Words and Ocean Dreams
A cosy open mic for poets and writers in a Newtown brewery
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.
No Direction Home – Premiere
An intimate look at sisterhood, love, loss and the relationships that make us!
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
An Inspector Calls
A celebratory evening for the Birling family is interrupted by the arrival of the mysterious Inspector Goole.
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
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.
Happy Endings Comedy Club
Sydney’s quintessential comedy club experience, for the true comedy fiend
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
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
Fireworks at Darling Harbour
Fire up the fun with a spectacular display along the harbour's edge
Introduction to West Coast Swing Workshop
Learn to dance to all of your favourite songs and meet a whole community of new people!
Tea ceremony experience
Reconnect with the present and learn how to drink tea mindfully
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.
TheatreSports™ Scared Scriptless!
A night of brilliant improvisation, guts and glory!
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.
[Insert Laughter Here] Comedy Night
Join us for some laughs, great bites, and an unforgettable comedy night!
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?
Alliance Française French Film Festival 2025
Alliance Française French Film Festival returns. A French cinema celebration!
Seniors Festival Comedy Show
Join us at Sydney’s Town Hall for a barrel of laughs!
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.
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 Room – monthly screening event
“The Citizen Kane of Bad Movies” – Entertainment Weekly
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!
The Dry by Circa Cairns
A raw cry of joy and mischief from the vibrant circus company who calls the Far North home.
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.
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
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.
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.
Two Psychics And A Medium
An extraordinary live show where two psychics and a medium connect you with messages from beyond
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).
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.
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
Bloom
A rollicking and irreverent musical from one member of Australia’s most beloved comedic team, Working Dog.
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.
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
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
Back to the Future: The Musical
Sydney, it’s time to change musical theatre history.
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.