Filter by
Theatre, dance & film
Category
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.
The Late Night Buffet
A night of chaotic and colourful variety entertainment jam packed in a gameshow
Van Gogh Alive
The world’s most acclaimed and visited multi-sensory experience celebrating one of the most feted artists of all time
Private virtual magic show and tricks
Be enraptured with interactive trickery, bluffs and showmanship with your own private online magic show
6th Annual Irish Film Festival Online
Watch films, award-winning dramas, documentaries, Irish-language features and comedies
Dance Conditioning
Join us online for a fun and engaging workshop where you will improve your strength and flexibility.
Festival of Urbanism 7: Making Better Places
A series of talks exploring the lessons learned from the 19-20 bushfires and the COVID-19 pandemic
Love & Information by Caryl Churchill
A play of short vignettes addressing contemporary issues about knowledge, technology and communication
The Running Joke
Sydney’s newest comedy club featuring the best Australian comedians in an intimate basement bar
The Running Joke: November comedy shows
The Running Joke is Sydney’s newest comedy club featuring the best Australian comedians in an intimate basement bar
Wicked Sisters
A great revenge tragi-comedy, and the perfect way to end the year
Ballet Basics
This online workshop is a beginner class for adults where you will learn the basics of Ballet.
Always Bon Jovi tribute show + Crosson
Its going to be an '80's Night of Rock' with Bon Jovi hits live
Acting lessons for older adults with Suzi on Fridays
Would you like to learn how to act?
Free Movie Stream"Idrissa"
Instituto Cervantes Sydney offers 1 free movie stream in VO with English sub. each weekend of November
Ballroom and Latin dance short course
Grow your confidence on the dance floor with our dance short courses for beginners. 4 styles over 4 weeks.
Beginner Tap and beginner extended
Want to learn how tap dance like Ginger Rogers or Fred Astaire?
"Game Over Man! Game Over!" Pop Culture trivia
Think you know everything about Star Wars? Sega vs. Nintendo? Test your knowledge and you could win a bar tab!
Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett
This classic absurdist play explores the uncertain and existential world
ITS The News
Have a laugh at this improvised comedy show, inspired by the news stories of the month!
Running New Jokes
A hilarious mix of the best comedians doing their new stuff and newest comedians doing their best stuff
Top Girls by Caryl Churchill
A quick-witted, insightful and poignant anthem to feminism
Mov'In Boat: The floating cinema experience
A floating cinema experience like no other in the world
Collective
Like a real-life political thriller, a team of Romanian journalists confront an intricate web of unchecked corruption
Faulty Towers The Dining Experience at Castlereagh Hotel
Basil, Sybil and Manuel invite you to dinner!
Naughty & Nice Christmas film festival
A mix of classic & modern films, enough for everyone to love!
Destructive Steps 12 Street Dance Festival
Australia's largest street dance festival coming to you live and free
An evening of short entertainments
Sit back and enjoy some pure entertainment as we wind-down to Christmas with an evening of one-act plays!
Japanese Film Festival Australia Online: JFF Plus
JFF Plus Unveils Powerful Program of Free Cinematic Gems
Mad Max: Fury Road
Join us for FURY FRIDAYS, a monthly screening of Mad Max: Fury Road on the first Friday of every month
Two Queers walk into a bar: live and online
A monthly comedy room showcasing the best queer comedians Sydney has to offer
First Gen
Today’s Australia is more about ducking out for a cheeky prawn laksa than chucking a shrimp on a barbie.
A Carpenters Kinda Christmas
The Carpenters From Kempsey. A hilarious feel good night with all those songs the "Other Carpenters" made famous
Norwegian Inspired Christmas Cabaret: Virus En Fuge
Come and join us at this unique, festive and fun seated event
The VHS Fleapit: Film night
A night for Sinema fanatics to experience the “it’s so bad it’s good” of VHS horror, fantasy and sci-fi
ITS Comedy Festival 2020
Improv Theatre Sydney celebrates 6 years with improv, sketch comedy, stand up and musicals!
Nordic Noir: Phantasy and Fugue
The world premiere of a new one act Norwegian play plus a tableau of Grieg's glorious music from Peer Gynt
KINGS vs QUEENS
It’s the greatest drag show down – 3 Kings vs 3 Queens live on stage battling it out to be crowned Ultimate Drag Star!
BonkerZ “Battle of the Comic Sexes”
It's our first Battle of the Comic Sexes M vs F of 2020 with buy-1-get-1-free seats
The Jolly Jolly Goodtime Show
A musical comedy adventure with more goofballs than you can hit with your ping pong paddle
20 comics in 60 mins - 2-for-1 comedy slam
It's a whole new batch of funny comedians
10 comedians Christmas stand-up comedy at Leichhardt Bowlo
A hilarious line-up of 10 experienced comedians
The Kings: A night of drag live and online!
Expect lip syncing goodness, music, a mix of dance/gyration, and a dash of comedy for equal measure.
Jump StART summer drama workshops
Summer is coming, and Jump StART is ready to make it a holiday to remember!
Sydney Dance Company Summer school holiday workshops
Improve dance technique and learn new routines under the direction of professional teachers
A Bee Story
A brilliantly buzzy family circus adventure that hums with heart, honey and humanity.
Future Remains
A double bill of Leoš Janáček's Diary of One Who Disappeared and world premiere of Huw Belling's Fumeblind Oracle
The Last Season
Force Majeure’s provoking new work of dance theatre explores human survival and environmental destruction
Under the Madhan
Wiradjuri dancer Jo Clancy shares gentle, sometimes cheeky stories about caring for Country.
The Pulse
Australia’s finest boundary-pushing, jaw-slackening circus company reveal their most ambitious show yet
AutoCannibal
A visceral blend of performance art and physical theatre that asks: ‘what will we eat when we’ve consumed it all?’
Hide the Dog
A truly trans-Tasman adventure that celebrates friendship, culture and the world’s last Tassie Tiger
Humans 2.0
Virtuosic, next-gen circus ensemble Circa return with a new love letter to humanity in dark times
Todrick Hall - Haus Party tour
An amazing new show coming to Australia and New Zealand
KENNY by the Jacobson Brothers
Triumphant and poignant, don't miss the Jacobson Brother's much-loved film adapted for stage as part of Sydney Festival.
Maureen: Harbinger of Death
A touching and real homage to older women, celebrating the indomitable voice of dames who defy invisibility
RAPTURE a song cycle of Desire and Ecstacy Murder and Mayhem
Paul Capsis and iOTA unleash a contemporary song cycle spanning ecstasy, godlessness, love and pain
Dorr-e Dari: A Poetic Crash Course in the Language of Love
An exquisite new theatre work inspired by the thousand-year practice of Persian love poetry.
Spirit: a retrospective 2021
A powerful collection of dance stories taken from Bangarra Dance Theatre’s 30-year repertoire
Rewired: Musicals Reimagined by Hayes
From Australia’s most dynamic small theatre, 5 extraordinary performers rework classic musicals
Outdated by Mark Kilmurry
This bittersweet comedy navigates the highs and lows of modern dating. Will Matt and Olivia swipe right?
Hamilton
The Tony®, Grammy®, Olivier and Pulitzer Prize winning musical will open at the Sydney Lyric Theatre in March 2021.
Trevor Ashley: Diva Degustation
Australia’s queen of cabaret is cooking up a storm and making a meal of some of the world’s most iconic stars.
Honour by Joanna Murray-Smith
Delve into the depths of human frailty and our capacity to love with this thrilling modern Australian classic
The Woman in Black by Susan Hill & Stephen Mallatrat
Prepare for scares in a gripping ghost story perfect for Ensemble’s intimate stage.
Killing Katie: Confessions of a book club by Tracey Trinder
Female friendships are tested in this laugh-out-loud, brutally honest, new comedy.
John Bell: And another thing...
Get up close and personal with one of Australia’s legends delving into his treasure trove of poems, stories and more
ART by Yasmina Reza
The Chasers’ Andrew Hansen, Craig Reucassel and Chris Taylor ponder art and friendship in this hilarious comedy.
The casting couch with Todd McKenney and Nancye Hayes
Effervescent entertainer Todd McKenney is back for a night of frivolity with musical theatre legend Nancye Hayes.
David Williamson's NEARER THE GODS
A gripping, blackly funny drama about how one of the greatest moments of scientific illumination almost didn’t happen.
Battle of the Brains Trivia Night
Flex your brain at The Pyjama Foundation's Trivia Night
F*** Fabulous
The world premiere of the most controversial show of the 2020 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival