Theatre, dance & film

Michael Jackson’s unparalleled artistry is thrilling audiences, in the multiple Tony Award®-winning musical MJ.

A rollicking and irreverent musical from one member of Australia’s most beloved comedic team, Working Dog.

A little hero for a big tomorrow

A fortune-teller tells Lord Arthur Savile that he sees murder ahead!

Belvoir presents 'The Wrong Gods', the brand-new play by S. Shakthidharan following his hit 'Counting and Cracking'

Agatha Christie’s breathtaking masterpiece, And Then There Were None opens at Theatre Royal Sydney in May

Eora, is a 20-minute digital film that tells the story of Sydney’s First Nations people – before and after colonisation.

Film by award-winning director Ryûsuke Hamaguchi with a live score by Eiko Ishibashi

Sydney’s quintessential comedy club experience, for the true comedy fiend

Join this award-winning stand-up comedian as he spills the tea by unleashing the rage within, decade by decade.

Experience a harmonious blend of nature and melody in the Chinese Garden of Friendship.

Reconnect with the present and learn how to drink tea mindfully

The Magical Musical Tour with the Sgt. Pepper’s String Quartet

Pamela Rabe returns to Sydney Theatre Company in Samuel Beckett’s towering masterpiece.

Performed by the incomparable Heather Mitchell, this sell-out portrait piece returns in 2025.

Unleash your creativity and get headstart on school drama and HSC projects, including playbuilding and devising!

Perfect jokes every Monday

A unique opportunity for teenagers to learn the craft of acting for stage and screen.

Opera... in a pub? You heard right. Opera Bites brings favourite opera hits to a great local pub.

Explore movement and music together in creative and engaging activities

Join this free stand up comedy class to have fun, meet new people and improve your comedy and public speaking skills!

Sydney's best comedians use their best jokes and humour each week as they try to win your vote

Sydney's #1 Comedy Club on TripAdvisor with resident host Daniel Muggleton

Define your physical presence. Know how to move on stage and screen to command a character and physically tell a story

Explore movement, feeling and creativity

A brand new comedy show for anyone who smiles through life with gritted teeth

Stay active, connect and celebrate culture through dance!

Line Dancing fun

Bring your current craft project and work on it while listening to fascinating true crime podcasts

Following his sold-out run in 2024, Rohan returns to SCF in May with new jokes and visions of a Never-Ending Smoko.

Monthly swing jazz is on for Wednesdays Jazz at Kalyx!

Dance in a friendly environment

Six characters in search of happier lives

Learn different styles of dance including line, square and Chinese folk in this class for older adults.

During this class you and your dancer will explore movement and music together in creative and engaging activities

Promotes confidence, encourages independence and group contribution

Explore all things ghostly as we visit Sydney's most haunted pubs.

Explore movement and music together in creative and fun activities

Special screening of the biggest Australian film of all time Crocodile Dundee: The Encore Cut, featuring a live Q&A

Brush off the week with a fun drawing workshop hosted by The Fabulous Wonder Mama

We are bringing back the dance heat with another season of Latin Nights by the Bay

Three improvised comedy sets. Two performers at a time. One big twist.

A burlesque showcase from our lush lawn of sprouting burlesque artists.

Overdose on love (and gazpacho)

Learn the craft of acting for stage & screen with an organic step-by-step approach

Fire up the fun with a spectacular display along the harbour's edge

A sapphic spectacle from the early 2000s that mixes standup, drag and music

Interested in learning more about Lion & Dragon dancing?

A tribute to the songs of Leonard Cohen performed by Stewart D’Arrietta and band.

Break free and explore your movement through guided freestyle exercises by Palette Session and (nexus)

Now in their 12th year of sold out comedy shows, the Secret Comedy Club returns to Surry Hills at the Crown Hotel!

Celebrate with Mum in style! Discover a stunning hidden-Sydney venue and indulge in opera's most beautiful music.

Be enchanted by the magic of Sydney Town Hall's grand organ, at a free ticketed concert in the heart of the city

Be inspired, motivated, and awarded for your talent with our upcoming documentary film festival

A relaxed, inclusive beginner class introducing basic tap steps and good technique .

Don’t miss multi award-winning comedian Fady Kassab’s new Sydney Comedy Festival show!

Watch the premiere of an all-new production of Macbeth – a treat for teachers and students alike.

Access Ideas and Insights: a thought-provoking conversation about how neurodivergent perspectives are reshaping theatre practices, processes and storytelling.

Get ready for a night of sultry and seductive burlesque performances at Cardea’s “Cirque Du Tease” show!

Learn to dance authentic Argentine tango

Brand X’s performing arts residency which supports and showcases performance makers with lived experience of disability.

Live chamber music in an beautiful and intimate setting by the Sydney Harbour

3 one act plays: two comedies and a short dark drama. Come and be nourished by works rarely seen in Australia.

A HSC Symposium Series event

A theatrical masterpiece that awakens your imagination, ignites your soul, bringing dreams to life.

Comedy for kids and families

Rekindle your love for dance or fulfil your dream of trying ballet in a safe, relaxed, inclusive class.

Discover where Hollywood meets filming Down Under!

Oz comedy legend’s rollicking, dangerously funny take on roast comedy.

A celebration of performers over 40 in the prime of their lives

Pacific Opera Studio & The Muffat Collective present Handel's epic oratorio 'Samson'.

Magic at its close - the ideal way to mark special occasions or enjoy a night out with family and friends.

Playwave and Belvoir St Theatre invite you to experience The Wrong Gods!

Local and international storytellers speak about togetherness and connection

Bell Shakespeare's exclusive subscriber event with Professor Liam E. Semler

A movie club where we watch movies that are so bad they're hilarious

Unpick the difficult area of consent

A HSC Symposium Series event

‘Theatrical saboteurs’ Doppelgangster (UK/Australia) bring their latest, miraculous work about living in dark times

Introductory Shakespeare workshops for primary years 5 & 6

Meet new people at our public speaking & comedy event. Laugh nonstop, learn new skills, and think quickly on your feet

Critic’s Pick: “The perfect play for our age of disagreement.” - New York Times

Comic wunderkind Starr takes us on a literary adventure through the world’s most iconic works of fiction

Delight your tastebuds in this hilarious journey into the world of wine, where we sip on some of Italy's best exports

Now in their ninth year of sold out Sydney stand-up comedy shows.

Experience your favourite movie soundtracks live on stage with a world class string quartet.

A celebration too big for a small screen. See the bigger picture at Sydney Film Festival, June 4-15.

A complete retrospective from one of world's great cinema artists

Big stars, big buzz, big screen – be there for the premiere of the most anticipated Australian film of the year

“The Citizen Kane of Bad Movies” – Entertainment Weekly

A kaleidoscopic adventure of sheer musical delight.

4-week introductory course

A revealing and impactful doco with an in-person introduction from Warren Ellis

Bring the family along to the red carpet premiere of How to Train Your Dragon at Sydney Film Festival

In a world-first, Liam Young brings his visionary speculative film to life in an immersive experience like no other.

Where Art meets Cabaret! A life-drawing class with a twist

The story of a mother determined to save her daughter’s eyesight

A brand-new magical experience

Remix explores the future of the creative industries, creative places, and the creative economy featuring 50+ speakers

A HSC Symposium Series Event

Kindred. Longing. K-pop-tastic.

Let the memory live again

The legendary Ghostbuster, Ernie Hudson will be joining us for a LIVE on stage Q&A with a screening of GHOSTBUSTERS.

Sydney Chamber Opera presents a world premiere by Nico Muhly in association with Omega Ensemble.

Bell Shakespeare presents one of Shakespeare's most exhilarating works.

Powerhouse performer Judith Owen in concert, featuring jazz virtuoso James Morrison

Join Michelle Law to learn how to develop your own unique voice as a playwright.

A one woman musical comedy mashup of Austen's best bits

An all-star musical journey through 'Strictly Ballroom', 'Romeo + Juliet', 'Moulin Rouge!' and much more...

Join Wonder Mama for this poignant and fun show about growing up queer

Written & performed by The Listies

Unapologetic. Joy. Sisterhood.

Experience murder mystery at its best

A thrilling tribute that captures Elvis Presley’s legendary career.

A unique platform for aspiring young Australian pianists

Discovering the finest voices throughout Australia and New Zealand since 1933

A hallucinatory experience where the natural world's desecration unfolds through spectral sound and symbolist verse.

After taking the West End and Broadway by storm, the award-winning Prima Facie makes its triumphant return to Sydney

A Swingin' 60s variety show

Experience a showcase of talented young instrumentalists

A captivating acoustic performance of the majestic hits of Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel.

When Carmen meets Don José, sparks fly. This ride through love and jealousy has famous music and a thrilling plot.

Marrow is a bold response to a nation searching for a new direction

Rebecca Gibney makes her STC debut in a play about the magic of art, from an award-winning US playwright.

French romantic-comedy classic Amelie, screening in a digital restoration and featuring pre-show performance

The Tony®, Olivier®, and Grammy® award-winning production The Book of Mormon returns to Sydney

A water nymph longs to live and love as a human and will sacrifice everything to get there.

Experience the passion for dance at the Sydney Eisteddfod Ballet Gala

by Jolyon James, based on the book ‘Imagine’ by Alison Lester

One of the most playful operas ever written, this classic comedy features Mozart’s famous melodies.

Poetic and electric, Shore Break is a riveting piece of storytelling with a tour de force performance by Chris Pitman.

A showcase of emerging young actors

A showcase of emerging young actors

Drew Gasparini’s jaw-droppingly gorgeous music comes to life in this brand new theatrical song cycle

By Jolyon James based on the book ‘Imagine’ by Alison Lester

This event is kindly supported by Petersham RSL and the Sydney Eisteddfod Jubilee Fund

The world-premiere stage adaptation of the twentieth century’s most iconic thriller.

Time. Goes. On.

Don’t miss Bell Shakespeare's illustrious night of collaboration between actor and winemaker

Bringing the best short cycling films from around the world together for you.

A heart-warming performance blending theatre and technology

Full to the brim with Dolly Parton’s hits, telling the story of a fan’s journey, guided by Dolly teaching life lessons.

Australian theatre is at its very finest in this elegant and moving First Nations drama.

Sydney, it’s time to change musical theatre history.

The musical that rocked Broadway is back!

An outstanding display of talent and dedication from Australia’s next generation of dance groups

This sensational outback classic is transformed into a charming and epic theatrical adventure.

A story of Queer love, Pasifika identity and the struggle for family acceptance.

Enter the Pajamazon Jungle with The Vegetable Plot's award-winning musical comedy show packed full of veggie bangers!

Experience this unique performance from acclaimed Queensland-based First Nations dance company Karul Projects.

Comedy. Bare-all. Chaos.

A new queer musical based on real female pirates of the 1700s.

Kat Stewart takes the STC stage in an exquisite new production of Edward Albee’s explosive classic.

A romantic (un)comedy about finding yourself falling in love, falling apart, and falling back together again.

The incredible journey of child refugees

Bell Shakespeare presents Shakespeare's greatest love story portrayed with elegance and clarity.

Merlynn Tong’s thrilling, semi-autobiographical family drama is a historic international collaboration.

A love story about resilience, community, queerness and how choosing to love and love freely, can be the most important.

Household names, comedy cult favourites, and the best new talent, Cremorne’s own Hayden Orpheum Comedy Club has it all!