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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.
Acting lessons for older adults with Suzi on Fridays
Would you like to learn how to act?
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
A new short film series by Pinchgut Opera - Seconda Prattica
Pinchgut Opera’s new short film series, Seconda Prattica
A Night of Horror International Film Festival
Celebrating horror features and shorts from Australia and around the world
Come To Where I Am - Australia
Stories and plays from the places that shape us. The places we call home.
Katie and Grace's Hour of Power: With Friends
A night of friendship, connection and comedy - Live theatre audience or live streamed to your lounge room
Macbeth - The Installation
Macbeth - The Installation. Filmed live in theatre, streamed to YouTube.
Rainbow Retrospective Film Festival
A celebration of LGBTQ+ films & characters in film
Studio Ghibli Retrospective
22 movies from one of the most acclaimed studios in the world!
Beginners improv class
Find easy ways to access free flow of thought, trust and hone your story-telling intuition.
Escape to Freeplane: Live online mystery adventure
The Department of Compliance invites your team of 2-8 players to join us in a live online team mission like no other.
School holidays at Dendy Newtown
Catch the latest family films these school holidays!
Beginner Tap and beginner extended
Want to learn how tap dance like Ginger Rogers or Fred Astaire?
Beginners Acting - The introduction at Darlo Drama
Step One into confidence, creativity and community.
Flamenco for Beginners - in person
A short introductory course in Flamenco dance for a maximum of 8 people.
Sydney Moves Dance Workshops: Krump Lab with SHUTDOWN
Winter School Holiday Dance Workshops | Krump Lab: Learning All Basics with SHUTDOWN
Acting For Camera: Online masterclass
Join a comprehensive masterclass series where several of Australia’s leading directors teach acting for camera
Sydney Dance Company spring school holiday workshops
2-day, fun-filled and creative dance workshops for ages 8-18
The Running Joke
The Running Joke is Sydney’s newest comedy club featuring the best Australian comedians in an intimate basement bar.
Online sketch comedy class
Learn how to build sketches from the ground up and get to the heart of the sketch; the joke.
Character and dialogue intensive
Discover authentic characters and how they're the ultimate storytellers in writing for performance or text.
In Conversation with Mansoor Noor
An online In Conversation series discussing all things film, acting career and diversity with ACA graduate Mansoor Noor
ITS the News
Have a laugh at this improvised comedy show, inspired by the news stories of the month!
Online stand up comedy class
Put together your stand-up comedy toolbox using improvisation, storytelling, clown and writing workshops.
Running New Jokes
A hilarious mix of the best comedians doing their new stuff and newest comedians doing their best stuff!
School holiday theatre workshop: building a character
Learn how to build a character using text, physicality and voice with actor and comedian Chelsea Zeller
Introduction to writing TV comedy
Study the best examples of TV comedy and complete weekly writing exercises to hone your screenwriting skills.
Dance Conditioning
Join us online for a fun and engaging workshop where you will improve your strength and flexibility.
Gunda
A mesmerising profile of a pig named Gunda, her bright bovine pals, and a one-legged chicken
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
Película 2020 Spanish Film Festival
Exclusive limited free tickets release for Australia. Book each movie to get instructions and access exclusive content
School holiday theatre workshop: costume design
Explore elements of costume design for beginners with designer Imogen Ross
Writing for film and theatre with Joanna Murray-Smith
A small-group online masterclass in writing for performance by one of Australia’s best-known writers
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.
Close-Up: Chant d'amour et de mort
Close-Up: Amy Moore – Messiaen’s grandest song cycle of love and death
10 Comics for $15 Bucks: 2 for 1 Comedy Show
BonkerZ Comedy Clubs presents a night of cheap laughs!
Kim Carpenter exhibition. The Happy Prince (Oscar Wilde)
An exhibition of 26 original detailed watercolour paintings on paper
Sydney Moves - Pantsula Dance with Thuba Ndibali
Term 4 afterschool workshops: Learn unique Pantsula dance style mixed with hip-hop flavour
Brazen Hussies
The story of the bold women behind the Australian Women's Liberation Movement, in their own words
Sensory Friendly Film Screenings
A special opportunity for individuals living with autism and others to enjoy a movie in a safe and accepting environment
A Night in with Matthew McConaughey
Celebrate the launch of Matthew McConaughey's debut memoir, Greenlights
A Likely Story (live and online!)
Let some of our best storytellers entertain you with tales that are as funny and surprising as they are true!
Microflix Festival online
Enjoy live panel discussions, film screenings, the awards and a filmmaking workshop over 3 days
MainStage: Circle of Virtue
A dramatic presentation of the earliest surviving music drama by 12th-century Abbess Hildegard of Bingen
Dope Is Death documentary screening
The unbelievable hidden history of a collective of young Black and Puerto Rican in 1970s New York
The Big Bike Film Night 2020
Bringing the best cycling short films from around the world to you
Andrew Bovell's Speaking in Tongues
Nine lives. Four infidelities. Two missing persons. One abandoned stiletto.
Close-Up: Esperar, Sentir, Morir
Close-Up: Roberta Diamond – voyages in music from the Iberian Peninsula
Cancelled: Sydney Town Hall organ recitals
Be enchanted by the magic of Sydney Town Hall's grand organ, at a free lunchtime concert in the heart of the city
A Little Lunch Music: 1984! The Musical!
Tap-dancing in torture chambers and rats with razzle-dazzle, 1984! The Musical! has it all!
Collective
Like a real-life political thriller, a team of Romanian journalists confront an intricate web of unchecked corruption
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
20 comics in 60 mins - 2-for-1 comedy slam
It's a whole new batch of funny comedians
Todrick Hall - Haus Party tour
An amazing new show coming to Australia and New Zealand
Hamilton
The Tony®, Grammy®, Olivier and Pulitzer Prize winning musical will open at the Sydney Lyric Theatre in March 2021.
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