Woman's face sits center, on a maroon background, with an unsure smile and side eyes. She wears a white t-shirt with the word lucky and big hoop earrings as her brown wavy hair falls over her shoulders.

Celia Pacquola Gift Horse

  • Comedy
  • Joan Sutherland Theatre
  • Run time: 60 minutes Subject to change
  • Seating map

Winner of the 2026 Most Outstanding Show Award at Melbourne Comedy Festival

Celia wasn’t planning on doing a show in 2026, then her boyfriend gave her an inflatable kayak for her birthday… So here we are.   

A show about the people we love and the things they give us that we hate.  

Celia Pacquola is a multi award winning stand up comedian and one of Australia’s best-loved comics, back with a new hour of hilarious observations and incriminatingly honest stories that she will definitely regret sharing.

2026 WINNER – Most Outstanding Show Award – Melbourne Comedy Festival

2026 AACTA Award Winner – Best Stand-Up Special

2026 Weekly Award Winner – Best of Comedy – Adelaide Fringe

 

Presented by Sydney Opera House and Token Events

Event details

The Rolls-Royce of stand up

Chortle, 2026

Masterful, layered and poetic. The final punchline is perfect

The Age, 2026

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Attending this event

Plan your visit

Address

Sydney Opera House
Bennelong Point
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia

Getting to the venue

The Opera House is a 7-10 minute walk from Circular Quay, and is easily accessible by car, train, ferry, lightrail, bus, bike and on foot.

Location and access

Joan Sutherland Theatre

The Joan Sutherland Theatre is located at the northern side of the foyer, to the left hand side of the stairs leading to the Concert Hall. Best accessed through the covered concourse. All Sydney Opera House foyers are accessible, with lifts to the main and western foyers. The public lift to all foyers is accessible from the corridor near the escalators on the Lower Concourse and also in the Western Foyer via the corridor on the Ground Level (at the top of the escalators).

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