House Play
Creating Your Own Play at Home
House Play is a series for kids outlining the process of bringing a play to life, so you can stage your very own play at home or at school.
A decade of creativity: Giving children a voice
It started with just a trestle table and some colouring pages. Now, a decade later, ‘Creative Play’ is a fully-fledged artistic program, involving over 20,000 children each year.
Highlights from our stage
Available on demand from our digital season
WATCH NOW – Ages 7+
Muggera Dance Party (Live)
Hold your very own dance party with Daz and Jax Compton, stars of the popular TV show Move it Mob Style! Big and little kids alike are invited to learn contemporary Indigenous and hip hop infused dance moves.
WATCH NOW – Ages 6 months+
Angie Who: A Little Song Workshop (Premiere)
A musical experience for new parents and their little people, join singer-songwriter Angie Who for this fun workshop. Journey through a collection of old favourites plus hear some of Angie’s own originals from her new album I Love You The Most.
WATCH NOW – Ages 6 months+
Kids Music Café: Around the World (Premiere)
Come on a journey around the world in this wonderful introduction to classical music, created especially for your toddler and you! Hear songs from five different continents as you meet the string instruments along the way.
George meets the orchestra
Ages 3+
Follow George as he chats with players from the Sydney Youth Orchestra and learns all about the four families of the orchestra – strings, brass, woodwind and percussion
Get ready to Wiggle
Peek behind the scenes
Who's in the lift?
Ages 5+
Curious kids step through the giant doors of the scenery lift at the Sydney Opera House and meet some amazing people from the stage and behind the scenes.
Behind the scenes: Set design
Ages 12+
In this series, designer Wendy Todd explains the set design process using Slingsby Theatre Company's production Emil and the Detectives
Drawing the magic
Ages 5+
Take a look at the creative process behind the iconic characters of Hush and Grandma Poss of Possum Magic with illustrator Julie Vivas.
Behind the magic
Ages 5+
Drawing inspiration form the world around her, join us on a visit to Julie Vivas' home studio to see where the magic happens.
Settle in for storytime
Footlights & Booklights
Ages 2+
Join us for storytime as artists from our stages read aloud your favourite Australian storybooks including Zindzi Okenyo reading Sidney Opera House.
Watch and learn
Eddie Woo: Maths of the Sydney Opera House
Ages 11+
Join award-winning maths teacher, author and Wootube star Eddie Woo on a marvellous adventure around the Opera House; uncovering the mathematical concepts behind the construction and design solutions of the building.
The Artificial Reef Project
Ages 8+
Discover what's living in the water around the Opera House, learn about the project to protect it and ways you can help build a more sustainable future!
Discover our music education programs
International Jazz Day Education Program 2019
In celebration of International Jazz Day, 1800 students participated in the ultimate music boot camp with jazz legends including Herbie Hancock, Antonio Hart and James Morrison.
Arty Farty – A Podcast for Kids
Our podcast Arty Farty – A Podcast for Kids has been created especially for Kid Creatives. We’re excited to share special moments, insights, tips, tricks and more from kids themselves, and creative types who appear here at the House.
Before the House with Rhoda Roberts
Ages 6+
Hear all about the rich Indigenous history that existed in Sydney long before the Opera House was built.
Dinosaurs in the House with Scott Wright
Ages 6+
Have you ever seen a dinosaur at the Opera House? We have all kinds of things on its stages, and dinosaurs sound like they could be one of them!
Houses Guests with Valerie Ng
Ages 6+
Is the Queen the most famous person to have visited the Opera House? Take a journey down into the vaults of the Opera House to talk to the person who’s an expert on all the Sydney Opera House records and photos.
Season 2: Creative Conversations
Learn about the creative process and inspiration behind well-known artists. These conversations will spark the imagination of children and adults alike.
David Walliams
Ages 6+
David talks about his bestselling novel Billionaire Boy and the unlikely places he's found inspiration.
Matt Stanton
Ages 4+
Author of the Funny Kids series, listen to how Matt starts getting words onto a page and how important reading is to creating stories.
Tim Sharp
Ages 9+
Join Tim and his mum Judy as they discuss Tim's early years being diagnosed with autism, his life as an artist and creator and where this dream has taken him.
The Brass Family
Fun facts about the tuba
The Woodwind Family
Did you know?
A cantata is a narrative piece of music for voices with instrumental accompaniment. They typically contain a number of movements with a mix of solo voices, choir and orchestra. The works you heard today are an arrangements of these pieces for instruments without voices.
The String Family
Did you know?
A cantata is a narrative piece of music for voices with instrumental accompaniment. They typically contain a number of movements with a mix of solo voices, choir and orchestra. The works you heard today are an arrangements of these pieces for instruments without voices.
Classic Kids
Ages 2+
Introduce young listeners to musical soundscapes and classical compositions with the Classic Kids podcast and our interactive activity sheets.
Through sounds and storytelling, these resources are designed to help kids learn about the instrument families and develop their musical vocabulary.
Make models inspired by Utzon's own designs
Ages 7+
In this five part series with step by step tutorials, explore the design principles of architect Jørn Utzon as you learn to make mini models and daring constructions.
Colour in your house
Ages 5+
In celebration of World Environment Day on 5 June, download our colouring in sheets and learn some fun facts about sustainability at the Opera House.
When I Was Little
When I Was Little: Graham Hosking
By day, he investigates insurance claims; by night, he is the genius creator of Sidney Opera Mouse – the little mouse with big dreams. We spoke to English author Graham Hosking about what his big dreams were when he was little.
When I Was Little: Teeny Tiny Stevies
They may be Teeny Tiny but they’ve made a great big mark on the children’s entertainment world. We spoke to the talented sisters about what it’s like to live your childhood dreams.
When I Was Little: The Listies
Australia's favourite kidult comedy duo The Listies are introducing Shakespeare to kids with turbo-charged story-telling and silliness!
When I Was Little: Tim McGarry
There's a Sea in My Bedroom director Tim McGarry shares his childhood dreams in our new series chatting with theatre-makers and creatives who bring magic to our stages, and wonder to our little ones.
The education conversation Australia has to have
Finnish educator and author Pasi Sahlberg writes on the chasm of inequality that exists in the Australian school system.
School kids write migrant family stories into song
Students from Lansvale Public sing history and humour with musician Luke Escombe, as part of our Creative Leadership in Learning program.
From stage to story: books for kids
Inspire creative young minds with children's books whose characters and authors have appeared on the Opera House stage.
Swap screen time for storytime
Swap screen time for storytime with this ultimate reading list for tiny tots to teens, as picked by our Children, Families and Creative Learning team.
From our House to yours
Bring our stages to your sofa with our new digital program delivered weekly from our House to yours.