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Upcoming shows, performances and activities

12 - 14 Apr 2024 Kids & Families

I Wish...

Ages 4 + | I Wish... is an acrobatic adventure exploring all the things we could be. Through physical theatre, stunning visuals, and a healthy dose of humour, explore our differences to reveal the magic of individuality.

Illustration of a man with stripy clothing, sunglasses and long hair holding a rat and a burger above his head. A little girl with a red haired ponytail stares up at him and gasps
17 - 28 Apr 2024 Kids & Families

RATBURGER

Ages 6+ | Step into the world of David Walliams, as his bestselling book comes to life on stage. Things are not looking good for Zoe. Her stepmother Sheila is so lazy she gets Zoe to pick her nose for her. And now the evil Burt from Burt’s Burgers is after her pet rat! And guess what he wants to do with it? The clue is in the title…

20 - 24 Apr 2024 Kids & Families

Polar Bear & Penguin

Ages 5+ | This charming play for young audiences follows the tale of an unlikely encounter between a Polar Bear and a Penguin. This is the story of polar opposite characters meeting for the first time, getting to know one another and learning how to survive in a world that is melting beneath their feet...paws...flippers. 

Five dancers wear pink and stand in a diagonal line caught in movement.
17 - 18 May 2024 Kids & Families

Game Theory

Ages 8+ | Arriving directly from Switzerland is Game Theory – a fast-paced, funny and playful dance celebration of play, sport, big emotions, and the highs and lows of playing games! This season of performances and workshops will have you looking at dance from a whole new perspective.

Toddlers along with their parents watch a women play a violin.
9 Feb - 7 Jun 2024 Kids & Families

Kids Music Café

Ages 0 - 2 | Our introduction to live music - perfect for your toddler and you!

5 - 21 Jul 2024 Kids & Families

James and the Giant Peach

Ages 6+ | Climb aboard the world’s juiciest fruit as Roald Dahl’s James & The Giant Peach rolls off the page and onto the stage in Shake & Stir’s most delicious adventure yet. 

16 - 19 Jul 2024 Kids & Families

A Forest in the City

Ages 4+ | This interactive performance uses full scale colourful projections, digital technology and dance, and comes direct to Sydney Opera House from Italy.

25 - 27 Jul 2024 Kids & Families

The River That Ran Uphill

Ages 8+ | In 2015, Cyclone Pam ravaged the South Pacific. Edgell Junior, a Ni-Vanuatu man from Pentecost Island experienced and survived Cyclone Pam and its aftermath. Based on his lived experience, this moving production emphasises the importance of community cooperation and resilience.

A women dances surrounded by falling paper. She is holding a book and her hair is in braids.
9 - 10 Aug 2024 Kids & Families

Little Murmur

Ages 7+ Little Murmur is a new international dance theatre performance featuring groundbreaking projections, an extraordinary soundscape and a blizzard of paper and confetti. Dance and humour combine to explores living with dyslexia and the warped and exaggerated realities of being in a world you struggle to process.

27 Sep - 6 Oct 2024 Kids & Families

Edward the Emu

Ages 3+ | Edward is bored with his lot. Being the only emu at the zoo has him feeling glum and thinking perhaps the grass is greener on the other side of the fence. Is life more fun for the seals or the lions or the snakes? Join Edward on his grand adventure of self-discovery as he explores the world outside of his enclosure and makes a very special friend along the way, Edwina the Emu.  

28 Sep - 5 Oct 2024 Kids & Families

Big Sky

Ages 4+ | Big Sky unfolds over a single night, from sunset to dawn and follows 12 unforgettable characters as they look forward to their futures, show off, get spooked, prank each other and get up to mischief. Featuring the phenomenal circus skills of the world-renowned Flying Fruit Fly Circus in a show performed by kids, for kids.

9 - 10 Oct 2024 Kids & Families

Waru

Ages 3+ | In Bangarra’s first dedicated work for children, join our heroine Migi as she undertakes a journey of discovery and survival. 

A young white woman with dark brown hair stands in front of a fabric background, where projections of clouds are being cast. An audience of meditation children and adults lie on pillows in front of her.
9 - 10 Nov 2024 Kids & Families

What the Ocean Said

Ages 4+ | Part guided meditation, part magical story, What The Ocean Said is a sensory world of vivid storytelling, dreamy electronic music, animation, and wonder.

10 Dec 2023 Kids & Families

Astronomical Crowns

Ages 7 - 11 | Create a starry headpiece inspired by the Christmas Tree Cluster constellation or a star pattern in space in this holiday workshop. 

15 - 23 Dec 2023 Kids & Families

The Nutcracker

Ages 2 - 8 | Join Clara and her Nutcracker on a magical journey in this stunning adaptation featuring live classical music and ballet.

Storytime Ballet: Cinderella
20 - 29 Dec 2023 Dance

Storytime Ballet: Cinderella

Fall under the spell of Cinderella, an interactive Storytime Ballet experience for children aged three years and older. 

3 - 13 Jan 2024 Kids & Families

DOG MAN: THE MUSICAL

Ages 6+ | Part dog, part man, ALL HERO! Dav Pilkey’s beloved characters come to life in an epic new musical adventure for ages 6+, based on the bestselling Dog Man books.

3 - 13 Jan 2024 Kids & Families

Drip Drop Play

Ages 3+ | This January, join sound collectors Drip and Drop, and their friends to discover incredible new sounds found from dripping ice and giant bowls of water.

19 - 21 Jan 2024 Kids & Families

London International Animation Festival

Ages 2 - 14 | This January school holiday, the London International Animation Festival is coming to Sydney for the very first time, with a showcase of the best children's animations from around the world.

A young boy moving toy cars within a cardboard box
19 - 21 Jan 2024 Kids & Families

Stop Motion Animation Workshop

This January school holiday to coincide with our screening of the London International Animation Festival, join Jelena Sinik to create your very own stop motion animation.

4 Feb 2024 Kids & Families

Design Your Own Dragon

Ages 7 - 11 | Inspired by Lunar New Year, you will design your own dragon in this drawing and painting workshop.

22 - 23 Jan 2024 Workshops

Dance Mania

Ages 9 - 11 | Ever dreamt of dancing on one of Sydney Opera House's world-renowned stages? Make a young dancer’s dreams come true with our special School Holiday dance experience where ballet, contemporary and hip hop collide in a beautiful dance explosion!

25 Feb 2024 Kids & Families

Costume Pardi

To celebrate Sydney Pride 2024, sustainable fashion designers Sally Jackson and Gary Bigeni will facilitate a weekend of workshops for kids and families to create unique and custom-made costumes for Mardi Gras.

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Arty Farty

Our podcast series 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.

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Read Kids & Families

From stage to story: books for kids

Inspire creative young minds with these children's books whose characters and their authors have appeared on the Opera House stages.

Read Kids & Families

How to craft a Grug costume

In celebration of Ted Prior’s beloved series of children’s picture books, we’ve crafted these easy to follow steps for you to create your very own Grug costume at home.

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