Sunday
By Anthony Weigh
Directed by Sarah Goodes
28 October - 14 December 2024
In the Drama Theatre
Theatre
After a sellout, rave-reviewed season in Melbourne, this lush, romantic, and transporting portrait of an Australian art icon – the irrepressible Sunday Reed – is having its Sydney premiere.
| Date | Time |
| Monday 28 October Preview | 7.30pm |
| Tuesday 29 October Preview | 7.30pm |
| Wednesday 30 October Preview | 7.30pm |
| Thursday 31 October Preview | 7.30pm |
| Saturday 2 November | 7.30pm |
| Monday 4 November | 6.30pm |
| Tuesday 5 November | 6.30pm* |
| Wednesday 6 November | 1pm, 7.30pm |
| Thursday 7 November | 7.30pm |
| Friday 8 November | 7.30pm |
| Saturday 9 November | 1.30pm, 7.30pm |
| Monday 11 November Night with the Artists Post-show Q&A | 6.30pm |
| Tuesday 12 November | 6.30pm |
| Wednesday 13 November | 1pm, 7.30pm |
| Thursday 14 November | 7.30pm |
| Friday 15 November | 7.30pm |
| Saturday 16 November | 1.30pm, 7.30pm |
| Monday 18 November | 6.30pm |
| Tuesday 19 November | 6.30pm |
| Wednesday 20 November | 7.30pm |
| Thursday 21 November | 7.30pm |
| Friday 22 November | 7.30pm |
| Saturday, 23 November | 1.30pm, 7.30pm |
| Monday 25 November | 6.30pm |
| Tuesday 26 November | 6.30pm |
| Wednesday 27 November | 7.30pm |
| Thursday 28 November | 7.30pm |
| Friday 29 November | 7.30pm |
| Saturday 30 November | 1:30pm, 7.30pm |
| Monday 2 December | 6.30pm |
| Tuesday 3 December Captioned | 6.30pm |
| Wednesday 4 December | 7.30pm |
| Thursday 5 December | 7.30pm |
| Friday 6 December | 7.30pm |
| Saturday 7 December Captioned Matinee | 1.30pm, 7.30pm |
| Wednesday 11 December | 7.30pm |
| Thursday 12 December | 7.30pm |
| Friday 13 December | 7.30pm |
| Saturday 14 December | 1.30pm, 7.30pm |
* Performance will be filmed for archival purposes.
| Ticket | Price |
| Previews | |
| Premium | $70 |
| A Reserve | $65 |
| B Reserve | $55 |
| Ticket | Price |
| Saturday Evenings (excluding Previews) | |
| Premium | $140 |
| A Reserve | $125 |
| B Reserve | $110 |
| Ticket | Price |
| Saturday Matinee | |
| Standard | |
| Premium | $140 |
| A Reserve | $125 |
| B Reserve | $110 |
| Concession | Student and Pensioner card holders (Aust. only) |
| Premium | $110 |
| A Reserve | $95 |
| B Reserve | $80 |
| Under 30* | |
| Premium | $90 |
| A Reserve | $75 |
| B Reserve | $60 |
| Ticket | Price |
| Monday to Friday (excluding Previews) | |
| Standard | |
| Premium | $125 |
| A Reserve | $115 |
| B Reserve | $100 |
| Concession | Student and Pensioner card holders (Aust. only) |
| Premium | $95 |
| A Reserve | $85 |
| B Reserve | $70 |
| Under 30* | |
| Premium | $75 |
| A Reserve | $65 |
| B Reserve | $50 |
| Groups 10+ | Please call +61 2 9250 7700 for more information |
| Premium | $113 |
| A Reserve | $104 |
| B Reserve | $90 |
*Must provide valid ID
$8.95 booking fee applies per transaction
Prices correct at the time of publication and subject to change without notice. Exact prices will be displayed with seat selection.
The authorised agencies for this event are Sydney Opera House and Sydney Theatre Company. For more information about Authorised Agencies, see the frequently asked questions below.
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Wednesday 7 February, 2024
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Thursday 8 February, 2024
In English
Wheelchair accessible
Audio loop available
Captioned performances
Tuesday 3 December 2024 6:30pm
Saturday 7 December 2024 1:30pm
Captions are text descriptions that display the session's dialogue, identify speakers, and describe other relevant sounds that are otherwise inaccessible to people who are deaf or have hearing loss. Captions will be displayed on a screen or available via your personal device (phone). To be seated in the area with best view of the screens book online using the caption price type, call the Sydney Theatre Company on 02 9250 1777 or email boxoffice@sydneytheatre.com.au. Alternatively, to access the captions on your personal device (phone), scan the QR Code on the sign displayed at the entry to the venue.
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Content warning
Strong language, sexual references, mature themes, references to suicide and mental health, dynamic sound, herbal cigarettes and theatrical haze.
Run time
Performance runs for 2 hours 45 minutes, including 20 minute interval
Event duration is a guide only and may be subject to change.
Age
Recommended for ages 14+.
Children under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
The Opera House is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children that visit or engage with us. Read our Child Safety Policy.
LimelightA brilliantly realised ode to some of the most important figures in modern Australian art
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“A world class production” - The Guardian
After a sellout, rave-reviewed season in Melbourne, this lush, romantic, and transporting portrait of an Australian art icon – the irrepressible Sunday Reed – is having its Sydney premiere. Written by the acclaimed playwright Anthony Weigh, Sunday is inspired by the stories and myths of the Heide Circle – the renowned group of friends, lovers, and rivals that produced some of this country’s most beloved visual artists, including Albert Tucker and Joy Hester.
Beautifully directed by Sarah Goodes (Julia), with a cast of Matt Day, Ratidzo Mambo, James O’Connell and Nikki Shiels, this grand, Melbourne Theatre Company production is a gorgeous collision of love, politics, history and art. And, just like its magnetic, unconventional and audacious protagonist, Sunday is enchanting.
Sydney Theatre Company presents a Melbourne Theatre Company production
Artist information
Director
Sarah Goodes
Set Designer
Anna Cordingley
Costume Designer
Harriet Oxley
Lighting Designer
Paul Jackson
Composer & Sound Designer
Jethro Woodward
Assistant Director
Sonya Suares
With
Matt Day
Jude Hyland
Ratidzo Mambo
James O’Connell
Nikki Shiels
Season 2024
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Venue information
Our foyers will be open 90 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and two hours pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Refreshments will be available for purchase from our theatre bars.
All Sydney Opera House foyers are pram 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). Pram parking will be available outside the theatres in the Western Foyer.
Getting here
The Sydney Opera House Car Park, operated by Wilson Parking, is open and available to use. Wilson Parking offer discounted parking if you book ahead. Please see the Wilson Parking website for details.
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Frequently asked questions
Ticket purchases and collection at our Box Office is discouraged and eTicket or postal delivery methods should be used, wherever possible. However, if you are collecting your tickets from the Box Office, we recommend doing this at least 60 minutes before the event starts. If you have already received your tickets, the venue doors will be open 45 minutes pre-show for Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 30 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Please take your seats as soon as you arrive.
If you are late, we will seat you as soon as we can and, where possible, in your allocated seat. However, to reduce movement in the venue as well as minimise disruption to the performance and other patrons, ticketholders may be seated in an allocated latecomer’s seat. Please be aware that some events have lock-out periods. In these cases, latecomers will be admitted at a suitable break in the performance. On occasions, this may not be until the interval, or at all where there is no interval.
Details of our right to refuse admission can be found in our General Terms and Conditions for Tickets and Events.
In accordance with our venue security procedures, Opera House security will be scanning and checking bags under the Monumental Stairs, prior to entering the building. Bags will be scanned by an x-ray machine, and staff will wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) when handling your belongings, such as gloves. Cloaking facilities will be open 60 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 60 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. However it is strongly encouraged that you travel lightly to minimise contact and queuing. Any bags larger than an A4 piece of paper will need to be checked into the Cloak Room.
The authorised agency for this event is the Sydney Opera House.
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Please contact Box Office on +61 2 9250 7777 as soon as possible to advise if you can no longer attend.
Foyers will be open 90 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and two hours pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Refreshments will be available for purchase from our theatre bars.
The venue doors will be open 45 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 30 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances.
Please bring a credit or debit card for any on site purchases to enable contactless payment. You’re welcome to bring your own water bottle but no other food and drinks are permitted inside our venues.
The health, safety and wellbeing of everyone at the Sydney Opera House is our top priority. In line with this commitment, the Opera House became a smoke-free site in January 2022. Read our Smoke-free Environment Policy.
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