
The Shiralee
By D’Arcy Niland
Adapted for the stage by Kate Mulvany
Directed by Jessica Arthur
A love song to the open road
Event details
Date | Time |
---|---|
Monday 6 October 2025 Preview | 7:30pm |
Tuesday 7 October 2025 Preview | 7:30pm |
Wednesday 8 October 2025 Preview | 7:30pm |
Thursday 9 October 2025 Preview | 7:30pm |
Friday 10 October 2025 Opening Night | 7:30pm |
Saturday 11 October 2025 | 7:30pm |
Monday 13 October 2025 | 6:30pm |
Tuesday 14 October 2025 | 6:30pm |
Wednesday 15 October 2025 | 1:00pm |
Wednesday 15 October 2025 | 7:30pm |
Thursday 16 October 2025 | 7:30pm |
Friday 17 October 2025 | 7:30pm |
Saturday 18 October 2025 | 1:30pm |
Saturday 18 October 2025 | 7:30pm |
Monday 20 October 2025 Night with the Artists Post Show Q&A | 6:30pm |
Tuesday 21 October 2025 | 6:30pm |
Wednesday 22 October 2025 | 1:00pm |
Wednesday 22 October 2025 | 7:30pm |
Thursday 23 October 2025 | 7:30pm |
Friday 24 October 2025 | 7:30pm |
Saturday 25 October 2025 | 1:30pm |
Saturday 25 October 2025 | 7:30pm |
Monday 27 October 2025 | 6:30pm |
Tuesday 28 October 2025 | 6:30pm |
Wednesday 29 October 2025 | 1:00pm |
Wednesday 29 October 2025 | 7:30pm |
Thursday 30 October 2025 | 7:30pm |
Friday 31 October 2025 | 7:30pm |
Saturday 1 November 2025 | 1:30pm |
Saturday 1 November 2025 | 7:30pm |
Monday 3 November 2025 | 6:30pm |
Tuesday 4 November 2025 | 6:30pm |
Wednesday 5 November 2025 | 7:30pm |
Thursday 6 November 2025 | 7:30pm |
Friday 7 November 2025 | 7:30pm |
Saturday 8 November 2025 | 1:30pm |
Saturday 8 November 2025 | 7:30pm |
Monday 10 November 2025 | 6:30pm |
Tuesday 11 November 2025 | 6:30pm |
Wednesday 12 November 2025 | 7:30pm |
Thursday 13 November 2025 Auslan Interpreted Performance | 7:30pm |
Friday 14 November 2025 | 7:30pm |
Saturday 15 November 2025 Audio Described Performance | 1:30pm |
Saturday 15 November 2025 | 7:30pm |
Monday 17 November 2025 | 6:30pm |
Tuesday 18 November 2025 | 6:30pm |
Wednesday 19 November 2025 Schools Performance | 11:30am |
Wednesday 19 November 2025 | 7:30pm |
Thursday 20 November 2025 | 7:30pm |
Friday 21 November 2025 | 7:30pm |
Saturday 22 November 2025 | 1:30pm |
Saturday 22 November 2025 | 7:30pm |
Monday 24 November 2025 | 6:30pm |
Tuesday 25 November 2025 | 6:30pm |
Wednesday 26 November 2025 | 7:30pm |
Thursday 27 November 2025 | 7:30pm |
Friday 28 November 2025 | 7:30pm |
Saturday 29 November 2025 | 1:30pm |
Saturday 29 November 2025 | 7:30pm |
Ticket | Price |
---|---|
Previews | |
Premium | $73 |
A Reserve | $65 |
B Reserve | $60 |
Friday & Saturday Evenings (excluding Previews) | |
Premium | $125 |
A Reserve | $115 |
B Reserve | $100 |
Saturday Matinee | |
Standard | |
Premium | $125 |
A Reserve | $115 |
B Reserve | $100 |
Concession Student and Pensioner card holders (Aust. only) | |
Premium | $125 |
A Reserve | $85 |
B Reserve | $70 |
Under 30* | |
Premium | $125 |
A Reserve | $65 |
B Reserve | $50 |
Monday to Thursday (excluding Previews) | |
Standard | |
Premium | $115 |
A Reserve | $105 |
B Reserve | $90 |
Concession Student and Pensioner card holders (Aust. only) | |
Premium | $115 |
A Reserve | $75 |
B Reserve | $60 |
Under 30* | |
Premium | $115 |
A Reserve | $55 |
B Reserve | $40 |
Groups 10+ Please call +61 2 9250 7700 for more information | |
Premium | $104 |
A Reserve | $95 |
B Reserve | $81 |
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Wednesday 12 March 2025
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Thursday 13 March 2025
For those requiring assistance, wheelchair or companion seating, accessible seating locations are available. Bookings can be made by calling the Box Office on +61 2 9250 7777 or by email.
To book any of the access performances below, call the Box Office on +61 2 9250 7777 or email bookings@sydneyoperahouse.com.
Auslan Interpreted Performance
Thursday 13 November, 7:30pm
Auslan interpretation service is provided for audiences who are deaf and use Australian Sign Language (Auslan). Experienced Auslan interpreters stand to the side of the stage and translate what the speakers are saying into Auslan. A block of seats is reserved for users of this service to ensure a good view of the interpreter and the stage. Please book by calling 02 9250 1777 or email boxoffice@sydneytheatre.com.au.
Audio Described Performance
Saturday 15 November, 1:30pm
Audio description is a live commentary for people who are blind or have low vision of the visual elements of a performance which is relayed to the patron via a free headset and receiver linked to the FM radio system. Please book by calling 02 9250 1777 or email boxoffice@sydneytheatre.com.au.
Strong language, mature themes including violence, alcohol and drug addiction.
Children aged 15 years and under must be accompanied 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.
Credits
Director Jessica Arthur
Designer Jeremy Allen
Lighting Designer Trent Suidgeest
Composer & Sound Designer Clemence Williams
Dramaturg Kip Williams
Assistant Director Guy Simon
Fight Director Tim Dashwood
With
Stephen Anderson
Paul Capsis
Josh McConville
Lucia Mastrantone
Kate Mulvany
Aaron Pedersen
Ziggy Resnick
Catherine Văn-Davies
Season 2025
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Attending this event
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.
Please check the Transport NSW website for the latest advice and information on travel. You can catch public transport (bus, train, ferry) to Circular Quay and enjoy a six minute walk to the Opera House.
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.
Only tickets purchased by authorised agencies should be considered reliable. If you purchase tickets from a non-authorised agency such as Ticketmaster Resale, Viagogo, Ticketbis, eBay, Gumtree, Tickets Australia or any other unauthorised seller, you risk that these tickets are fake, void or have previously been cancelled. Resale restriction applies. For more details, please refer to our General Terms and Conditions for Tickets and Attendance at Events.
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.
Location and access
Drama Theatre
The Drama Theatre is located in the north-western corner of Sydney Opera House, best accessed through the Western Foyers.