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ACO: The Four Seasons - A Music Film

Playhouse

1 May 2025

  • Cinema
  • Classical Music

The Four Seasons is arguably the most recognisable piece of classical music ever written. This filmed ACO performance, directed by Richard Tognetti, highlights the symbiosis between Vivaldi’s Venice and the Middle East, interspersing Vivaldi’s masterpiece with music by Australian-Egyptian composer and oud virtuoso Joseph Tawadros. This special screening is followed by an insightful conversation with ACO Managing Director Richard Evans and film director Matisse Ruby, plus an audience Q&A.

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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Concert Hall

23 Mar 2025

  • Cinema

Following on from sold out shows throughout the world for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Live In Concert last year, the second chapter of the Oscar-winning Spider-Verse saga: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is here.

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Oleum

Playhouse

23 Jan 2025

  • Cinema

Commissioned by Sydney Opera House, and conceived by creative studio Subversus, Oleum is a provocative reframing of opera for the screen. This unique short film follows the journey of a wounded mechanic as he strives to hear the plaintive song of a local waitress one last time.

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Wicked: Sing-Along Version

Playhouse

2 May 2025

  • Cinema
  • Musical Theatre

Sing-along to one of the most beloved and enduring musicals, Wicked, which makes its journey to the big screen in this spectacular cinematic event starring Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda.

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Runt: Audio Described Screening

Playhouse

23 Jan 2025

  • Cinema
  • Kids & Families

Runt, based on Craig Silvey's best-selling novel, is a delightful Australian family film that blends heartfelt moments with humour. The film will be screened with audible Audio Description scripted and recorded by Fran Mathey.

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Underworld at Sydney Opera House – Fan Screening

Playhouse

23 Jan 2025

  • Cinema
  • Contemporary Music

After blowing away crowds at three sold out Concert Hall's earlier this year, relive the magic at this free premiere screening of Underworld at Vivid LIVE 2024. Featuring classic tracks from across their catalogue and never before seen behind the scenes footage, this new concert film showcases why this iconic duo have stood the test of time over the past four decades.

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Paddington in Peru

Playhouse

26 Jan 2025

  • Cinema

Paddington in Peru brings Paddington’s story back to Peru, as he and the Browns visit his beloved Aunt Lucy. A thrilling adventure ensues when a mystery plunges them into an unexpected journey through the Amazon and beyond.

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Ponyo

Playhouse

26 Jan 2025

  • Cinema
  • Kids & Families

One morning near his seaside home, five year old Sosuke discovers a goldfish he names Ponyo, her head stuck in a jam jar. He rescues her, and fascinated with each other, they promise to stay firm friends.

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Blur: Live at Wembley Stadium

Playhouse

24 Jan 2025

  • Cinema

Blur: Live At Wembley Stadium immortalises Blur’s historic 2023 Wembley Stadium show which saw the Britpop heroes perform their iconic and much-loved songs for 150,000 fans in a transcendent, once-in-a-generation performance that delivered a sweep of ecstatic 5 star reviews.

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Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat

Playhouse

25 Jan 2025

  • Cinema

Nina Simone, Louis Armstrong and more feature in this Sundance award-winning documentary from director Johan Grimonprez that brilliantly dissects the collision of jazz and geopolitics in the 1960s through archive footage.

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