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In A Nutshell: The Poetry of Violence

The Neilson Nutshell, Pier 2/3

4 – 8 Sep 2024

  • Theatre

Join Artistic Director Peter Evans and a crack team of actors as they jump from scene to scene and play to play, exploring the poetry of violence with relish and delight.

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King Lear

The Neilson Nutshell, Pier 2/3

4 – 20 Jul 2024

  • Theatre

For the first time since 2010, Bell Shakespeare presents King Lear. Directed by Peter Evans and starring one of Australia’s finest classical actors Robert Menzies, this heart-wrenching new production promises to be powerful and utterly unforgettable.

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Playhouse

13 – 30 Mar 2024

  • Theatre

Shakespeare’s classic comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, is reawakened in this breathless production brimming with magic, mirth and mayhem.

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A person with short blonde hair standing behind some pink foliage against a white background.

RBG: Of Many, One

Drama Theatre

26 Feb – 30 Mar 2024

  • Theatre

Heather Mitchell revives her award-winning “virtuosic performance” (The Conversation) of the woman who changed the face of the American legal system: the indomitable Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

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A white woman in her 60s has her hair sleekly pulled back and pursed lips wears black glasses and a lawyer's black robe with white crocheted neck piece. She stands in front of an all-red background.

Steven Oliver - Bigger & Blacker (2021)

  • Theatre
  • Musical Theatre

Available worldwide from 9 Oct 2023 until 9 Oct 2025Steven Oliver from ABC’s hit television series 'Black Comedy' is joined on-stage with musician Michael Griffiths for the critically acclaimed comedy cabaret 'Bigger & Blacker', recorded in the Studio in 2021.

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Edward the Emu

Playhouse

25 & 26 Sep 2024

  • Theatre
  • School

Schools Performance | Early Stage 1 - 3 | The award-winning Monkey Baa team brings to the stage a new imagining of the classic Australian books by Sheena Knowles and Rod Clement. Edward and Edwina both wonder if there is more to life than being an emu but after adventures beyond the enclosure, they discover that the best thing you can be is… you!

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Illustration of an emu with its beak balancing a multicolored ball against a green background. The emu appears to be looking at the ball intensely.

The Man From Snowy River in Concert

Concert Hall

15 & 16 Feb 2024

  • Theatre

Following four sold out Melbourne performances The Man from Snowy River, one of Australia’s most loved and iconic films of all time, comes to the Sydney Opera House for a special screening and concert event.

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In the background, a woman with long brown hair looks loving at a man with her hand on his face. In foreground, a man wearing a cowboy hat and vest is riding a horse downhill.

Possum Magic Drama Workshop with Monkey Baa

Centre for Creativity

19 Apr 2023

  • Theatre
  • Families and Children

Join Monkey Baa Theatre for an engaging workshop session! Young dramatists aged 5 - 9 years will be taken on an adventure through the world of Possum Magic.

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An animation of animals doing magic.

Bell Shakespeare: John Bell, One Man In His Time | From Our House To Yours

  • Theatre
  • Talks and Ideas
  • On-demand

A special performance from John Bell AO, who founded Bell Shakespeare based on his belief that all Australians should have access to the works of Shakespeare in performance.

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Studio

28 & 29 Jun 2023

  • Theatre

Schools Performance | Stages 3 - 4 | Inspire your students with courageous circus acts for, and by young people.

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Artistic collage of young circus performers performing tricks
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