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Story Week 2023 - Australian Poetry Slam

Playhouse

8 Oct 2023

  • Talks and Ideas

This is your call to listen, watch and cheer. Australian Poetry Slam is here. The door is open. The mic is on. Push into the crowd and find your spot.

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An Evening with Elizabeth Day

Concert Hall

26 Feb 2024

  • Talks and Ideas

How To Fail fans – this is the moment you have been waiting for. Your favourite podcaster, journalist, and bestselling author, Elizabeth Day, takes the stage in Australia for the very first time.

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Dr. Andrew Huberman

Concert Hall

17 Feb 2024

  • Talks and Ideas

Stanford neuroscientist and host of one of the most listened to podcasts in the world, Dr. Andrew Huberman, is bringing his Brain Body Contract tour to the Sydney Opera House.

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Jamie Oliver

Concert Hall

11 Nov 2023

  • Talks and Ideas

Chef and child health campaigner Jamie Oliver is back in Sydney for an Australian exclusive conversation at the Sydney Opera House. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear Jamie’s story – from the early Naked Chef days to how he continues to inspire millions to cook fresh and delicious food from scratch, and his pledge to keep fighting for kids’ health.

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AI: The Human Interface

Playhouse

10 Sep 2023

  • Talks and Ideas

In a year when everyone is talking about artificial intelligence, we need to talk about the human kind. Join AI expert Toby Walsh and evolutionary biologist Rob Brooks as they tackle the fundamental questions we should be asking amid the advent of superintelligent machines

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An Evening with Fran Lebowitz

Concert Hall

13 & 14 Feb 2024

  • Talks and Ideas

In a cultural landscape teeming with self-proclaimed experts and incessant chatter, Fran Lebowitz reigns supreme with scathing and insightful social commentary. A force to be reckoned with, she possesses an unparalleled ability to dissect life with biting precision.

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Reporting for Duty

Playhouse

30 Jul 2023

  • Talks and Ideas

Join us as we speak to Chris Masters and Nick McKenzie, the two investigative journalists who revealed war crimes committed in Afghanistan by elite Australian soldiers, principally Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith.

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First Nations Speaker Series

Utzon Room

3 Aug 2023

  • Talks and Ideas
  • First Nations

Celebrate 50 years of First Nations performance at the Sydney Opera House and hear how the performing arts influences critical conversations and connects audiences and creatives with culture.

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Deadly Voices from the House

A podcast that takes intimate interviews with First Nations artists and leaders to the world. Acclaimed presenter, journalist, actor, producer and arts guru Rhoda Roberts AO presents Deadly Voices from the House, recorded live from Sydney Opera House. Featuring a diverse selection of guest appearances from prominent First Nations leaders from the music, arts and culture sector. Deadly Voices from the House provides an important platform to discuss critical issues and explore the vibrancy and diversity of contemporary culture.

Podcast

An Evening with Alison Roman

Concert Hall

9 May 2023

  • Talks and Ideas

New York Times best-seller Alison Roman joins Australian food writer Melissa Leong in a fun and lively conversation about food, friends, and why Roman’s no-fuss style strikes a chord.

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