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The Lasting Harm

Drama Theatre

9 Mar 2025

  • Talks and Ideas

Global headlines about Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell often focus on the criminality of these two perpetrators. Now Lucia Osborne-Crowley, an Australian journalist grounded by her own lived experience of survival, reveals the powerful, lesser-known stories of courage of the women they victimised.

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A bright collage featuring a judges gavel shining a spotlight on a lone woman.

Marry Your Friends

Utzon Room

9 Mar 2025

  • Talks and Ideas

Why should commitment ceremonies be reserved for romantic love? Bring your bestie and “put a ring on it” in this celebration of chosen family.

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Rachel Kushner

Utzon Room

9 Mar 2025

  • Talks and Ideas

Acclaimed as one of the finest contemporary novelists, Rachel Kushner is a global sensation. Join us for this conversation exploring how her stories and characters always reveal humanity in all its complexity.

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A collage of a women hiding behind a newspaper holding a cigarette.

The Tradwives Club

Joan Sutherland Theatre

9 Mar 2025

  • Talks and Ideas

As the Trad Wife phenomenon rises up the algorithm, clips of women collecting newly laid eggs and baking bread are finding their way into “For You” pages everywhere. Rejecting the grind of girlbossing has its allure, but is this trend harmlessly traditional or scarily archaic?

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A bright coloured collage. The head of a woman smiling sits on top of a cake surrounded by money and a smart phone.

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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Ensemble Offspring: Future Classics

Utzon Room

22 Nov 2025

  • Classical Music

Fresh ideas from the next generation – discover the Future Classics of new Australian art music in this showcase at the Sydney Opera House.

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Feminist Roast

Concert Hall

8 Mar 2025

  • Talks and Ideas

Back by popular demand, this satirical roast is (lovingly) telling feminism to pick herself up by her bootstraps and get on with her (revolutionary) job.

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A collage on a bright blue background. A hand holds a sign with exclamation marks on it. Behind this is a Greek statue of a woman wearing sunglasses.

KALEO

Concert Hall

20 Feb 2025

  • Contemporary Music

Icelandic blues-rock band, KALEO return to Australia with their Payback Tour next February, stopping by at the Sydney Opera House for a one-night-only performance.

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Tommy Emmanuel

Concert Hall

16 & 21 May 2025

  • Contemporary Music

The world’s greatest acoustic guitar player returns for a night of jaw-dropping musical showmanship that has to be seen to be believed.

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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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