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Upcoming shows, acts and performances on stage

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26 Feb - 30 Mar 2024 Theatre

RBG: Of Many, One

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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13 - 30 Mar 2024 Theatre

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

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

4 - 16 Jun 2024 Theatre

The Gospel According to Paul

Australia’s master of political satire, Jonathan Biggins is Paul Keating — visionary, reformer and rabble-rouser. Due to popular demand, this unmissable one-man comedy is returning to office for a final term following a critically acclaimed sell-out season.

14 Jun - 20 Jul 2024 Theatre

King Lear

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.  

4 - 8 Sep 2024 Theatre

In A Nutshell: The Poetry of Violence

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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5 Sep - 12 Oct 2024 Theatre

Julia

The special return of one of 2023’s greatest theatrical experiences and a compelling insight into the person behind the public mask.

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28 Oct - 7 Dec 2024 Theatre

Sunday

After a sellout, rave-reviewed season in Melbourne, this lush, romantic, and transporting portrait of an Australian art icon – the irrepressible Sunday Reed – is having its Sydney premiere.

29 Nov 2024 Theatre

The World on Wheels

An inspiring new work by Performing Hearts Theatre, presented by The Cerebral Palsy Alliance. Get ready to laugh, cry and be amazed.

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Highlights from Boublil & Schönberg’s 'Do You Hear The People Sing?’

Through decades of collaboration, lyricist Alain Boublil and composer Claude-Michel Schönberg have graced world stages with timeless classics such as Les Misérables, Miss Saigon, La Révolution Française, Martin Guerre and The Pirate Queen.

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On The Level with Brian Cox

Candid, in-depth, and always revealing, On The Level is a monthly interview series that catches up with artists during their visit to the Sydney Opera House, discussing their careers, inspirations, and preparations for their performance.

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“My sun in dark places”: How theatre saved Hasiba Ebrahimi

Amidst a challenging childhood across three countries, Hasiba Ebrahimi found her calling in theatre and the life-affirming power of storytelling. Now, more than a decade later, Hasiba stars in Dorr-e Dari, a poetic multimedia celebration of love, poetry and classical Persian culture from Afghanistan.

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