What’s on

Contemporary Music

Peter Bence Pianosphere

2 Oct 2026

Concert Hall

Kids & Families

Tinker Tales!

3 – 5 Oct 2026

Playhouse

A man leaps off a washing machine with his arms out wide.

Kids & Families

We Come From Far, Far Away

3 – 7 Oct 2026

Studio

A person holds up a small toy, shining a torch on it.

Contemporary Music

Northern Lands

3 Oct 2026

Utzon Room

Talks and Ideas

Octavia Butler Told You This Would Happen

4 Oct 2026

Two images side by side. The first is a black silhouette of a person. The second is a book being flipped through with a hand.

Talks and Ideas

Caligula on the Potomac

4 Oct 2026

A dark stormy sky above the American White House. The American flag can be seen on top of the building among the storm and there is lush greenery and a fountain in the front garden.

Talks and Ideas

Magda Szubanski

4 Oct 2026

Concert Hall

Magda Szubanski wearing glasses with one hand resting on her face

Talks and Ideas

Bonfire of the Murdochs

4 Oct 2026

A bright orange and red fire against a black backdrop

Talks and Ideas

Sami Tamimi’s Garden

4 Oct 2026

Sam Tamimi smiling

Classical Music

Za Górami

4 Oct 2026

Utzon Room

Three people sitting in a warmly lit setting behind a window, smiling softly.

Talks and Ideas

Where’s the AI Off Switch?

4 Oct 2026

Yellow background with pictured close up-shot of an eye and pictured hand sketching on paper

Talks and Ideas

Can it Happen Here?

4 Oct 2026

Two people walking, wearing the Australian flag on their back as if it were a cape.

Talks and Ideas

One Revolution After Another

4 Oct 2026

An old sepia family portrait. A man is seen with his arm around a woman. The man has an infant on his back, and a toddler stands between them.

Contemporary Music

Ichiko Aoba

5 Oct 2026

Concert Hall

Japanese musician Ichiko Aoba sits on a wooden floor wearing a long faded green garment over the top of a red one that can only be seen near her feet and hands.

Kids & Families

Volatile Ombré

6 – 9 Oct 2026

Utzon Room

Silhouetted figure with a feathered headdress sits among intricate foliage and seed pods, illuminated by a warm backlight in a shadow-puppet style scene.