Theatre and shows in Sydney

Must do

• Belvoir
  
• Sydney Theatre Company
• Bangarra Dance Theatre
• Griffin Theatre Company
  
• Sydney Opera House

Highlights

Theatres and shows in Sydney

Theatres and shows fill every corner of Sydney at any time of the year. Watch out for The Addams Family Musical at The Capitol, Stomp at the Theatre Royal, South Pacific at the Sydney Opera House and The Lion King at The Capitol Theatre.

Sydney’s world-class performances

There's always a lively calendar of theatre, musicals and other performances to experience on stages scattered around Sydney. Outstanding venues include the Sydney Opera House, Sydney Theatre and the Wharf Theatre at Walsh Bay, Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney Lyric at The Star and the Riverside Theatres at Parramatta.

In 2013 the Sydney Theatre Company offers a stunning program that includes new productions of Romeo and Juliet, Waiting for Godot and The Maids by Jean Genet while Opera Australia features classical favourites including Puccini's Tosca and Verdi's La traviata. Also performing at The Playhouse in the Sydney Opera House is the Bell Shakespeare Company, bringing to life the timeless works of Shakespeare and other prolific writers throughout the year.

Major venues that host West End and Broadway shows year-round include the Theatre Royal, The Capitol Theatre in the Haymarket and The State Theatre. The Griffin Theatre Company performs new writing theatre at The Stables in Kings Cross while King Street Theatre in Newtown has cabaret, drama, pocket opera, chamber music and more. The Seymour Theatre Centre also in Newtown, has a wide range of performing arts - drama, music theatre for young people - and is a venue for January's Sydney Festival, Sydney Comedy Festival, Sydney Children's Festival and Sydney Fringe Festival. Riverside Theatres at Parramatta has more than 700 performances a year including opera, drama, ballet, contemporary dance and musicals.

Sydney’s world-class performances

There's always a lively calendar of theatre, musicals and other performances to experience on stages scattered around Sydney. Outstanding venues include the Sydney Opera House, Sydney Theatre and the Wharf Theatre at Walsh Bay, Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney Lyric at The Star and the Riverside Theatres at Parramatta.

In 2013 the Sydney Theatre Company offers a stunning program that includes new productions of Romeo and Juliet, Waiting for Godot and The Maids by Jean Genet while Opera Australia features classical favourites including Puccini's Tosca and Verdi's La traviata. Also performing at The Playhouse in the Sydney Opera House is the Bell Shakespeare Company, bringing to life the timeless works of Shakespeare and other prolific writers throughout the year.

Major venues that host West End and Broadway shows year-round include the Theatre Royal, The Capitol Theatre in the Haymarket and The State Theatre. The Griffin Theatre Company performs new writing theatre at The Stables in Kings Cross while King Street Theatre in Newtown has cabaret, drama, pocket opera, chamber music and more. The Seymour Theatre Centre also in Newtown, has a wide range of performing arts - drama, music theatre for young people - and is a venue for January's Sydney Festival, Sydney Comedy Festival, Sydney Children's Festival and Sydney Fringe Festival. Riverside Theatres at Parramatta has more than 700 performances a year including opera, drama, ballet, contemporary dance and musicals.

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• Dendy Cinema - Newtown Inner Sydney, Sydney, Newtown

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• PACT Centre for Emerging Artists Inner Sydney, Sydney, Surrounds

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• Sydney Philharmonia Choirs Sydney City, Sydney, City Centre

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• Belvoir St Theatre Inner Sydney, Sydney, Surry Hills

  Belvoir is one of Australia's most respected and celebrated theatre companies, growing under the artistic leadership of Neil Armfield from 1994 - 2010...

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• Griffin Theatre Company Sydney City, Sydney, Kings Cross

  For thirty years, Griffin Theatre Company has been Australia’s new writing theatre.The resident theatre company of the historic SBW Stables Thea...

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• Descendance Sydney City, Sydney, City Centre

  Descendance preserves and promotes Aboriginal culture. They represent Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander performers from many diverse tribes. Desce...

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• Doonooch Dance Company Sydney City, Sydney, City Centre

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• Slide Lounge Inner Sydney, Sydney, Darlinghurst

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• Koomurri Aboriginal Dancers Sydney City, Sydney, City Centre

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