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Multiple Bad Things - Sydney Festival 2025


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In the workplace at the end of the world, they’re only saying what you’re already thinking. 

From internationally acclaimed Back to Back Theatre

In a time like ours, in a warehouse that could be anywhere, three employees wrestle with a seemingly pointless task.  Struggling to work together, they grapple with questions of inclusion and identity, test the limits of their bodies, their cooperation – even their capacity to care.  

But Multiple Bad Things is theatre. It is not real. Yet in a world where self-righteously indignant voices often drown out the disenfranchised and vulnerable, it can feel very real indeed. 

The internationally acclaimed Back to Back Theatre – winner of the 2024 Venice Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in Theatre – returns to Sydney Festival with a work crafted from the raw material that is all around us. After the global success of GANESH VERSUS THE THIRD REICH and small metal objects (Sydney Festival 2007), their provocative new work hits the Sydney Opera House.  

Come and see for yourself why Back to Back is a global leader in challenging assumptions of what is possible – on the stage and in ourselves.  

Presented by Sydney Opera House, Sydney Festival and Back to Back Theatre

Event Details:

  • Dates: 8-12 January 2025

  • Times:
    Wednesday 8 January 2025 7:00pm
    Thursday 9 January 2025* 7:00pm
    Friday 10 January 2025 7:30pm
    Saturday 11 January 2025 1:30pm
    Saturday 11 January 20257:30pm
    Sunday 12 January 2025 4:00pm
    *Tactile Tour (6pm) + Audio Described
    †Relaxed performance

  • Duration: This performance will run for approximately 60 minutes, without interval.
    Event duration is a guide only and may be subject to change.

  • Suitable for: Recommended 15+ due to content
    Children aged 15 years and under must be accompanied at all times.

  • Location: Sydney Opera House

More info & tickets here.

Earlier Event: 8 January
Ping-pong lounge (Free)
Later Event: 8 January
Ghost Quartet