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It's official! Producers Jeffrey Seller and Michael Cassel today announced that the Tony®, Grammy®, Olivier and Pulitzer Prize winning musical, HAMILTON, will return to Sydney in 2024. Read our review here!
Following sensational sell-out seasons across Australia, the pop musical phenomenon SIX the Musical is set to make a triumphant return to Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane! Read our review here!
Following huge acclaim and sold-out seasons in London as well as an extensive tour of North America, the Olivier Award-winning reimagined production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s celebrated musical JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR will arrive in Australia later this year. Read our review here.
LUZIA takes you on a journey through an imaginary Mexico.
Recharge your flux capacitor… and get ready to celebrate this unforgettable movie classic as you’ve never seen and heard it before!
It’s time to dust off your reindeer ears, put on your party shoes and kick off Christmas at our free concert in Pyrmont.
Sir Peter Wright’s The Nutcracker is a magical production of the beloved festive ballet that remains faithful to the 19th-century original and will fill you with the Christmas spirit.
It’s time to dust off your reindeer ears, put on your party shoes and kick off Christmas at our free, family-friendly Christmas concert.
It’s time to dust off your reindeer ears, put on your party shoes and kick off Christmas at our free concert in Rosebery.
It’s time to dust off your reindeer ears, put on your party shoes and kick off Christmas at our free concert in Rushcutters Bay.
The Wiggles, Wiggle & Learn BIG SHOW! is an interactive and engaging live show experience, inspired by the hit YouTube series. An unforgettable musical extravaganza, Wiggle & Learn BIG SHOW! is set to spark creativity, curiosity and a love of learning through The Wiggles’ signature mix of education & entertainment.
In a magical adaptation of Ted Prior’s beloved picture books, Grug and the Rainbow sees our grassy little friend embark on an epic adventure to bask in the colours of the illusive rainbow.
Experience Creature, an immersive installation and workshop by Box of Birds/Stalker that explores our connection with the environment.
The Wiggles, Wiggle & Learn BIG SHOW! is an interactive and engaging live show experience, inspired by the hit YouTube series. An unforgettable musical extravaganza, Wiggle & Learn BIG SHOW! is set to spark creativity, curiosity and a love of learning through The Wiggles’ signature mix of education & entertainment.
It’s time to dust off your reindeer ears, put on your party shoes and kick off Christmas at our free concert in Glebe.
It’s time to dust off your reindeer ears, put on your party shoes and kick off Christmas at our free concert in Alexandria.
Experience the Australian premiere of Elf: The Musical, a heartwarming adaptation of the beloved film. This hilarious show follows Buddy the Elf in his quest to find his true identity and the spirit of Christmas.
Master magician and illusionist Michael Boyd and special guest Prinnie Stevens arrive with the most magical holiday event of the season returning to the State Theatre from Friday 20 to Sunday 22 December.
The Wiggles, Wiggle & Learn BIG SHOW! is an interactive and engaging live show experience, inspired by the hit YouTube series. An unforgettable musical extravaganza, Wiggle & Learn BIG SHOW! is set to spark creativity, curiosity and a love of learning through The Wiggles’ signature mix of education & entertainment.
Join us for a magical night of Christmas celebrations at the 42nd Woolworths Carols in the Domain.
In this whirlwind of storytelling, R.A. Spratt (best selling author of Friday Barnes and Nanny Piggins), will be performing her favourite Christmas tales.
Josephine is a kangaroo who loves to dance. Despite the protests of her little brother Joey, Josephine ventures into town where the city ballet is performing Swan Lake. With the prima ballerina out injured, will all her dancing dreams come true?
Loved for their high-flying antics and infectious energy, Cirque Alfonse spins childhood memories and rural cliches into Animal, a surreal circus experience set to an infectious live soundtrack of 'agricultural funk’. They’re flipping farm life on its head – and the barn upside down!
Roll up, roll up, the circus is in town, and it’s free! The aerial experts at Sydney Trapeze School are bringing their high-flying, jaw-dropping best to Darling Harbour for two shows a day during the Festival.
BullyBully is a hilarious musical for ages 3+ told in the style of West Side Story, with many songs, funny quarrels, a bit of bickering and (eventually) a happy ending.
A chaotic nexus of wheels, dance and parkour
The neon lights of Las Vegas are calling. Join us in January for the wild rise and dramatic fall of magic’s dazzling duo, Siegfried and Roy.
Don’t miss the chance to witness the epic 1989 Batman™ film on the big screen with some of Australia’s finest symphony orchestras performing the ICONIC Danny Elfman score! “Batman” – Live in Concert is part of a global tour that brings the Warner Bros. Pictures’ 1989 blockbuster film directed by Tim Burton to symphony halls around the globe as part of the DC in Concert series.
Straight off the TV and onto the live stage, Andy and the Odd Socks bring their brilliant madcap mix of songs, slapstick and silliness to life with a show to entertain families of all ages.
TV’s favourite doctors return to Australia this January with a gigantic brand-new show. Join the twins on a dino-mite adventure to unearth the most dangerous, most powerful, most important fart in history—the Jurassic Fart!
Straight off the TV and onto the live stage, Andy and the Odd Socks bring their brilliant madcap mix of songs, slapstick and silliness to life with a show to entertain families of all ages.
The Box Show: Excites the imagination of children and adults alike!
Musical Bang Bang is the best live musical you’ve never seen. Why?
Because it doesn’t exist yet. (It’s IMPROV, silly.)
The New Beginnings Festival transforms the Australian National Maritime Museum into a vibrant canvas of contemporary expression for one extraordinary day each year.
Peter and the Starcatcher, the smash hit Broadway production and winner of 5 Tony Awards, will have its Australian premiere, coming to Sydney in 2025.
From the songwriting team behind Fiddler on the Roof and She Loves Me comes a long loved Neglected Musical.
From his very first concerts in Australia in 1984, Bryan Adams is a long-time live favourite Down Under. Now the Canadian rock icon will bring his So Happy It Hurts Tour to Australia and New Zealand in February 2025, with special guest James Arthur (UK).
Following an acclaimed 2024 event that sold out in record time, Theys at the Hayes returns with a brand-new line-up for another one-off performance during Sydney Mardi Gras.
He is one of the greatest entertainers of all time. Now, Michael Jackson’s unique and unparalleled artistry is heading to Australia in the multiple Tony Award®-winning musical MJ.
Following sensational sell-out seasons across Australia, the pop musical phenomenon SIX the Musical is set to make a triumphant return to Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane! Read our Sydney review here!
The multi award-winning family band and YouTube stars, The Mik Maks are making their Sydney debut at The Pavilion Performing Arts Centre.
The Sydney Comedy Festival is Sydney’s biggest annual comedy event, running for four weeks between April and May.
Monster Truck Mania Live returns to Australia's best indoor arenas in 2025!
A biological-musical-comedy-adventure - that explores the ins and outs of the human digestive system! Wait, we thought this was about doughnuts!?
Roald Dahl’s gruesome twosome The Twits return to our stage to delight and disgust in equal measure. Unmissable fun for all the family packed with Dahlicious mischief, hilarious mayhem and big belly laughs!
A madcap musical about childish grown-up men, featuring two performers, songs, funny quarrels, a bit of bickering and eventually a happy ending.
Following Australian nationwide sell-out seasons, Beauty & the Beast returns to stage in 2025!
If your little ones loved The Gruffalo, don't miss out on this new West End production of its beloved sequel, which returns to Australia following previous sell tours. The Gruffalo said that no gruffalo should ever set foot in the deep dark wood…
Get ready for more heat and action as we continue to bring the ultimate monster truck show to fans!
Never underestimate an 80-year-old. They’ve got a lot less to lose.
Brace yourself for a live edutainment extravaganza that's bursting at the seams with your favourite Pevan & Sarah bangers.
Spend an entertaining evening with Jamie Oliver, legendary cookbook author, restaurateur and child health campaigner! This November, he will be coming to Australia to discuss his new book Simply Jamie, LIVE in Sydney.
A specially commissioned new storytelling and meditation experience with digital projections. This is a sensory world of vivid storytelling, dreamy electronic music, animation, and the wonder of our Sydney harbour.
Symphonic Cinema Presents Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas in Concert Live-to-Film featuring the animated classic on the big screen in full symphonic glory with GRAMMY®-winning composer Danny Elfman’s musical score performed live to the film by The Sydney Lyric Orchestra. The concert will be conducted by Vanessa Scammell.
ARIA award-winning children’s musical spectacular, Emma Memma is heading back out on her big, bright, orange Butterfly Bus to tour around the country bringing the Boop and Twirl Tour to Aussie families far and wide.
Experience Sleeping Beauty like never before in this dazzling dance and light show.
After sell-out seasons across the world, including London’s West End & Broadway, The Gruffalo returns to Australia!
ARIA award-winning children’s musical spectacular, Emma Memma is heading back out on her big, bright, orange Butterfly Bus to tour around the country bringing the Boop and Twirl Tour to Aussie families far and wide.
Monster Jam®, the world’s larger-than-life motorsport for the whole family races back to Australia!
Based on the animated film, see’s an unlikely hero and his donkey save Far Far Away.
Join Little Wing Puppets for an interactive, environmental detective story told through the art of puppetry!
With the head of a dog and the body of a policeman, Dog Man loves to fight crime and chew on the furniture.
Get ready for a thrilling, up-close encounter with some of the coolest creatures from the animal kingdom!
Tahir, known as “The World’s Best Worst Magician,” delivers a captivating and entertaining performance that delights audiences of all ages.
One of the most popular children’s concerts of all time, Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf will enchant, entertain, and educate audiences both young and old.
ARIA award-winning children’s musical spectacular, Emma Memma is heading back out on her big, bright, orange Butterfly Bus to tour around the country bringing the Boop and Twirl Tour to Aussie families far and wide.
Dr Hubble is Australia’s Favourite Bubbleman, over the last 10 years he has performed in theatres, festivals and schools in every state in Australia.
A riotous mixtape of silly songs, stupid sketches and crazy clowning. 2023 Melbourne Fringe Kids Show Winner Make Some Noise! is a comedy concert for humans aged 4-400. Our review here!
In Bangarra’s first dedicated work for children, join our heroine Migi as she undertakes a journey of discovery and survival. Our review here!
After sell-out seasons across the world, including London’s West End & Broadway, The Gruffalo returns to Australia.
Audiences will be fully immersed in traditional African culture while witnessing a hand picked world-renowned African troupe. Ranging from acrobats to dancers, musicians to contortionists masterfully performing in this energetic two hour spectacle.
After a hugely successful season last year internationally acclaimed illusionist and Australia’s Got Talent finalist Michael Boyd returns to Sydney’s State Theatre with his spectacular magic and illusion show MYSTIQUE
Little Bozu and Kon Kon follows a shapeshifting raccoon and a misunderstood fox from different worlds.
For over a decade the award winning Listies have toured the world doing shows for literally gazillions of kidults (that’s kids and their adults). Now it’s your turn. Our review here!
Emily Who’s brand-new children’s show, ‘Let’s Have Some Fun!’ is coming to Spot on Kids Festival.
Unleash your inner pop star at Bonnie’s Karaoke Disco Party!
Paul-Émile Dumoulin has been working at his town’s library for 25 years. He’s serious and nervous, also proud and sometimes so clumsy.
A show full of puppets, silliness and Aussie folk music fun. Whether you want to listen, dance or shake along, Outback Tracks is an inclusive stage experience for the youngest members of your family.
Make memories and experience the magic of live theatre at our 2024 Spot On Children’s Festival.
Big Sky unfolds over a single night, from sunset to dawn and follows 12 unforgettable characters as they look forward to their futures, show off, get spooked, prank each other and get up to mischief. Featuring the phenomenal circus skills of the world-renowned Flying Fruit Fly Circus in a show performed by kids, for kids.
