Risk averse? Opera Australia pick The Phantom of the Opera for Sydney Harbour’s 2026 season

Handa Opera fireworks

Opera Australia always goes for the big guns when it comes to Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour, the one-of-one customisable floating stage that pops up from late March to late April each year. This 2025 season saw Guys & Dolls revived for the occasion, previous years have run through sure-shots like West Side Story and … Read more

Sydney is finally ready to say a tearful goodbye to ‘Titanique’

Titanique in Sydney

What started as a limited run has turned into a blockbuster season with numerous extensions and over 300 performances at Surry Hills’ boho-fabulous The Grand Electric. As it turns out, Michael Cassel Group were onto a winner when they brought Titanique, a satirical Off-Broadway hit, to Sydney in April 2024. And by winner we mean … Read more

Les Misรฉrables Review: Arena Spectacular Returns to Sydney in 2025

Sydney was home to theatrical royalty last night as Les Misรฉrables The Arena Spectacular opened its Australian run at the enormous 6,000-seat ICC Sydney theatre. Les Mis, as it is affectionately known, was more than a match for this massive venue. It is a BIG musical with BIG songs, and a BIG story. Mackintosh was … Read more

A Dolly Parton musical is coming to Sydney

Get ready to belt out your favourite country hits as the heartwarming and hilarious Dolly Parton musical makes its way to Sydney later this year. Here You Come Again is co-created and written by two-time Emmy Award-winning comedy writer, songwriter, and actor Bruce Vilanch, director and choreographer Gabriel Barre and Tricia Paoluccio, who takes the … Read more

5 Christmas musicals in Sydney you need to see in 2024

Home Alone being played with a full orchestra live in concert.

There’s nothing as infectiously upbeat and whimsical as a musical on any day of the year. Come Christmas, however, and these singing, dancing, show-stopping productions are the heavy-lifters of holiday cheer. A Christmas musical is a way to tear through the chaos of the holiday period and just sit, relax, and let dozens of the … Read more

Best shows to see in Sydney this October

Hamilton in Sydney

From lavish, cutting-edge productions to intimate one-person shows, Sydney has a great range of stage performances to see in October as we trudge towards the final few months of the year. We’ve rounded up some of the best shows we think you should be seeing in Sydney, as well as highlighting some of the more … Read more

Things to do in Sydney for September 2024

The Sydney Fringe Festival is back in September for its 2024 edition.

The first month of spring is always an exciting time to be in Sydney. The mood is high, the events are pumping, and the local mentality shifts from escaping the cold to embracing the sun.ย  If you’re a tourist spending time in Sydney over the next 30 days, get ready to wrap yourself in everything … Read more