Artists’ rich creative responses to the natural world and our place within it. Humans are indivisible from nature – we are dependent on its systems and rhythms, and subject to its whims. Artists have long engaged with nature as a place where we seek solace and meaning. This exhibition from the Art Gallery’s collection charts… Read More »Super Nature
A playful, heartfelt tribute to the foods that connect us to home and each other. Encounter towers of mangosteens, big bowls of dragon fruits and giant stacks of canned food in this new interactive exhibition that bursts with colour, memory and ritual. Mechelle Bounpraseuth is known for her hand-built, glossy ceramics depicting food and other… Read More »Mechelle Bounpraseuth ສູ້ສູ້ Sou Sou
Artists consider the mythical and controlling forces that organise time, space and galaxies. Proximate Cosmologies draws from the Art Gallery’s rich collection to consider the universe as undefinable, where different ways of thinking reveal porous boundaries between the spiritual and material worlds. Artists have long imagined the universe as dynamic, indeterminate, and continually unfolding through… Read More »Proximate Cosmologies
The newly renovated Brett Whiteley Studio opens in mid 2026 with Brett Whiteley: Chapters 1970–79, an exhibition showcasing ambitious works produced by Whiteley during the 1970s, including his 16-metre-wide autobiographical epic Alchemy 1972–73. Offering a rich array of 80 paintings, drawings, sculptures, ceramics, prints, photographs and sketchbooks from the collections of the Art Gallery of… Read More »Brett Whiteley Chapters: 1970–79
Velvet Inferno is a 70-minute, non-stop disco spectacular with boiling hot vocals and jaw-dropping circus acts. Directed by Craig Ilott (Gatsby at the Green Light, L’Hotel, Velvet Rewired), expect timeless dancefloor anthems, powerhouse performances and gravity-defying acts. Be electrified by a red-hot soundtrack of disco classics: If You Could Read My Mind, Raining Men, No… Read More »Velvet Inferno
Everyone deserves a slice of happiness! Broadway’s smash-hit musical WAITRESS is baking its way to Sydney for the very first time! Inspired by Adrienne Shelly’s beloved film and brought to life by a trailblazing creative team, including a book by acclaimed screenwriter Jessie Nelson, an original, uplifting score by Grammy® winner Sara Bareilles (Love Song,… Read More »Waitress
A whip-smart and gaspingly funny sprint through the corridors of power Sex scandals, culture wars, motherhood and Machiavellian manipulation – it’s all in a day’s work inside the House. Playwright Emily Steel and director Shannon Rush pull back the curtain on the real Parliament House in this bold, black comedy hailed an “undeniably Australian and… Read More »Housework
Lerner and Loewe’s My Fair Lady comes to Sydney Opera House to celebrate 70 years since its glorious Broadway debut. This lavish recreation is based on the 2016 Australian production directed by Julie Andrews, who was catapulted into stardom when she originated the role of Eliza Doolittle, an irrepressible Cockney flower girl who transforms into… Read More »My Fair Lady
Explore the immediacy and intimate power of drawing. Drawing is an intimate art form. Nimble, economical, universal and immediate, drawing can lay bare the bones of how we look, think and feel. The Dobell Australian Drawing Biennial 2026 brings together 11 artists from across Australia who use a range of materials – pastel, pencil, watercolour,… Read More »Dobell Australian Drawing Biennial 2026
A major survey journeying through the landscapes and stories that transformed Australian art. Experience the astounding creativity and poetic power of Sidney Nolan’s art in this in-depth survey of the artist’s formative years in Australia. From indelible visions of the outlaw Ned Kelly to epic portrayals of Central Australia, Nolan redefined perceptions of place and… Read More »Nolan Origins
“Kick it to me!” The celebrated Australian playwright behind sell-out smash hit RBG: Of Many, One and international phenomenon Prima Facie, Suzie Miller turns her extraordinary talents to the formation of the AFLW in this world premiere. In 2010, an official report into the state of Australian Rules Football recommended the creation of a national… Read More »Strong is the New Pretty
Created in collaboration with Neil Diamond himself, A BEAUTIFUL NOISE is the uplifting true story of how a kid from Brooklyn became a chart busting, show-stopping American rock icon. With 140 million albums sold, a catalogue of classics like “America,” “Forever in Blue Jeans,” and “Sweet Caroline,” an induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame… Read More »A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical
In a stunning explosion of colour and music, The Australian Ballet presents the Australian Premiere of Copland Dance Episodes by New York City Ballet Resident Choreographer Justin Peck. Brightening the stage with its joyful energy and exciting choreography, Copland Dance Episodes is a joyful celebration of art and artistry. Thirty dancers perform across 22 episodes… Read More »Copland Dance Episodes
These works by Australian women artists are both a celebration and a challenge. Named after Maya Angelou’s famous collection of poetry, And Still I Rise brings together a group of culturally diverse women artists living in Australia, many of whom are internationally recognised, if less familiar at home. The exhibition spans generations, cultures and mediums,… Read More »And Still I Rise