Trouble is afoot in the old CFA hall on the outskirts of town. When a fracture forms in the local choir, a small band of community misfits are pushed out into the cold. The only thing left to do? Rebrand! They’ve formed a new group, got a cracking new name and the town’s winery is… Read More »The Heartbreak Choir
Our stories. Our emerging storytellers. Our future. For over 25 years, Dance Clan has fostered the talents of a new generation of Bangarra storytellers, designers, dancers and choreographers. This year, three of our artists will tell their own stories, developing two original dance works and one dance film.
Have you ever dreamed of disappearing without a trace? You want to leave. You have to stay. You’re suffocating at your own Christmas party. You want to play Scrabble, not have sex. You’re in control and you’re absolutely terrified. You’re being terrorised and no one believes you. Your psychiatrist doesn’t even remember who you are.… Read More »The Pigeons
Once upon a time … You know the fairy tale, now feel the magic of Laurent Pelly’s whimsical production of the classic opera. Massenet’s classic opera is full of sumptuous music, and this production adds humour with playful choreography and extravagant costumes. Barbara de Limburg’s extraordinary set is inspired by an original illustrated edition of… Read More »Cinderella
WORLD PREMIERE A symphony of discord unfolds at Monique’s annual family gathering, celebrating her three beloved sons’ birthdays. While Monique’s adoration for her boys knows no bounds, disdain for their wives is palpable. Festivities crescendo and Monique takes the spotlight with a performance of a renowned opera aria, a poignant reminder of the dreams she… Read More »Aria
Before Neverland there was an Island. Before Captain Hook, a pirate. Before Wendy, her mother Molly. Before Peter, a nameless boy. Jump onboard this theatrical spectacle bursting with 100 unforgettable characters, live music and technical wizardry and discover the untold story of Neverland.
“Big, beautiful and emotionally blasting” (The Guardian UK), HADESTOWN is the winner of 8 Tony Awards® including BEST MUSICAL and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theatre Album. HADESTOWN is a defiantly hopeful theatrical experience that will take you on a journey to the underworld and back, intertwining two mythic love stories – that of… Read More »Hadestown
This is a superb new play of passion, history and politics, intimate in its detail and epic in its storytelling. Camelia is losing her grip, lost between the past and the present as she passes her days in the garden of her Madrid home. Her children employ Alejandro, a Colombian migrant, to look after her.… Read More »Songs of First Desire
The Sleeping Beauty returns to whisk you away into a magical realm of fairies and spells, good versus evil and a royal romance. Accompanied by Tchaikovsky’s enchanting score, The Sleeping Beauty is a dreamlike vision, evoking ballet’s golden era with traditional choreography and extravagant designs. The gilded set stands alongside over 300 bespoke costumes, wigs… Read More »The Sleeping Beauty
All aboard NYC’s must-sea musical comedy! When the music of Céline Dion makes sweet Canadian love with the eleven-time Oscar®-winning blockbuster film Titanic, you get Titanique, off-Broadway’s most award-winning splash hit, which turns one of the greatest love stories of all time into a hysterical musical fantasia. Want to find out what really happened to… Read More »Titanque
Shakespeare's famous war play, where leadership, rhetoric, charisma and honour are under the microscope. Young Prince Hal has left his wayward adolescence behind and assumed the mantle of kingship. Following a humiliating insult by the French prince, King Henry launches England into a war with France to claim the throne he believes is rightfully his.… Read More »Henry 5
Join Opera Australia for Sydney’s best night out. With fireworks every night, take your seats under the stars for a Broadway musical spectacular. One of the finest, most awarded Broadway musicals ever written comes to life on our grand harbour-side stage! Escape to flashy Manhattan in the 1950s: a larger-than-life world of showgirls and gangsters,… Read More »Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour – Guys and Dolls
Inspired by his own turbulent life, Tennessee Williams’ timeless portrait of a shattered family is one of the most iconic dramas of the 20th century. Amanda Wingfield can’t help but dream of the past — a long-gone adolescence of lavish parties and high society suitors. But her present is anything but dazzling. Living in squalor… Read More »The Glass Menagerie
A celebration of hope, family and friendship. This small but mighty young girl has returned to stick out her chin and grin once more!