Stage
Autumn is the perfect time to see theatre in Sydney. But laidback shows these are not.
The Dog / The Cat - Belvoir
Back by popular demand, Lally Katz and Brendan Cowell's double bill reinvents the rom-com on stage.
Black Birds - The Joan
Emele Ugavule and Ayeesha Ash explore their vision of what it means to be a black woman in modern Australia.
Dracula - Riverside Theatre
A new adaptation of Bram Stoker’s twisted tale.
Carmen — Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour
Bull fighters, civil war and fireworks will grace Opera Australia's floating stage.
Hysteria - Darlinghurst Theatre Company
When Salvador Dali met Sigmund Freud.
The Homosexuals, or Faggots - Griffin Theatre Company
A provocative play that takes the piss out of hypocrites on both the right and the left.
The Rasputin Affair - Ensemble Theatre
An eccentric Russian royal advisor, a small group of plotting dissidents, a plate of poisoned cupcakes.
Bengal Tiger in the Baghdad Zoo - Red Line Productions
Ponder the complex absurdities of war, in particular, the Iraq War, with a quick-witted tiger.
The Bleeding Tree - Sydney Theatre Company
Victorian playwright Angus Cerini's Helpmann-winning play returns.
Consensual - New Theatre
An Australian premiere that should generate a few school staffroom debates.
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