Past Events

Riverside Theatres Presents

Gloria & The Four Seasons

In Gloria & The Four Seasons, the Brandenburg bring two of his masterpieces roaring to life. Gloria & The Four Seasons are given theatrical adrenaline shots of colour and movement to reveal both the details and force of this extraordinary composer.

FORM Dance Projects and Riverside Theatres present Dance Bites 2023

Value For Money

Choreographed by Jasmin Sheppard and Sara Black, interrogates how relationships, community, proximity and place change our perception of a life’s worth.

Riverside Theatres Presents

Paco Lara The Andalusian Guitar

The virtuoso Spanish flamenco guitarist Paco Lara, who boasts of a distinguished career in Europe and Australia of more than 30 years, launches his album The Andalusian Guitar - featuring some of the finest musicians from Spain and Australia.

Sunday 7 May 2023 Mayura Academy presents

Sri Krishna Leela Makarandam

Krishna - The embodiment of love. When we hear the word Krishna our heart is filled with love, For Krishna can be our son, our friend, our brother, our Guru, even our partner and what not?

Riverside’s National Theatre of Parramatta Presents

QISA Film

Join us for an evening of short films from Western Sydney filmmakers, a panel with discussion, food and networking.

Riverside Theatres Presents Joining the Dots Theatre

Relativity

Albert Einstein. Undeniable genius. Was he a good man? Do you care? Do you need to be a good man to be a great man? Intelligent script with wit and warmth: Relativity by Mark St Germain is without doubt a great night in the theatre.

Sport for Jove Theatre presents

Macbeth

O full of scorpions is my mind dear wife…

Flickerfest Presents

Best of Australian Shorts

Flickerfest 'It's Great Short Films, It's On Tour, It's The Vibe!' This programme is a specially curated selection of highlights including Western Sydney filmmakers from Flickerfest’s Australian Academy® Qualifying competition programmes in Bondi 2023.

Flickerfest Presents

Best of International Shorts

Flickerfest 'It's Great Short Films, It's On Tour, It's The Vibe!' This programme is a specially curated selection of highlights from Flickerfest’s International Academy® Qualifying competition programmes in Bondi 2023.

alist.com.au presents

The Umbilical Brothers – The Distraction

Do you love staring at screens? Are you staring at a screen right now? You should get out more. Specifically to a show that has an enormous screen smack-bang in the middle of it.

Cinema

NT Live: Othello (Recorded Live)

An extraordinary new production of Shakespeare’s most enduring tragedy, directed by Clint Dyer with a cast that includes Giles Terera (Hamilton), Rosy McEwean (The Alienist) and Paul Hilton (The Inheritance).

Sinclair Artists and Riverside Theatres present

Kings of the Blues

Australian guitar legends, Dave Hole, Geoff Achison and Shane Pacey tap the power of the three Kings Of The Blues - BB, Freddie and Albert - to present a stunning concert of emotionally charged renditions of some of their most iconic blues music.

Cinema

A Good Person

A Good Person follows 25-year-old Allison (Florence Pugh) and 83-year-old Daniel (Morgan Freeman) who both grieve the same tragic loss. When an unexpected connection unites them they discover a newfound will to live.

National Theatre of Parramatta & New Ghosts Theatre Company

Girl Band

Created by powerhouse record label managers, Craig and Darren, this is the girl-band to end all girl-bands. They have moulded and twisted and worked, worked, worked these 5 girls to become the girls everyone wants. The Sensation Girls.

1 - 10 June 2023 Cinema

80 for Brady

80 for Brady is inspired by the true story of four best friends and New England Patriots fans who take a life-changing trip to Super Bowl LI to see their hero Tom Brady play.

Cinema

My Neighbour Adolf

South America, 1960. A lonely and grumpy Holocaust survivor is convinced that his new neighbour is none other than Adolf Hitler. Not being taken seriously, he starts an independent investigation to prove his claim.

Cinema

Oscar Nominated Animated Short Films 2023

The Oscar Nominated Animated Short Films include five films: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, The Flying Sailor, Ice Merchants, An Ostrich Told Me the World is Fake and I Think I Believe It and My Year of Dicks.

Cinema

Exhibition on Screen: Tokyo Stories

Based on a major exhibition at the Ashmolean in Oxford, Tokyo Stories spans 400 years of incredibly dynamic art – ranging from the delicate woodblock prints of Hokusai and Hiroshige to Pop Art posters, contemporary photography, Manga, film, and more

Treehouse Theatre presents

13 Suitcases

Through the power of storytelling, young, courageous refugees who have recently arrived in Australia, will unpack their true-life stories of treasured memories, and of loved ones and homelands lost to the devastating effects of war and violence.

Riverside Theatres Presents

Black Sun / Blood Moon

From Writer/Director Chris Bendall comes a fantastic new story about the power of every person to find their voice, and save the world.

Cinema

BLUE Documentary

BLUE is the story our generation need to hear. The industrialization that has occurred in the oceans over the last century, mirrors the events that triggered mass extinctions on land.

Cinema

A Boy Called Piano

A Boy Called Piano is the product of a long-term collaboration between Nina Nawalowalo's theatre company The Conch, Fa'amoana John Luafutu and the Luafutu Aiga.

Saturday 17 June 2023 Riverside Theatres presents

PIRRA

PIRRA are an indie-pop/dance outfit hailing from Wollongong, NSW. Their flavour of danceable indie-pop mixes live instrumentation with washes of synth and programmed sounds to support the silken melodies of frontwoman Jess Beck.

Australian Chamber Orchestra production

Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge

This delightful production, based on the poignant picture book by Mem Fox and Julie Vivas, adapted and directed by Sandra Eldridge, weaves together captivating storytelling with mesmerising music in an immersive and intimate performance.

Cinema

John Farnham: Finding The Voice

A feature documentary about John Farnham’s life and career, his journey to find an artistic voice and become one of Australia’s most beloved performers.

John Frost for Crossroads Live Australia Presents Agatha Christie’s

The Mousetrap

This thrilling West End production is THE genre-defining murder mystery from the best-selling novelist of all time… case closed!

Sunday 25 June 2023 Riverside Theatres presents

Heartland

The great didgeridoo virtuoso William Barton and powerhouse violinist Véronique Serret blend songlines and storytelling in this compelling collaborative work. Inspired by the poetry of William’s mother, Aunty Delmae Barton

Riverside Cinema

Emu Runner

Her mother's death propels a young girl to seek comfort in her ancestral lands, where a bond she forms with a wild emu rebuilds her spirit but also brings her into conflict with a social worker who could break her family apart.

Saturday 8 July 2023 Cinema

The Last Daughter

A documentary feature film about Brenda's journey to uncover the truth about her past and reconcile the two sides of her family.

Adakar Theatre & Cultural Group present

Through Our Lens

Celebrating two stories of love, tradition, shattered dreams and hope

Riverside Theatres Presents

The Barber of Seville

Beyond haircuts and beard trims, this canny barber is the city’s matchmaking maestro!

18 - 20 July 2023 A shake & stir theatre co production

Roald Dahl’s The Twits

Dahl’s gruesome twosome The Twits, live on stage in a visually-spectacular, delightfully-disgusting, revoltingly-funny production for the whole family

FORM Dance Projects and Riverside Theatres present

Perceptions

A unique opportunity for lovers of music and dance to see some of Spain’s finest Flamenco artists on stage.

Riverside Theatres presents

Sydney Comedy Club in July

Don't miss Sydney Comedy Club's top-rating (and rather hilarious) comedians from home and abroad, for a healthy dose of laughs this July!

Riverside Theatres Presents

Meteor Orbit

Ephemera presents a special show for Riverside Theatres to coincide with Perseid Meteor Shower, an event that occurs once a year in July - The shower happens as Earth passes through debris left behind by the comet Swift-Tuttle

Cinema

Red, White & Brass!

Red, White & Brass! celebrates the power of community coming together as one. An inspiring underdog tale about a group of Tongan superfans who form a brass band so they can see their team play at the Rugby World Cup

Riverside Theatres Presents

Directing for Teachers – Workshop with the Director of FADE

Join us for this amazing opportunity to learn the fundamentals of Directing from award-winning director of Fade, Jeneffa Soldatic. Jeneffa will take you through her processes for directing a production, allowing you to gain professional insight.

Riverside Cinema

Joy Ride

Follows four Asian-American friends as they bond and discover the truth of what it means to know and love who you are, while they travel through Asia in search of one of their birth mothers.

Riverside’s National Theatre of Parramatta presents

FADE

A witty and insightful look into work, life, the dynamics of power, class and race and the manipulation of status as a minority.

Packemin Productions and Riverside Theatres present

Les Misérables

Be transported to nineteenth-century France as the team behind hit productions of Kinky Boots, Mamma Mia!, Jesus Christ Superstar, Shrek, Wicked and The Phantom of the Opera bring one of the world's most iconic musicals

Riverside Cinema Presents

Let The Dance Begin

30 years ago, Carlos and Margarita were the most famous tango couple in the world. Carlos now lives in Madrid, enjoying the second opportunity that life has given him, and Margarita lives in Buenos Aires immersed in a life of solitude.

14 - 17 August 2023 Wakakirri Assoc. Inc Presents

Wakakirri 2023

The Wakakirri Story-Dance Festival is a national program that helps schools develop student engagement and wellbeing through participation in the performing arts.

Riverside Cinema Presents

Streets of Colour

Coming at you straight from the Western suburbs of Sydney, this impressive new Australian movie from Ronnie S. Riskalla touches on issues of cultural identity, crime, love and faith in an emotive and cinematic way that will relate to everyone.

Spiritworks & Tim Woods present

The Simon & Garfunkel Story

Performing to great acclaim and sell out shows in over 50 countries around the world, The Simon & Garfunkel Story is a critically acclaimed concert experience about two young boys from Queens who went on to become the world's most successful music duo.

Riverside Theatres Presents

Sydney Comedy Club in August

Don't miss Sydney Comedy Club's top-rating (and rather hilarious) comedians from home and abroad, for a healthy dose of laughs this August!

Sunday 20 August 2023 Riverside Theatres Presents

Beethoven’s Seventh

AHE continues its exploration of historical arrangements of Beethoven’s works with the Seventh Symphony and the overture to Egmont.

Riverside Theatres Presents

Reckōning

A powerful celebration of indigenous culture through storytelling, original songs, and dance.

Nautanki Theatre presents

South Asian Theatre Mela

A celebration in South Asian style, transcending cultural and geographical boundaries.

Neil Gooding Productions presents

The Voices

Daniel Belle, Silvie Paladino and Rob McDougall in concert - live on stage backed by a full theatre orchestra.

Percussion Australia Presents

Taikoz – Side by Side

Thunderous taiko meets sonorous steel hand-drum and dynamic movement in a forest of gorgeous light-sculptures

Riverside Cinema Presents

NT Live: Good (Recorded Live)

David Tennant (Doctor Who) makes a much-anticipated return to the West End in a blistering reimagining of one of Britain's most powerful, political plays.

The Arts Unit NSW Dept presents

LightsUP Drama Festival

A showcase of excellence in drama promoting the skills and talents of NSW public school students and teachers.

Riverside Cinema Presents

NT Live: Fleabag! (Recorded Live)

Back by popular demand, don't miss the hilarious, award-winning, one-woman show that inspired the BBC's hit TV series Fleabag, filmed live from London's West End!

Riverside Cinema Presents

Talk To Me

A group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand

Muirfield High School Presents

MADD @ Riverside

Muirfield High School proudly presents its legendary annual MADD night - a sensational celebration that showcases the finest in musical, artistic, dance, and drama brilliance.

Croatia House presents

Safe Place (Sigurno Mjesto)

Follows Damir, who's trying to take his own life while his family wants to save him. Everything happens over a period of just 24 hours.

Croatia House presents

Carbide (Garbura)

Antonio and Nikola are inseparable friends who live across the road from each other, and share a love of pyrotechnics and mobile phones.

Croatia House presents

Six Bus (Sesti Autobus)

The "Sixth Bus" is a film about a young American trying to find a man from her past never to be found, during a biggest conflict on European soil since WWII-battle of Vukovar.

Croatia House presents

Traces (Tragovi)

Being the last member of once big family, young scientist Ana fights with an identity crisis.

PYT Fairfield and In Wild Company

The Hen House

A fierce and funny musical that pays homage to the stories of European migration in the 60s and 70s and explores the dignity and comedy of the female working-class experience.

Croatia House presents

70

This documentary is a sneek peek into the lives and work of the dancers, singers and musicians of the only professional folklore ensemble in Croatia, LADO.

Croatia House presents

The Outsiders (Marginalci)

The story of this comedy begins one spring evening when Crevo slowly falls asleep, and continues until noon the next day when the heated passions of the social community calm down to the point of pain...

Riverside Cinema Presents

Chevalier

Based on the incredible true story of composer Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges.

15 - 16 September 2023 Life Like Touring presents Disney's

Winnie the Pooh

The Broadway and West End sensation is here! See Disney's Winnie the Pooh and Friends in this beautiful stage adaptation.

Riverside Theatres Presents

Dragon Hearts

An experimental adult puppet show that tells ancient mythologies of dragons across cultures and time, exploring eco-feminism, and what it means to slay a creature of power.

Riverside Theatres Presents

Big Thick Energy Workshop

A body positive festival with pop-up markets, workshops, and a night of empowering performances by curvy babes, celebrating dance music and inclusivity for IBPOC, POC, LGBTQIA+, and all abilities.

Riverside Theatres Presents

Big Thick Energy

Big Thick Energy is a festival promoting body positivity, inclusivity, accessibility and liberation through dance and music.

Riverside Theatres Presents

The Tritones: Triumphs & Tragedies

Three amazing singers unite in a hilarious tale of a mis-cast trio bonding over their shared experiences. Join the Tritones for a rollercoaster of highs and lows.

Riverside Cinema Presents

The Miracle Club

Ballyfermot, Ireland, 1960. A hard-knocks community in outer Dublin marches to its own beat, rooted in traditions of loyalty, faith and togetherness.

Riverside Theatres Presents

Lola’s Piano Bar

Live, intimate and a little sexy. With raucous sing-alongs, comedy and glasses flowing, you'll walk in a stranger and leave a friend.

Sydney Youth Musical Theatre’s Production of Disney’s

The Little Mermaid

In a magical kingdom beneath the sea, the beautiful young mermaid, Ariel, longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above.

Riverside Cinema Presents

The New Boy

Warwick Thornton and Cannes-selected new film stars Cate Blanchett, Deborah Mailman, Wayne Blair and newcomer Aswan Reid in a beguiling story of spirituality and survival set in 1940s Australia

Riverside Theatres Presents

Unkissed

You're Invited!! Come to the Y2K PowerPoint night of your dreams as Sarah figures out how to have the perfect kiss.

CDP Kids presents

Room on the Broom

Room on the Broom adapted from the award winning picture book by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler, published by Macmillan Children's books.

Riverside Theatres and Cluster Arts Presents

Garden Party: A Bee Story Adventure

Queen Bee and Worker Bee are in a sticky situation! But some new friends and new tricks might help them get unstuck…

Riverside Theatres Presents That Science Gang

You are a Doughnut

A biological-musical-comedy-adventure — that explores the ins and outs of the human digestive system.

Riverside Theatres Presents

The Vegetable Plot – Pajamazon Jungle

ARIA-nominated and beloved Aussie kids band serving up a funky-fresh soundtrack to the food revolution for kids, families and foodies.

PHIVE & Riverside Theatres

Beetle

Beetle - Even the smallest voices matter

Andrew Kay presents

Soweto Gospel Choir – Hope

Triple Grammy Award winning global gospel superstars spreading joy and lifting spirits since 2002.

Riverside Theatres Presents Shake Shake Theatre

The Story of Mr B

Surprising, heartfelt puppet show, where nature brings friendship and hope.

Riverside Theatres presents

Possum Magic

The magical stage adaptation of the beloved Australian story is back to celebrate its 40th birthday!

5 October 2023 Bran Entertainment Presents

Dawood Sarkhosh Live in Concert

Dawood Sarkhosh, the renowned Afghan-Hazara singer, composer, philanthropist, and iconic figure in the music industry of Afghanistan is visiting Australia and New Zealand in October 2023.

Riverside Cinema Presents

EVICTED: Workshop

Come join us and learn the fundamentals of indie film production directly from the Evicted filmmakers.

NAUTANKI & bAKEHOUSE Presents

Human Activity

2014, Sydney, in the aftershocks of the Lindt Café shootings.

Rix Management presents

Marcia Hines

A shining beacon of experience, sass and talent! Her voice and effortless sound still touch your soul!

Riverside Theatres presents Ensemble Offspring

The Surge

Immerse yourself in poignant social revelations and shameless ’90s nostalgia.

Riverside Cinema Presents

EVICTED: A Modern Romance

EVICTED! A MODERN ROMANCE won The Audience Award at Sydney Film Festival proving its popularity, as the film is quite topical in its portrayal of the current rental crisis.

11 - 12 October 2023 Riverside Theatres presents

Hamlet: Prince of Skidmark

Kidault superstars The Listies are back with their side-splittingly clever badaptation of Shakespeare’s classic, made just for kids.

Saturday 14 October 2023 Riverside Theatres presents The Metropolitan Orchestra

Hollywood In Concert

Some of the Greatest Move Music Ever

Form Dance Projects and Riverside Theatres Present

Big Dance 2.0

Big Dance 2.0 is a smorgasbord of big ideas in tiny morsels, co-curated, created and performed by the next generation of dance leaders in Sydney.

Riverside Cinema Presents

My Sailor, My Love

Howard, an unwillingly retired sea captain, withers in his isolation. When his daughter Grace hires Annie as housekeeper, he reacts with contempt and fires her as soon as he gets the chance. But realizing he misbehaved, he asks her to come back.

Sydney Theatre Company and Moogahlin Performing Arts

The Visitors

At once a riveting, deeply researched insight into one of the most impactful and painful days in Australia’s history, and a hugely entertaining study of how communities respond to change and the unknown

Riverside Theatres Presents

Sydney Comedy Club’s Showcase

Don't miss Sydney Comedy Club's (rather hilarious) comedians from home and abroad, for a healthy dose of laughs this October!

Riverside Cinema Presents

The Giants

THE GIANTS explores the intertwined fates of trees and humans in this cinematic portrait of environmental folk hero and gay icon Bob Brown who took green politics to the centre of power.

Riverside Cinema Presents

Three Chords and the Truth

ANGIE could have been one of Australia’s leading musicians if she wasn’t so self-sabotaging. She discovers that the cancer she has fought most of her life, has spread to her bones, but she doesn’t tell anyone.

31 October - 1 November 2023 Riverside's National Theatre of Parramatta Presents

Girls in Boys’ Cars Writing Workshops

Join Girls in Boys' Cars author Felicity Castagna as she teams up with local writers for workshops in Storytelling and Scriptwriting.

Riverside Cinema Presents

The Prince of Egypt The Musical (Recorded Live)

The Prince of Egypt – The Musical is the mesmerising and spectacularly immersive filming of the critically-acclaimed West End stage adaptation. With songs written by Grammy and Academy Award winner, Stephen Schwartz.

Riverside Cinema Presents

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

A newly-engaged couple have a breakdown in an isolated area and must seek shelter at the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-n-Furter.

Riverside Theatres presents

A Migrant’s Son

A true-life musical tribute to the heart and hilarity of Australia’s migrant stories.

Riverside’s National Theatre of Parramatta presents

Girls in Boys’ Cars

Two friends, an accidental road trip, and a whole lot of trouble.

Caper Performing Arts Presents

Night at the Museum

Caper School of Performing Arts presents the students of 2023 in the Annual Concert; Night at the Museum.

Westmead Public School

CAPA Spectacular

Westmead Public School's CAPA Spectacular! at Riverside Theatre, Parramatta Wednesday 8th November

Sydney Performing Arts Academy Presents

When You Wish Upon a SPAA

An exciting Production starring the 2023 Sydney Performing Arts Academy Student's

Dance Expression Presents

Revival

"REVIVAL" by Dance Expression: A mesmerising blend of talent, emotion, and creativity, igniting the stage with dynamic, unforgettable performances

Tammy Worth Academy Presents

2023 Higher!

Tammy Worth Academy Students showcasing their best in a colorful variety show!

Riverside Cinema Presents

Titian: The Empire of Color

A journey through the masterpieces and the life of the Maestro who embodied the spirit of Venice with his unmistakable style.

Caper Performing Arts Presents

Night at the Museum

Caper School of Performing Arts presents the students of 2023 in the Annual Concert; Night at the Museum.

Riverside Cinema Presents

The Crime is Mine

In 1930s Paris, Madeleine, a pretty, young, penniless and talentless actress, is accused of murdering a famous producer.

Thursday 16 November 2023 Great Southern Nights & Sure Thing Agency Presents

Beccy Cole

Catch award-winning country artist, Beccy Cole live with special guests Raechel Whitchurch & Ricky Albeck!

Riverside Cinema

Brand Bollywood Downunder

Spanning from 1897 to 2023, Brand Bollywood Downunder is the story of the ‘Bollywoodisation’ and globalisation of Indian popular cinema through its love affair with Australia.

FORM Dance Projects and Riverside Theatres present

SHARP SHORT DANCE 2023

A one-of-a-kind Australian youth dance festival unearthing the finest young dancers from Sydney and beyond.

Riverside Theatre Presents

Sydney Comedy Club in November

Don't miss Sydney Comedy Club's top-rating (and rather hilarious) comedians from home and abroad, for a healthy dose of laughs this November!

Caper Performing Arts Presents

Night at the Museum

Caper School of Performing Arts presents the students of 2023 in the Annual Concert; Night at the Museum.

Riverside Theatres Presents Siren Theatre Co

The End of Winter

A beautiful new production that asks ‘will climate change erase winter leaving it to exist only in fairy tales, paintings, and historical accounts?

25 - 26 November 2023 FORM Dance Projects & Lewis Major present

Russell Maliphant & Dana Fouras

Explore in-depth approaches to connection, flow and momentum, for healthy sustainable and dynamic movement

Instyle Performing Arts Presents

The Legacy

Instyle Performing Arts Concert, "The Legacy" 2023

Riverside Cinema Presents

Exhibition on Screen: Klimt and the Kiss

The Kiss by Gustav Klimt is one of the most recognised and reproduced paintings in the world. It is perhaps the most popular poster on student dorm walls from Beijing to Boston.

Riverside Cinema Presents

CALLAS – PARIS, 1958

A night to remember. Maria Callas, the quintessential diva and the face of the opera in the 20th century, made her Paris debut with this legendary performance at the sumptuous Paris Opéra on December 19th, 1958, for one night only.

Complete Dance Training Presents

Performance Stream 2023

Elevate your Sunday watching CDT's talented Performance Stream in our best show.

Riverside Theatres Presents Beyond The Square

Prepare to Party!

Beyond the Square drama workshop's end of year showing!

Riverside Cinema Presents

A Royal in Paradise

From the makers of Netflix hit Love is in the Air, A ROYAL IN PARADISE is a fairy tale romance to savour.

CYDS Presents

Family Affairs with the Gilchrists

A fun filled comedy - full of intrigue, love, romance, conflict, and surprising situations that bring out the humour of family life.

Static Dance Studios Presents

LUXE

LUXE

Riverside Cinema

André Rieu’s White Christmas Concert

For many, Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. This year it will come early with André Rieu’s cinema special White Christmas—a celebration you will never forget.

Caper Performing Arts Presents

Night at the Museum

Caper School of Performing Arts presents the students of 2023 in the Annual Concert; Night at the Museum.

Riverside Cinema Presents

Royal Ballet: Don Quixote

Teeming with comedy, wit and an abundance of bravura choreography, Carlos Acosta's exuberant take on one of the most loved 19th-century classical ballets.

The Edge Dance Centre

Iconic

Unleashing ICONIC Moves and Timeless Beats!

Lost Voices Presents

Jane Franklin & Rajah Quilt

Tirelessly striving to advance Tasmania, Governor Sir John Franklin and wife, Jane, a knock at midnight brings dismissal, disgrace and at dawn the boarding of The Rajah.

Elevate Dance Centre Presents

The Future is Back

A fun Retro look at how, in decades past, we envisaged the Future through music, film, and TV shows.

Riverside Cinema Presents

Scrapper

SCRAPPER is a vibrant, joyful, imaginative story full of energy and heart-warming charm starring Harris Dickinson (Triangle of Sadness) and Lola Campbell.

Stratosphere Performing Arts

Everybody Dance Now

The 2023 students of Stratosphere Performing Arts present their annual concert, Everybody Dance Now

TDA Dance Presents

Raising The Barre

TDA Dance's annual end of year performance Raising The Barre - featuring all our fabulous students.

Saturday 9 December 2023 Riverside Theatres Presents

Joel Granger: The Villain Era Tour

A good private school boy from New Zealand to an egocentric Helpmann Award loser. Join Joel Granger for an evening of cabaret as he uncovers that his boy-next-door charm might be hiding his true diabolical nature.

Riverside Cinema Presents

The Musical Mind

A glimpse into the private worlds and elite musical processes of four superstar musicians, brought together through their connection with the blockbuster movie Shine and its director Scott Hicks.

Riverside Cinema

A Savage Christmas

A modern love story about identity, family and healing at Christmas time, set in regional Australia.

Riverside Theatres

Sydney Comedy Club in December

Don't miss Sydney Comedy Club's top-rating (and rather hilarious) comedians from home and abroad, for a healthy dose of laughs this December!

Riverside Cinema

The Tasting (La Dégustation)

Jacques is divorced and runs a small wine shop, on the verge of bankruptcy. Hortense, determined not to end up single and involved in the association, walks into his store one day and decides to sign up for a tasting workshop.

Riverside Cinema Presents

Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker

Peter Wright’s much-loved production is a festive treat for the whole family and an iconic staging with a special place in the hearts of ballet fans around the world.

18 - 20 January 2024 Nicoll Ent. & SK Ent. Presents

Dinosaur World Live

Dare to experience the dangers and delights of Dinosaur World Live in this roarsome interactive show for all the family.

19 - 21 January 2024 The Javaad Alipoor Company, National Theatre Of Parramatta & Sydney Festival

Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World

An investigation into the nature of investigation, with the unsolved murder of a pop icon at its centre…

Riverside Cinema

Uproar

A moving and heartwarming comedy about connection and finding your place in the world.

Sydney Festival Presents

A’amar

A night of Palestinian memories, music and food.

Riverside Cinema

Ténor

A talented underdog's uplifting journey from suburban streets to the Paris Opéra, discovering joy in expression and overcoming labels and prejudice to create beautiful music.

Riverside Theatres Presents

​​House of Iman Vogue Workshops

The House of IMAN are hosting x2 workshops to further understand ballroom culture and the categories of the vogue night.

Friday 2 February 2024 Riverside Theatres Presents

Drag Bingo

Have a fabulous night out in Parramatta with Drag Bingo

Saturday 3 February 2024 House of Iman & Riverside Theatres Present

IMAN’s Housewarming Vogue Night

No stranger to the Oceania Ballroom Scene the House of IMAN is partnering with Riverside Theatres to officially debut their house chapter on Gadigal and Dharug land.

Consulate General of India & Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre present

Shiva-Shakti

An exploration of Purusha & Prakriti through Bharatanatyam

Presented by Slanted Theatre in partnership with National Theatre of Parramatta's True West Program

Dragon Tales

Slanted Theatre presents Dragon Tales, a captivating festival of new Asian-Australian works presented during the Lunar New Year.

Riverside Cinema

Next Goal Wins

With the 2014 World Cup qualifiers approaching, down-on-his-luck coach Thomas Rongen tries to turn the American Samoa soccer team into winners.

Riverside Cinema

Priscilla

Teen Priscilla meets Elvis, a rock star who becomes an unexpected ally and crush. Sofia Coppola reveals their unseen courtship to fame.

Riverside Theatres Presents

Bernadette Robinson Divas

"Bernadette Robinson is a jaw-dropping talent" - The Times (London).

One extraordinary performer: Ten great voices

22 - 24 February 2024 Bangarra Dance Theatre

Yuldea

Yuldea awakens the earth and sky worlds to tell the story of the Anangu people of the Great Victorian Desert.

Riverside Theatres Presents Maeve Marsden's

Queerstories

Vulnerable and fierce, hilarious and heartbreaking...

Riverside Theatres Presents

Sydney Comedy Club in February

Don't miss Sydney Comedy Club's top-rating (and rather hilarious) comedians from home and abroad, for a healthy dose of laughs this February!

29 February - 1 March 2024 Vyva Entertainment

Agapi & Other Kinds of Love

The Ancient Greek types of love are revealed via timeless love stories told in rap and spoken word with live musicians.

Riverside Cinema

Riceboy Sleeps

Set in the 90s, a Korean single mother raises her young son in the suburbs of Canada determined to provide a better life for him than the one she left behind.

Riverside Cinema

Damage

A taxi tale of forgotten journeys. Ali and Esther navigate a city of strangers, searching for elusive destinations.

6 - 9 March 2024 Clock & Spiel Productions

Wit

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Wit is a play about life, death and the significance of a semicolon

Riverside Theatres & Token Events present

​​Pete Helliar Gives Zero Flips

Ever since doing a runner from an Uber last year, Pete Helliar has had a change of philosophy. He is now giving absolutely zero flips.

Riverside Cinema

Jeff Koons: An Intimate Portrait

The impetuosity, energy, and imagination of one of contemporary art's undisputed protagonists comes to the big screen in a totally unprecedented portrait.

Riverside's National Theatre of Parramatta True West program

White Rabbit Red Rabbit

No rehearsals. No director. No set. An actor reads the script from cold for the first time at the performance.

Pace Live Presents

A Taste of Ireland

Hot off its sold out 2023 UK Tour, ‘A Taste of Ireland-The Irish Music & Dance Sensation’ returns with a performance that is ‘Celtic-for this decade’. Laugh, cry and jig into the night with a show that has entertained thousands.

Riverside Cinema

NT Live: Vanya

Hopes, dreams, and regrets are thrust into sharp focus in this one-man adaptation which explores the complexities of human emotions.

Riverside Cinema

A Star Is Born (1954)

A film star helps a young singer and actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career on a downward spiral.

Dance Makers Collective, Blacktown Arts & Riverside Theatres Present

Echoes

Echoes is a triple bill of dance that speaks to liveliness, action and interaction.

Riverside Cinema

Bob Marley: One Love

BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE celebrates the life and music of an icon who inspired generations through his message of love and unity.

Great Southern Nights Presents

An Evening With Vika and Linda

Vika & Linda are the most loved vocal duo of their generation - admired and respected by fans and fellow artists, they've been singing together their entire lives.

Riverside Theatres Presents

Sydney Comedy Club in March

Don't miss Sydney Comedy Club's top-rating (and rather hilarious) comedians from home and abroad, for a healthy dose of laughs this March!

Riverside Cinema Presents

Royal Ballet: Manon

Torn between her desire for a life of splendour and riches and her devotion to her true love, Des Grieux, Manon pays the ultimate price…

Riverside Theatres Presents

Empty Voices

Multi-ARIA award nominee composer and Tar (Iranian lute) virtuoso, Hamed Sadeghi brings with him 6 world-class musicians for a brand-new work.

26 - 28 March 2024 CDP presents Tall Stories'

The Gruffalo’s Child

Based on the award winning picture book by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler

Riverside Cinema

Easter Parade (1948)

A nightclub performer hires a naive chorus girl to become his new dance partner to make his former partner jealous and to prove he can make any partner a star.

Andrea Krakovská

Andrea Krakovská is a groundbreaking guitarist/aerialist that blends the rich emotive strains of her guitar work with captivating aerial choreography.

4 - 5 April 2024 Lemony S Puppet Theatre & Lauren Eisinger productions

​​Ada, Asmin and the Analytical Engine

Travel through time and space in this inspiring world premiere story about discovery and connection from Lemony S Puppet Theatre.

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My Favorite Things

Featuring a 40-piece orchestra and international stars of the stage and screen, this special anniversary concert was filmed at London’s newly restored Theatre Royal Drury Lane.

Sydney Youth Musical Theatre Presents

School of Rock the Musical

Rock got no reason, rock got no rhyme…You better get me to school on time!

Aruthy Kumanan Present

Natyaswaravali

Natyaswaravali: the coming together of Bharathanatyam and Carnatic music; two South Indian Classical art forms.

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Goodbye Julia

Across the divides of rich and poor, Muslim and Christian, north and south light-skinned and dark, Mona and Julia become friends.

Australian Haydn Ensemble

​​Heavenly Sopranos

Two of the most brilliant exponents of both early and contemporary singing techniques, collaborate on a ravishing program of familiar and neglected masterworks.

10 - 12 April 2024 Shock Therapy Arts

Medea

This stylised MEDEA combines Greek Tragedy, Epic and Physical Theatre to deliver a gripping experience with a thumping soundtrack.

Alliance Française French Film Festival

The Three Musketeers: D’Artagnan

Alexandre Dumas’s thrilling and beloved classic novel The Three Musketeers has spawned multiple adaptations since its publication in 1844.

Alliance Française French Film Festival

Jeanne du Barry

JEANNE DU BARRY is freely inspired by the life of the titular rags-to-riches social climber, a working-class woman who became the mistress of King Louis XV, played with taciturn command by Johnny Depp in his first French-language speaking role.

Alliance Française French Film Festival

Iris and the Men

After the smash-hit international success of Antoinette In The Cévennes, writer/director Caroline Vignal and the fabulous Laure Calamy reunite for a comedy about reignited desire in the modern age.

La Folie Presents

Aerial Championships

La Folie Aerial Championships is filled with breath taking aerial performances. This show is not to be missed.

Alliance Française French Film Festival

A Difficult Year

A DIFFICULT YEAR stars Pio Marmaï and Jonathan Cohen as two compulsive spenders who get much more than they bargained for when they try and scam their way out of trouble.

Alliance Française French Film Festival

The President’s Wife

When arriving at the Elysée, Bernadette Chirac (Deneuve) expects to finally secure the position she deserves, having always worked in the shadows to support her husband's path to the presidency.

Alliance Française French Film Festival

The Three Musketeers: Milady

Following the events of D’ARTAGNAN, a secret from the past shatters old alliances in THE THREE MUSKETEERS: MILADY

Flying Fruit Fly Circus

Tempo

When the orchestra hasn't shown up and the audience is waiting, call the Flying Fruit Fly Circus!

18 - 20 April 2024 Victor Rodger FCC Productions

Wild Dogs Under My Skirt

An exhilarating theatrical poetry experience, alive with energy and rhythm. It's a thought-provoking and unapologetic work, drawing from Tusiata Avia's poetry.

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Wicked Little Letters

A 1920s English seaside town bears witness to a dark and absurd scandal in this riotous mystery comedy.

Riverside Theatres & Onyx Productions Present

360 ALLSTARS

BMX, basketball, breakdancing, beatboxing, acrobatics, drumming and more, the international smash hit returns!

Riverside Theatres Presents

Sydney Comedy Club in April

Don't miss Sydney Comedy Club's top-rating (and rather hilarious) comedians from home and abroad, for a healthy dose of laughs this April!

Riverside Cinema

Exhibition on Screen: John Singer Sargent

John Singer Sargent is known as the greatest portrait artist of his era. What made his ‘swagger’ portraits remarkable was his power over his sitters, what they wore and how they were presented to the audience.

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