What's On

29 - 31 July 2025 Wakakirri Assoc. Inc. Presents

Wakakirri 2025

Wakakirri is a nationwide Festival for Australian schools that provides a platform for students to express their thoughts, ideas, and aspirations through the art of storytelling and dance.

5 - 9 August 2025 Riverside Theatres and Soft Tread in association with The Maybe Pile Presents

Trophy Boys

A queer black comedy about power, privilege…and debating

The Lysicrates Foundation Presents

Martin Lysicrates Prize

Thursday 14 August! The Prize is back for its eighth year – the magic of live theatre and empowerment of the democratic vote!

Wednesday 20 August 2025 National Theatre of Parramatta Presents

The Western Line

The Western Line is a new play in development by Satiu Studios – a solo stage work.

1 - 12 September 2025 Parramatta's Lit! & Riverside Theatres Presents

Orko

Presented by Nautanki Theatre, “Orko” is an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Othello by Saurabh Bhattacharya.

Tuesday 2 September 2025 Parramatta's Lit! & Riverside Theatres Presents

Write Here, Write Now

A high-energy playwriting experience where playwrights write in different venues across Parramatta, generating scenes, sketches and short plays in a few hours.

Wednesday 3 September 2025 Parramatta's Lit! & Riverside Theatres Presents

Mixed Lolly Bag

Mixed Lolly Bag is a pick-n-mix selection of the amazing talent at Outloud, with a lineup of young and emerging writers sharing poetry, songs, and short stories.

5 - 7 September 2025 Ghazal Ghazanfari presents

Romulus The Great

A darkly comic fall of empire — defying war, embracing peace, and asking what it truly means to lead.

11 - 20 September 2025 Riverside Theatres Presents a Brisbane Festival & QPAC production

Trent Dalton’s Love Stories

Get ready to fall in love all over again. This restless city has a story to tell.

12 - 13 September 2025 Riverside Theatres Presents

Kauboj

Nominated for Best Cabaret & Music Theatre at the Sydney Fringe Awards 2024

Saturday 13 September 2025 Riverside Theatres Presents

They’re Poets, After All

“They’re Poets, After All” is a suite of spoken word poetry performed by After All, a quartet of poetic misfits hailing from across Western Sydney.

18 - 20 September 2025 'RaCreate Productions & Riverside Theatres Presents

You’re Welcome

Meet Zac. Part Barber. Part Poet. All Lebbo.

Thursday 18 September 2025 Parramatta's Lit! & Riverside Theatres Presents

The Leftovers

Jules is grieving. After a mental breakdown, she flees to Byron Bay to start a garden.

Friday 19 September 2025 Parramatta's Lit! & Riverside Theatres Presents

Peacock

Two sisters will have to learn to face the lies they tell to others, and the lies they tell to themselves – as their worlds unravel around them.

Saturday 20 September 2025 Parramatta's Lit! & Riverside Theatres Presents

The Good Woman

In Blacktown, Maryam Zahid dared to organise a women-only night.

Saturday 20 September 2025 Riverside Theatres Presents

Laugh Cry

LaughCry is a comedy and poetry night that platforms and uplifts queer performers.

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