Past Events

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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 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

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 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.

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.

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 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.

Riverside Cinema

A Savage Christmas

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

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.

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 Theatres Presents

Bernadette Robinson Divas

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

One extraordinary performer: Ten great voices

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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

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.

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.

Dance Makers Collective, Blacktown Arts & Riverside Theatres Present

Echoes

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

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 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.

Riverside Cinema

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.

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.

Aruthy Kumanan Present

Natyaswaravali

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

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.

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!

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.

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!

Riverside Cinema

Goodbye Julia

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

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.

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 Theatres & Onyx Productions Present

360 ALLSTARS

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

Saturday 27 April 2024 RPD Sydney Presents

Rooh Punjab Dee Cup

Australia's First Ever Live Folk Bhangra Gidha Competition

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.

Riverside Cinema

Wicked Little Letters

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

Riverside Cinema

IO Capitano

Longing for a brighter future, two Senegalese teenagers embark on a journey from West Africa to Italy.

3 - 4 May 2024 shake & stir theatre co

Fourteen

The year is 1999 and Shannon has a secret.

Riverside Cinema

The Nut Farm

A failed US crypto trader inherits a macadamia nut farm in Australia that’s under threat from some evil New Zealand frackers.

Riverside Theatres Presents Sonya Lifschitz

So Much Myself: Piano Portraits

A piano, a virtuoso, and a five-part musical portrait gallery where archival video, narrative and music collide in an interconnecting tapestry of stories celebrating discovery.

Form Dance Projects Presents

None of Us

None Of Us questions the concept of ownership, identity and connection to place.

Riverside Cinema

Titanic – The Musical

A stunning production focusing on the hopes, dreams, and aspirations of her passengers who each boarded with stories and personal ambitions of their own.

Rokitz Entertainment

The World of Musicals in Concert

The World of Musicals in Concert has graced stages across the globe and features a world-class ensemble of multi-talented artists who exquisitely perform classic hits, fused with emotive ballads, big-screen anthems and iconic show tunes.

Riverside Cinema

Macbeth

Ralph Fiennes and Indira Varma star in a brand-new full-voltage visceral production of Shakespeare’s Macbeth.

Adult Glee Club

Glee Goes Solo 2024

If there’s one event that changes the lives of ordinary singers into the extraordinary – it’s Glee Goes Solo.

Riverside Cinema

Freud’s Last Session

A monumental session with two of the greatest minds of the twentieth century over the future of mankind and the existence of God.

High & Loud Voice Presents

Marcus Rivera: Uncovered

Experience the enchanting fusion of opera, pop, jazz, musical theatre and Original Philippine Music (OPM) in one spectacular showcase.

21 - 22 May 2024 Monkey Baa Theatre Company

The Peasant Prince

The award winning production The Peasant Prince, the children's version of Li Cunxin's iconic autobiography Mao’s Last Dancer.

Riverside Cinema

The Taste of Things

1885. Peerless cook Eugenie has worked for the famous gourmet Dodin for the last 20 years. As time went by, the practice of gastronomy and mutual admiration turned into a romantic relationship.

Sinclair Artists Presents

Eric Bogle in Concert

Eric Bogle is probably best known for his iconic song The Band Played Waltzing Matilda, but he is far from being a one-hit wonder.

Friday 24 May 2024 Sydney Writers' Festival Presents

Crime Lords

Three aficionados of crime dissect their thrilling bodies of work with fellow crime writer Benjamin Stevenson (Everyone On This Train Is A Suspect).

Riverside Theatres Presents

Kate Miller-Heidke

Due to overwhelmingly popular demand, Kate Miller-Heidke adds extra dates to the already massive CATCHING DIAMONDS National Regional Tour of Australia.

Riverside Cinema

Casablanca

Giving extraordinary performances, Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman light up the screen in one of the most enduring romances in movie history.

31 May - 30 June 2024 Riverside Theatres Presents Museum of Australian Democracy Old Parliament House

Behind The Lines

Swinging at the piñata, spinning the bottle and bobbing for apples in a year of political party games.

29 May - 1 June 2024 Libby Hathorn & Kim Carpenter (of Theatre of Image)

Incredibilia

Magical theatre featuring 20 stories, 101 objects, music and song!

Riverside Cinema

NT Live: NYE

Michael Sheen plays Nye Bevan in a surreal and spectacular journey through the life and legacy of the man who transformed Britain's welfare state.

Kym Halpin in assoc. with SK Ent. Presents

The Tap Pack

Following sold-out shows and rave reviews around the world, Australia's hottest tap dance sensation, The Tap Pack, is coming to Parramatta

Riverside Cinema

Royal Ballet: Swan Lake

Classical ballet's most powerful tale of love, treachery and forgiveness returns to the Royal Opera House stage.

14 - 15 June 2024 Lingua Franca in association with Arts on Tour

Highway of Lost Hearts

A woman. A dog. A campervan. And 4,500km of wide open road.

Riverside Cinema

The Way, My Way

The charming and captivating true story of an Australian man’s transformative experience walking the Camino de Santiago, and the people he meets along the way that changed his life forever.

Trisula Arts Presents

Tāndavam – Cosmic Vibrations

Experience cosmic vibrations, intertwining Tandavam’s divine dance with the compelling narrative of human life. Be immersed in this captivating production.

20 - 21 June 2024 Erth Visual & Physical Inc

ARC

A place to keep the most precious of things. A place to embrace the awe and wonder of nature.

Riverside Theatres, Tenacious C & Hey Dowling present

The Divine Miss Bette

A spectacularly joyous music and comedy event starring multiple award-winner Catherine Alcorn channeling the legendary Bette Midler.

Riverside Cinema

Radical

Based on the true story of an inspiring educator who refused to let his students be defined by their circumstances.

Agal Dance Company Presents

In NAYAM

A showcase of the sheer excellence of the Bharathanatyam dance form through ensemble work.

Riverside Theatres & Token Events Present

Let’s Laugh

Spend your evening laughing with a lineup of the finest comedians this country has to offer live!

Riverside Cinema

Wizard of Oz (1939)

In this classic musical fantasy, Judy Garland stars as Dorothy Gale, a young Kansas farm girl who dreams of a land “somewhere over the rainbow.”

26 - 29 June 2024 Australian Chamber Orchestra

​​How to Catch a Star

Based on the book by international best-selling author Oliver Jeffers, this magical tale about reaching for
dreams will take you on a journey from awe and wonder, through perseverance to triumph.

Riverside Cinema

PICASSO: A Rebel in Paris

“Painting isn’t an aesthetic operation: it’s a form of magic designed as a mediator between this strange hostile world and us”. – Pablo Picasso

The New Psychological Thriller

Gaslight

In this world there is always danger for those who are afraid of it.” - George Bernard Shaw

5 - 6 July 2024 FORM Dance Projects

Lien

A new one-on-one performance that embodies the beauty of human connection and the power of shared moments.

FORM Dance Projects

Cowboy

Cowboy is an interactive, solo contemporary-dance work that unpacks one’s ability to have a complete, genuine and meaningful experience as an imagined self.

FORM Dance Projects

Quartette

Four unique repertoire pieces investigate various poetic possibilities, universal rhythms and cycles performed by Major’s dancers.

Riverside Theatres & Brittanie Shipway

Beyond Broadway

Experience the evolution of musical theatre as Brittanie lifts the curtain in Beyond Broadway.

Riverside Cinema

The Mountain

A heartfelt drama about three children seeking healing and friendship through an adventure under the watchful eye of Taranaki Maunga.

Riverside Cinema

Heart of the Man

A desperate boxing coach pushes his son to become the champion he could never be – until one fateful night, a gut-wrenching discovery throws his whole world into turmoil – while the truth about his past finally catches up with him. 

Riverside Theatres Presents Circus Trick Tease

Children are Stinky

Winners of the coveted Children's Choice Award and a sell-out Edinburgh Fringe sensation, this award-winning kid's comedy can't wait to perform in Parramatta!

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 Cinema

The Skin of Others

The Skin of Others is a story of modern Australia and the way we understand our national history. It is told through two extraordinary lives: Aboriginal WW1 soldier Douglas Grant (c.1885-1951), and Balang Tom E. Lewis, the charismatic actor who plays him in this film.

Riverside Cinema

Inside Out 2

Disney and Pixar’s “Inside Out 2” returns to the mind of newly minted teenager Riley just as headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions!

Riverside Cinema

The Convert

When a lay preacher arrives at a British settlement in 1830s New Zealand, his violent past is drawn into question and his faith put to the test as he finds himself caught in the middle of a bloody war between Māori tribes.

Africa Film Fest Australia

After the Long Rains (Baada Ya Masika)

Ten year old Aisha wants to become a fisher, but her mother thinks that fishing should be left to men, however one day Aisha meets a fisherman named Hassan, who decides to teach her how to fish.

Red Line Productions

​The Bugalugs Bum Thief

A bum-tastic adventure awaits in this new production as Skeeta, Mick and Billy take on an investigation to try and find the missing bums of Bugalugs. Who is the Bugalugs bum thief?

Africa Film Fest Australia

Colette & Justin

This debut film by Alain Kassanda starts off as a process of self-examination: How well does he really know his grandparents?

Africa Film Fest Australia

Umoja Short Films

Discover the diverse tapestry of African tales across continents in gripping short films.

Accessible Arts and Crips & Creeps in association with Arts on Tour

Are You Pulling My Leg?

Showcasing some of Australia’s funniest comedians.

Africa Film Fest Australia

Banel & Adama

Banel and Adama are fiercely in love. The young married couple lives in a remote village in northern Senegal.

Africa Film Fest Australia

Girl

Eleven-year-old Ama and her mother, Grace, take solace in the gentle but isolated world they obsessively create.

Riverside Cinema

Neneh Superstar

Twelve-year-old Neneh simply wants to dance ballet – but, the obstacles she faces seem overwhelming.

Riverside Theatres & Justin Burford

Come As You Are

A not-to-be-missed Nirvana experience for fans of all ages.

Riverside Theatres, NCM & Amplified House

Simply Brill

A rollicking homage to some of the most popular songs of the 20th century and the songwriters who made them happen.

National Theatre of Parramatta Presents

Karim

How do you leave when you can’t leave?

Riverside Theatres & Hayes Theatre Co

Murder for Two

Strap in for 90 minutes of mystery, music, and mayhem.

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!

Riverside Cinema

Divertimento

Based on the true story of one of the world’s leading renowned female conductors, Zahia Ziouani.

Riverside Cinema

NT Live: Present Laughter Encore

The multi award-winning production of Noël Coward’s provocative comedy featuring Andrew Scott (Vanya, Fleabag) returns to the big screen!

15 - 17 August 2024 A Simonne Smiles Production

Gold

A magical ballet of friendship and love set in the Australian bush during the historic gold rush.

19 - 22 August 2024 Wakakirri Assoc. Inc. Presents

Wakakirri 2024

A National Story-Dance festival for Australian schools for students to express their thoughts through the art of storytelling and dance.

Saturday 24 August 2024 Opera Australia

La Bohème

On a freezing Christmas Eve, love sparks. Two hands meet in the dark and four friends’ lives change forever.

Live Nation & Jubilee Street Present

Nazeem Hussain: Totally Normal

Ever wondered what Nazeem Hussain does during a two-year break? Me neither, and I'm him. Nonetheless, Nazeem's back and is as 'Totally Normal' as ever.

Base Entertainment presents

Celtic Illusion

Immerse yourself in one of the most unique productions touring the world.

Wednesday 28 August 2024 The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA)

Postgraduate Info Session

Learn about NIDA’s Master of Fine Arts programs in Cultural Leadership, Directing and Dramatic Writing at the Postgraduate Information Session.

Riverside Cinema

Exhibition on Screen: My National Gallery

The National Gallery of London is one of the world’s greatest art galleries. It is full of masterpieces, an endless resource of history, an endless source of stories. But whose stories are told?

Muirfield High School

MADD @ The Riverside

Muirfield High School MADD @ Riverside: performance and virtual exhibition opening.

Riverside Cinema and Croatian Film Festival 2024

Hotel Pula

It is 1995. Mahir is a 38-year-old refugee from Bosnia, with unknown history, living in the hotel Pula, modified into a refugee centre.

Riverside Cinema and Croatian Film Festival 2024

Deserters (Dezerteri)

Deserters is a hybrid documentary essay about my generation – a generation of Bosnian and Herzegovinian high schoolers from the town of Mostar, struck by a devastating war on the verge of their maturity.

Riverside Cinema and Croatian Film Festival 2024

Bosnian Pot (Bosanski Lonac)

Faruk Šego, Bosnian writer in Austria, faces deportation; must prove cultural contribution due to stricter immigration rules and negligence.

Form Dance Presents

Idea Now

An inaugural showcase of new Australian independent dance as part of the city-wide IDEA’24 festival.

Riverside Cinema and Croatian Film Festival 2024

Love or Death (Ljubav ili smrt)

Football dominates Koko’s life; he vies to prove his maturity to bookish Zlatko while navigating love and friendships in Love or Death.

Riverside Cinema and Croatian Film Festival 2024

Zrin 1943

The documentary covers the events of 9/10th September 1943, when Partisans and Chetniks killed almost a third of Zrin’s inhabitants.

The Arts Unit

LightsUP Drama Festival

The LightsUP Drama Festival – Parramatta is part of a suite of three drama festivals for students from NSW Public Schools.

National Theatre of Parramatta Presents

Guards at the Taj

What happens to a life-long friendship when two ordinary men are ordered to do the unthinkable?

Riverside Theatres Presents

Sydney Comedy Club in September

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

Bonnie Lythgoe Productions Presents

Snow White

Snow White is a show as much for the adults as it is the kids, if you let it be.

Riverside Theatres Presents

HELIOS

A story about the son of the god of the sun.

Riverside Theatres Presents

Skank Sinatra

Stunningly glamorous, fiercely clever and outrageously funny, Jens Radda returns to Sydney with the internationally award-winning ‘Skank Sinatra’.

Riverside Theatres Presents

​Big Nose Big Dreams

Finally! A diaspora show for Western Sydney that isn’t about “not fitting in” or “being stuck between worlds”.

Boss Group Presents

Mahatria in Sydney

Come join us for a memorable evening with Mahatria at Riverside Theatres!

Riverside Theatres Presents

​An Introduction to sitarbyravi​

Experience a mesmerising fusion of tradition and modernity as Ravi blends the timeless beauty of Indian classical raags and bhajans with the infectious energy of contemporary pop songs.

Riverside Theatres Presents

I don’t Want to do this F#c&ing Show!

A cabaret show where actor and singer Marcus Rivera brings to the stage his life adventures and the unexpected detours on the way to that elusive ‘dream role’.

28 September - 5 October 2024 PHIVE Presents Polyglot Theatre's

Paper Planet

Enter the captivating and ever-growing Paper Planet. Explore the gigantic cardboard forest and make it grow using only paper, sticky tape and your imagination!

Riverside Theatres Presents

Cherry

One woman’s chaotic thank you card to her idol, Katy Perry.

Riverside Theatres Presents

Ben Lee

Celebrate Ben Lee’s new solo album with a night of love, wit, and indie hits!

Riverside Theatres Presents

Parra Laughs

Big Saturday Laughs in Parramatta hosted by Marty Bright with special guests Anisa Nandaula (QLD) & Dahn Rozario (VIC) with over 18 million Tik Tok likes between them.

Love2Sing Presents

Love2Perform

Our annual concert that celebrates the talent and dedication of the outstanding young performers at Love2Sing in South West Sydney.

25 September - 3 October 2024 Riverside Theatres Presents

Imagine Live

IMAGINE LIVE, based on Alison Lester’s book “Imagine,” published by Allen & Unwin, is a joyous celebration of nature that will live in your heart for years.

Riverside Theatres Presents

Emily Who

Music, Movement and Imagination! Let’s Have Some Fun with Emily Who!

Riverside Theatres

The Librarian

Acrobatic theatre, clown, beat box and circus-requires an acrobatic climbing pole!

Riverside Theatres Presents

Make Some Noise!

It’s a party for your ears and both of them are invited.

Riverside Theatres Presents

Little Bozu and Kon Kon

Fusing Japanese folklore traditions and contemporary storytelling, perfect for the whole family.

Riverside Theatres Presents

Dr Hubbles Bubbles

Dr Hubble is Australia’s Favourite Bubbleman, over the last 10 years he has performed in theatres, festivals and schools in every state in Australia.

Riverside Cinema

Thelma

When 93-year-old Thelma Post gets duped by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson, she sets out on a treacherous quest across the city to reclaim what was taken from her.

Chakora Productions

Na ser na paair

Popularly known as ‘The Comic Singh’, his stand-up gigs are glazed in a slick Punjabi dialect.

Riverside Cinema

NT Live: Prima Facie (encore)

Jodie Comer’s (Killing Eve) Olivier and Tony Award-winning performance in Suzie Miller’s gripping one-woman play returns to the big screen.

Riverside Cinema

The Blind Sea

An inspirational and breath-taking documentary about Australian Matt Formston, Paralympian and 4x World Champion blind surfer.

Riverside Theatres Presents

Sydney Comedy Club in October

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

Riverside Cinema

Runt

Craig Silvey’s beloved best-selling novel leaps onto the big screen in a charming new Australian family movie.

Sydney Youth Musical Theatre Presents

Shrek The Musical

Based on the animated film, see’s an unlikely hero and his donkey save Far Far Away.

Wednesday 23 October 2024

RocKwiz LIVE!

Buckle up for a fantastic night of musical and comedic treats from Australia’s premiere Rock and Roll Trivia show.

Riverside Cinema

Midas Man

When Brian Epstein (Jacob Fortune-Lloyd) set foot in the Cavern Club in November 1961 to watch The Beatles perform, he saw something no one else could – a glimmer of gold.

Riverside Cinema

Miss Saigon (25th Anniversary Show)

Experience the sold-out 25th Anniversary Gala of this dazzling stage musical, featuring Jonathan Pryce and Lea Salonga, and a heart-stopping romance set against Saigon’s fall on screen!

National Theatre of Parramatta & La Boite Theatre

Yoga Play

A tale of downward dog and downward profits.

Riverside Theatres Presents

Katie Noonan and Karin Schaupp

Australia’s acclaimed virtuosos continue their ARIA-winning collaboration with Volume 2, celebrating iconic Australian female artists.

Riverside Cinema and Pasifika Film Festival 2024

Opening Night: Myths & Maidens

We’ve all seen her, the hula girl swinging from the dashboard, the sultry South Seas siren smiling languidly in postcards, and the alluring topless native belle telling you to come to the ”friendly Islands.”

Riverside Cinema & Pasifika Film Festival 2024

Elections in Paradise

This series of films look at the politics of general elections in Fiji.

Riverside Cinema & Pasifika Film Festival 2024

The Forgotten Pacific

The Forgotten Pacific travels to five Pacific islands to discover how communities are weaving indigenous knowledge into the modern-day fight to adapt, rebuild and save their islands from climate change.

Riverside Cinema & Pasifika Film Festival 2024

Oceania Films

Short films from all over Oceania, telling stories about climate, culture, language and legend.

Riverside Cinema & Pasifika Film Festival 2024

Pacific Australia Shorts

These films tell stories of identity, growing up in urban cities, and connecting with culture.

Caper Performing Arts Presents

The Amazing Race

Join the Caper Kids as they race around the world in a spectacle of dance and music.

Riverside Cinema & Pasifika Film Festival 2024

Aotearoa Shorts

A collection of films from Pacific creatives in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Riverside Cinema & Pasifika Film Festival 2024

Sailau

Three Papuan sailors embark on their world-first attempt to circumnavigate the island of New Guinea, all in a traditional Papuan sailing canoe.

Westmead Public School Presents

CAPA-MAZING

Westmead Public School’s CAPA-MAZING at Riverside Theatre, Parramatta Wednesday 6th November.

Tammy Worth Academy Presents

2024 Larger Than Life!

2024 LARGER THAN LIFE! is a colourful variety showcase featuring students of the Tammy Worth Academy.

Afghan Women on the Move Presents

The Good Woman

Experience the inspiring stories of Maryam Zahid and the women she met in founding Afghan Women on the Move, in this compelling autobiographical performance.

Caper Performing Arts Presents

The Amazing Race

Join the Caper Kids as they race around the world in a spectacle of dance and music.

Cub Club Presents

Pevan and Sarah

Brace yourself for a live edutainment extravaganza that's bursting at the seams with your favourite Pevan & Sarah bangers.

Nautanki Theatre Presents

South Asian Theatre Mela

Celebrating South Asian stories and cultural diversity through dynamic performances, bridging diaspora communities and fostering creativity in Parramatta

Instyle Performing Arts

Slay the Runway

Get ready to be amazed as the dancers bring unstoppable energy to slay the runway!

Riverside Theatres Present

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

The Amazing Race

Join the Caper Kids as they race around the world in a spectacle of dance and music.

Caper Performing Arts Presents

The Amazing Race

Join the Caper Kids as they race around the world in a spectacle of dance and music.

National Theatre of Parramatta

The Western Line

The Western Line is a new play in development by Saitu Studios, in collaboration with the Tagata Moana Writers Hub.

CYDS

Family Affairs with the Gilchrists

A fast-moving family comedy, written and produced by Jan Creer, is full of fun and intrigue as everyone is caught up in the tangled web of deceit.

Riverside Cinema

The Critic

An infamous theatre critic’s determination to keep both his job and hedonistic lifestyle leads to a tangled web of blackmail, deceit and murder.

Complete Dance Training Presents

Performance Stream 2024

Experience the artistry and energy of our dancers at the CDT Performance Stream Concert, inspiring brilliance on November 21st!

Riverside Cinema

CLIPPED Music Video Premieres

CLIPPED Music Video Premieres comes to Riverside Theatres to showcase unreleased work created by talented Western Sydney musicians and filmmakers.

Unite Performing Arts Presents

Volume One: UPA Era Activated

Uniting passion and artistry, Unite Performing Arts celebrates creativity, collaboration, and community through inspiring performances that uplift and entertain!

Static Dance Studios Presents

Homecoming

Join us for an unforgettable evening at Static Dance Studios’ End of Year Showcase, “Homecoming”!

Riverside Theatres Presents

Once Upon A Quest

Once Upon A Quest is an epic adventure of the brave, the powerful, the magical, the emotional, the good, and the not-so-good, coming together upon a quest of dramatic, musical and groove busting proportions.

Riverside Cinema

Keep Stepping

Keep Stepping is a coming-of-age story about love, obsession and transformative power of performance.

Form Dance Presents

Intersections: Street Dance X Theatre

A double bill of Sydney’s top female led street dance groups featuring Kinetic Illusions by Oh Sheila and INTERFLOW by Destructive Steps Dance Association.

Sydney Dance Company Presents

PPY24 Revealed

Sydney Dance Company Pre-Professional Year students perform works by Rafael Bonachela, Cass Mortimer Eipper, Prue Lang, Miranda Wheen, Artistic Director of Bangarra Frances Rings, and James Batchelor.

Xtreme Energy Dance

Confident

Xtreme Energy Dance proudly presents Confident!

Stratosphere Presents

Feel This Moment

The 2024 students of Stratosphere Performing Arts present their annual concert, Feel This Moment!

Alist.com.au Presents

JIMEOIN

Jimeoin – Who’s Your Man?!

TDA Presents

Leap Year

TDA Dance presents Leap Year – Celebrating our growth and passion in a year that dares to leap.

GY Dance Presents

GY Dance

GY Dance presents…40 – The GY Dance Eras. A celebration of 40 years of GY Dance.

PLANETDANCE Presents

Freedom

When we dance we are free

Crossing Machine Presents

The Crossing Machine Music Festival

Vibrant strings with powerful vocals will capture your imagination with renditions of Fleetwood Mac, Richard Marx and Costello / Brodsky quartet.

Northmead CAPA High Presents

Showcase 2024

Celebrating the legends of our time, whose iconic songs and unforgettable performances define generations.

Riverside Theatres & Token Events Present

Mel Buttle & Nath Valvo – Live​

Mates Mel Buttle & Nath Valvo are coming to Paramatta for a night of big laughs! You’d be silly to miss out.

Riverside Cinema

The Greatest Showman

Hugh Jackman stars in this bold and original musical – inspired by the ambition and imagination of P.T. Barnum – celebrating the birth of show business and dreams coming to life.

Formula Performing Arts Presents

The Formula Force

Join us for “The Formula Force,” our spectacular end-of-year show featuring incredible acrobatics and dazzling dance performances!

SCCALA x Satiu Studios Presents

Sccala EOY Showcase 2024

The award-winning cast and crew of Where I’m From the play will be performing their show one last time to launch this year’s SCCALA EOY Graduation showcase.

Ignite Theatre Company Presents

Ignite Before Christmas

From classic holiday hits, to new renditions of your favourite tunes, join us for a festive celebration of emerging artists!

DT Performing Arts Presents

All You Need Is Love

On our 15th Birthday, we have merged our world of entertainment with an incredible ray of all-rounded talent of all ages.

City of Parramatta Presents

Seniors Christmas Party

Seniors come celebrate the festive season with a Christmas movie, treats, and greetings from the Lord Mayor at Riverside Theatres.

Riverside Cinema

The Problem with People

Honouring his father’s last wish to reunite with the American side of his family, Irishman Ciáran calls his cousin, Barry, out of the blue with the offer for him to visit his homeland.

Nautanki Theatre Presents

Bunty Barber

A work-in-progress showcase that fosters innovation and provides opportunities for artists to explore new forms of expression through dance.

Team Dance Presents

Completely Me!

All the emotions rolled into two great shows!

Sydney Festival Presents

Cowboy

An immersive Wild West fantasy.

Sydney Festival Presents

BullyBully

A hilarious musical about childish grown-ups.

CAAP Presents

Longhouse: In Conversation

Alongside their works at the 2025 Sydney Festival, Annette Shun Wah speaks to two game-changing artists about their artmaking, finding their voices, and paving new paths for Asian Australian storytelling. 

Base Entertainment

Illusionist Anthony Street

Step into a world of wonder with Illusionist Anthony Street, in a thrilling magic show crafted to captivate audiences of all ages these summer holidays!

Riverside Theatres Presents

The Box Show

The Box Show: Excites the imagination of children and adults alike!

Dance Makers Collective Presents

All In

A boundary-breaking dance celebration.

Riverside Theatres & Contemporary Asian Australian Performance Present

The Bridal Lament 哭嫁歌 By Rainbow Chan

A sumptuous audio-visual experience and song cycle by award-winning vocalist, producer and multi-disciplinary artist Rainbow Chan 陳雋然.

Riverside Cinema

Moana 2

Walt Disney Animation Studios’ epic animated musical is taking audiences on an expansive new voyage with Moana, Maui and a brand-new crew of unlikely seafarers.

Riverside Cinema

Wicked

One of the most beloved and enduring musicals on the stage, Wicked makes its journey to the big screen as a spectacular cinematic event this holiday season.

Riverside Cinema

Royal Ballet: Cinderella

This summer, be transported into an ethereal world where a sprinkling of fairy dust makes dreams come true.

National Theatre of Parramatta & Slanted Theatre Present

Serpent Secrets

Celebrate the Year of the Snake with Serpent Secrets, a captivating festival showcasing new Asian-Australian works during the 2025 Lunar New Year.

Sinclair Artists

Daryl Braithwaite

ARIA Hall Of Fame Inductee and Australian music icon, Daryl Braithwaite, is back on tour, singing all his hits as well as his stunning new material.

Thursday 13 February 2025 Riverside Theatres & Melbourne International Comedy Festival Present

RAW Comedy 2025

Australia’s biggest open mic comedy competition!

Riverside Cinema

Sing Sing

Divine G, imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn’t commit, who finds purpose by acting in a theatre group with other incarcerated men.

Sinclair Artists

Richard Clapton

One of Australia’s foremost singer/songwriters with a 40-year long career, Richard Clapton is a survivor with a tale to tell.

Riverside Cinema

Maria

Maria tells the tumultuous, beautiful and tragic story of the life of the world’s greatest female opera singer, relived and reimagined during her final days in 1970s Paris.

Riverside Theatres and Maeve Marsden Present

Queerstories 2025

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!

Riverside Theatres Presents A Soft Tread production

The Wharf Revue

After twenty-five years in the harsh and unforgiving spotlight of politics, The Wharf Revue is coming to an end.

CGI & SVCC Presents

Parallel Cinema of India

Beyond Bollywood, India’s cinema also includes vibrant regional industries and an alternative tradition: Parallel Cinema.

Austtam Fine Arts Presents

Satguru Sai

Join us for an enchanting evening of devotion and artistry as we celebrate the life and teachings of Shirdi Sai Baba through the classical dance form of Bharathanatyam.

Riverside Theatres Presents Broken Box Mime Theater

Mime Workshops

Broken Box Mime Theater, provides experiences that connect thought, body, and feeling to increase communication, confidence, and positive relationships.

Riverside Theatres Presents A Sydney Theatre Company production

RBG: Of Many, One

“One of the all-time great performances.” The Sydney Morning Herald

Riverside Cinema

Jesus Christ Superstar

Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s rock classic Jesus Christ Superstar returns to its roots with this sensational performance filmed in the UK during the Live Arena Tour.

Riverside Cinema

Andy Warhol American Dream

By exploring Andy Warhol’s enigmatic persona and his deep-rooted family ties, this documentary reveals unseen aspects of the life and inspiration of this iconic artist.

Riverside Theatres & Australian Haydn Ensemble Present

Haydn’s Sunrise

Allow yourself to be swept away by these masterful works,  each one embodying tenderness, tempestuous emotion, yearning love, fun and joy in equal measure.

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

Widow Clicquot

Widow Clicquot is based on the true story behind the Veuve Clicquot champagne family and business that began in the late 18th century.

Action Reaction Entertainment Presents

MARVELous

For grown-ups only, MARVELous is a Musical Comedy, Variety Circus, and Risque Cabaret rolled into one spectacular satirical take on the Marvel Universe!

Riverside Cinema

The Last Journey

The documentary by popular Swedish TV hosts and journalists Filip Hammar and Fredrik Wikingsson sees the duo take Hammer’s father, Lars, on a road trip to France.

Riverside Cinema

Sahela

Set within the vibrant Indian community of Western Sydney, Sahela, is a love story between a gay man and his wife.

Riverside Theatres Presents

Mara! 40th Anniversary Concert​​

Four decades on, the Mara! Band is still ‘ahead of the pack’ in driving the creation of uniquely Australian world/jazz music and showcasing it to audiences here and abroad.

Riverside Theatres Presents

An Evening Without Kate Bush

An award-winning cult cabaret that pays glorious tribute to the music, fans and mythology of one of the most influential voices in pop music.

Form Dance Projects Presents That's Two Thank You

Common Place

An exhilarating dance duet featuring two seasoned Sydney-based performers

Form Dance Projects Presents That's Two Thank You

twobytwo

A double bill with Lucky Lartey and Daniel Navarro Lorenzo.

Form Dance Projects Presents That's Two Thank You

The Dataset

A cinematic and futurist contemporary dance work by Canberra’s award-winning Australian Dance Party.

Form Dance Projects Presents That's Two Thank You

An Honest Conversation

An hour-long improvised verbal and physical conversation between Wellington choreographer Sacha Copland and a different local Sydney artist each evening.

Alliance Française French Film Festival

Monsieur Aznavour

The true story behind the Armenian immigrant who became the face of French music.

Experience India, Dezire Homes and XRealty Presents

Golden Era Rewind 2025

A soulful tribute to Bollywood’s legendary voices by the Iconic Voice of India, Agam Kumar Nigam, along with Samir & Dipalee Date

Alliance Française French Film Festival

My Brother’s Band

Thibault and Jimmy, separated by cities and class, are united by a love of music through a twist of fate.

Heart Beams Rising Presents

Phyu Phyu In Sydney

Join mega star Phyu Phyu’s landmark Sydney debut that celebrates the spirit of Myanmar diasporas in Australia.

Form Dance Projects Presents That's Two Thank You

Duels

A new Australian dance duet competition as part of FORM Dance’s That’s Two, Thank You Festival.

Alliance Française French Film Festival

The Count of Monte Cristo

See Alexandre Dumas’ astounding novel of betrayal and revenge brought to life in this epic, high-budget adaptation.

8 - 10 April 2025 CDP Kids Presents

Ratburger

Join Zoe and her dancing pet rat Dapper, in this hilarious, action-packed adventure!

Alliance Française French Film Festival

Beating Hearts

After a turbulent past of gang violence and self-destruction, Clotaire collides with his high school love, Jackie, after years apart.

Alliance Française French Film Festival

How to Make a Killing

A strapped-for-cash couple find themselves drawn into a web of murder and money one Christmas Eve in the Jura.

Alliance Française French Film Festival

Bolero

Witness the birth of one of the world’s most famous pieces of music – and the tortured artist behind it.

World Class Entertainment

Music of the Night

Australia’s Premier Tribute to Andrew Lloyd Webber & the West End Musicals!

Alliance Française French Film Festival

Riviera Revenge

After finding evidence of his wife’s affair nearly forty years ago, an aggrieved husband files for divorce – and hits the French Riviera to find the man behind it.

Riverside Theatres Presents

You’re an Instrument

A magical, musical science experiment that turns people into instruments!

Riverside Theatres Presents

Mr Snotbottom

He’s the Prince of Putrid, The Willy Wonka of Weird – he’s Mr Snotbottom!

Takk Events Presents

Naser Zeynali Sydney

Experience the soulful melodies of Naser Zeynali live in Sydney – a night of passion, romance, and music reborn.

Riverside Theatres & Sydney Comedy Festival Present

Gladys – A Musical Affair

The team behind the “Gladys” Covid videos present a new musical comedy about Gladys Berejiklian, “The Woman Who Saved Australia” but couldn’t save herself.

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