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Sharp Short Dance returns to unearth the finest young dancers from Sydney and beyond, after an incredible season in 2018 featuring over 50 works.

An incredible Australian piece of verbatim theatre, featuring original rap and melodic songs performed with a live band, this engaging work is guaranteed to strike a chord.

Set in 1987, during the austere days of Thatcher’s Britain, Blinded by the Light is a joyous, coming-of-age story about a teenager who learns to live life, understand his family and find his own voice through the words and music of Bruce Springsteen.

Australia's finest jazz singer pairs with esteemed jazz artists to present a program of new music.

Beyond the Square 2019 End of Year Show

Enter the world of adventure with the classic detective novel live on stage.

Sydney Gay & Lesbian Choir perform choral works of beauty and reflection that will enchant and inspire, along with an irreverent take on the festive season that will have audiences giggling with glee.

Get your dancing shoes ready for The Beanies very own Chistmas carol (with Spanish flare) The Christmas Rumba and don’t forget to be extra good because there will be a special visit from you know who!

Yule only need one gift this year – tickets to Someday at Christmas!

Unapologetic, piercing and deliciously funny-until-it’s-not, Lady Tabouli is James Elazzi‘s unflinching clash of cultures and a searing look at how expectations can eat away at us until we decide to change the rules.

Performed at Prince Alfred Square, Encounter explores the everyday extraordinariness of being young and being in this place: from Parramatta, Western Sydney to the Bega Valley, on the NSW South Coast.

Jimmy Chi’s coming-of-age musical comedy Bran Nue Dae is an exuberant ride through 1960s Western Australia. Young Willie embarks on a journey of discovery, hitchhiking his way from mission school back to Broome, determined to win the heart of the girl he left behind.

My Life: You’re Soaking In It draws on a lifetime of dance, musicals, drama and television, as told by Robina Beard.

Be transported to nineteenth century France as the team behind hit productions of Mamma Mia!, Jesus Christ Superstar, Shrek, Wicked, Legally Blonde and Phantom of the Opera brings one of the world's most iconic musicals, the multi-award-winning classic, Les Misérables to the stage in February 2020.

Directed by Wesley Enoch and starring Luke Carroll, Joseph Althouse, Chenoa Deemal, Aaron McGrath, Colin Smith and Dubs Yunupiŋgu, this funny and moving play is about more than sport – it’s a story of resilience, resistance and inspiration.

The follow up to the smash-hit Senior Moments comes to Riverside with another seriously silly comedy revue! Get ready for this hilarious sequel with no equal - Senior Moments 2" 'Remember, Remember'.

Prices are out of control – and so is Antonia. Riled by the rising cost of living, she agitates a riot in the local supermarket with an army of unruly housewives, leaving the place gutted.

Sydney’s premier comedy event, bringing together a selection of the Festival’s biggest stars and next-big-things for a hilarious extravaganza all under one roof!