Events in August

Opera
Avoca Beach Theatre

The Magic Flute

August

One of opera's most beloved works receives its first new Met staging in 19 years—a daring vision by renowned English director Simon McBurney.

Avoca Beach Theatre from $23

Return
Jopuka Productions

The Peach Season

August

A powerful, salutary tale showing what it's like to be a young person desperate for independence, but also, crucially, what it's like to be a parent during the painful process of letting children fly the nest.

by Debra Oswald
Photo: Jamie Hornsby

Red Tree Theatre from $15

Newcastle
Hunter Drama

War of the Worlds

August

So terrifying in its accounts of invading Martians wielding deadly heat-rays that it is remembered like no other radio programme.

By Howard E. Koch
Based on the novel by H.G. Wells
Directed by James Chapman

Civic Playhouse

Comedy
Gosford Musical Society

9 to 5 The Musical

August

Three unlikely friends take control of their office and learn there is nothing they can't do, even in a man's world.

Music & Lyrics by Dolly Parton
Book by Patricia Resnick
Directed by Karen Snook
Musical Direction by Chris Hochkins

Laycock Street Community Theatre

Pymble
Pymble Players

Table Manners

August

This entertaining romp will have you in stitches. Not all (illicit) plans are best laid!

Written by: Alan Ayckbourn
By Arrangement with ORiGiN™ Theatrical On Behalf of Samuel French A Concord Theatricals Company
Directed by: Gavin Critchley

Pymble Players Theatre

Return
Sydney Lyric Theatre

Wicked

August

There's no place like home! The Broadway sensation WICKED looks at what happened in the Land of Oz but from a different angle.

Sydney Lyric Theatre from $79

Newcastle
Burn The Floor

Walanbaa Yulu-gi Burn the Floor

August

World renown Australian Ballroom dance company Burn the Floor collaborates with Indigenous star Mitch Tambo to create a brand-new dance production.

Civic Theatre

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Showtime Australia

Queen: It's a Kinda Magic

August

Back by popular demand in August 2023 for their first Australian tour in two years!

Laycock Street Community Theatre

August
RF Entertainment

Music of the Night

August

An International Tribute to the Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber. Also including great musical hits from London's West End and Broadway Music of the Night ' A Celebration of Myusicals'.

Return Season

Newcastle City Hall from $35

Tuggerah
Red Tree Theatre

The Complete Works Of William Shakespeare (abridged)

August

Shakespeare may be turning in his grave, but the show that's become a cult classic contains all 37 plays (plus sonnets).

By Adam Long, Daniel Singer, and Jess Winfield

Red Tree Theatre

Kincumber
Phoenix Collective

The Art Music of Joe Hisaishi

August

PCQ feature the music of anime legend, Joe Hisaishi, award-winning composer of soundtracks to some of the best-loved Studio Ghibli films.

Kincumber Anglican Church from $50

Sydney
Australian Chamber Orchestra

Bohemian Serenades

August

Give yourself over to this spirited journey featuring the sublime and visceral music of Dvo?ák and Bartók.

Concert Hall at the Opera House

Woy Woy
Woy Woy Little Theatre

The Perfect Murder

August

Carla Moorland has been murdered, and John Hoskins, who had been having an affair with her, knows who did it - himself. John's wife Elizabeth, rather than calling the police, is determined to keep John out of prison, even if it means that an innocent man will be punished for the crime.

by Hugh Janes
adapted from the novel by Jeffrey Archer
directed by Terry Collins

Peninsula Theatre from $8

Walsh Bay
Sydney Theatre Company

On the Beach

July

Two of our great theatre-makers join forces for this poetic story of community, dignity and love in dark times.

By Nevil Shute
Adapted for the stage by Tommy Murphy
Directed by Kip Williams

Roslyn Packer Theatre

Coast Box Office
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Tuggerah
Wyong Drama Group & Red Tree Theatre

Two Weeks With The Queen

August

Dear Your Majesty the Queen, I need to speak to you urgently... Cleverly lifting the key moments from Gleitzman's novel and presenting them in a light-hearted, amusing and open way, making for an ideal drama.

By Mary Morris from the novel by Morris Gleitzman
Directed by (AWARD-WINNING DIRECTOR) Joshua Maxwell

Red Tree Theatre

Newcastle
Sydney Dance Company

Ascent

August

With three unique works of scale and fine artistry, Sydney Dance Company presents Ascent, an inspired triple bill consisting of two world premieres from renowned choreographers.

Civic Theatre from $40

Wyong
Bell Shakespeare

Twelfth Night

August

Bell Shakespeare returns to The Art House in 2023 with Twelfth Night.

By William Shakespeare
Director Heather Fairbairn

The Art House Theatre from $25

Sydney
Opera Australia

Miss Saigon

August

THRILLING, SOARING AND SPECTACULAR!

Sydney Opera House

Sydney
State Theatre

Elvis: A Musical Revolution

August

Celebrating the extraordinary life of award winning, cultural icon and rock 'n roll superstar, Elvis Presley.

State Theatre from $79