Chris Hallett

Chris Hallett

Jopuka Productions

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Comedy
Gosford Musical Society

9 to 5 The Musical

July

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

Rock
Chocolate Starfish

Bat Out Of Hell

May

Larger-than-life Melbourne band Chocolate Starfish will take the words right out of Meat Loaf's mouth when they perform one of the greatest rock albums ever

Chocolate Starfish

Civic Theatre

May
The Art House

Hard Quiz Live

May

The Hard Quiz Master and Overlord, Tom Gleeson, is swapping the studio for a theatre and adding a third dimension to Australia's hardest quiz.

The Art House Theatre from $55

Coast Box Office
It's time to plan a year of fabulous nights out.
Opera 2023

Seduction, secrets, and sensational singing. Everything feels larger than life. This is opera.

Opera Australia
Be Quick
The Art House

Dave Hughes - Too Good

June

A night you'll never forget – unfiltered and damn funny

The Art House Theatre from $49

Pymble
Pymble Players

Gaslight

September

You will be on the edge of your seat!

Written by: Patrick Hamilton
By Arrangement with ORiGiN™ Theatrical On Behalf of Samuel French A Concord Theatricals Company
Directed by: Joy Sweeney

Pymble Players Theatre

Outdoor
Live Nation

P!NK

2024

Three-time Grammy Award-winning singer, performer, and international pop icon P!NK has announced her highly anticipated return to Australia on her 'Summer Carnival' stadium tour for Feb & March 2024!

On Tour

McDonald Jones Stadium

May
The Prestige Presents

Lost In Music

May

The night out of the year that you need more than ever, is back!

Presented in association with Entertainers UK

Coast Box Office
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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

1 Show
Central Coast Council

On by Circa

After the smash-hits of Humans 2.0, Carnival of the Animals and Peepshow, Brisbane's globally renowned Circa returns with their newest creation On by Circa.

Laycock Street Community Theatre from $27

Sydney
Entertainers

Fastlove

July

Relive the passion, the flare, and the unique sensitivity of George Michael in this incredible tribute concert.

State Theatre

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

1 Show
Phoenix Collective

Kodály, Sculthorpe & Balakrishnan

PCQ explores ideas of national identity in a program featuring the music of Hungarian patriot Zoltán Kodály and Peter Sculthorpe

Kincumber Anglican Church from $50

1 Show
Wright&Grainger in association with Joanne Hartstone

Orpheus

The international, smash hit, multi-award winning show from "Two masters of storytelling" (FourthWall) direct from Adelaide Fringe Festival

Red Tree Theatre from $40

May
Sydney Lyric Theatre

Shen Yun

5,000 Years of Civilization Reborn. The Beauty of Divine Beings Dancing

Sydney Lyric Theatre

Extended
Disney Theatrical Productions Australia

Beauty and the Beast

June

Direct from the West End, this enchanting and timeless tale has been brought to life in a reimagined production boasting all the spectacle and grandeur audiences know and love.

Produced in Australia by The Walt Disney Company and Disney Theatrical Productions, under the supervision of Thomas Schumacher

Capitol Theatre from $50

Symphony
Symphony Central Coast

Lights Action Music!

Join Symphony Central Coast for a film music concert with music from the silent movies to the latest blockbuster. Your local symphony orchestra will perform some of cinema's most iconic themes.

Great family entertainment!

The Art House Theatre from $25

Sydney
Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Black Panther: Live in Concert

July

Presented for the first time in Australia, superstar conductor Anthony Parnther and tama master Massamba Diop lead the Sydney Symphony Orchestra in this live-with-orchestra showing of the 2018 Marvel hit, Black Panther.

Anthony Parnther conductor
Massamba Diop percussion

Concert Hall at the Opera House

Coast Box Office
In our 50th year, we're throwing a party and everyone's invited.
Celebrate the Extraordinary!

Join us for a year-long festival celebrating the past, present and future of Australia's favourite building.

Sydney Opera House
Be Quick
The Art House & Sydney Symphony Orchestra

The Sydney Symphony performs Beethoven

May

Making a welcome return to The Art House, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra performs three favourites in one memorable concert.

The Art House Theatre from $30

Sydney
Sydney Theatre Company

The Dictionary of Lost Words

October

This award-winning New York Times bestseller and book club favourite will be brought to vivid life in a new adaptation.

Adapted by Verity Laughton from the novel by Pip Williams
Directed by Jessica Arthur

Sydney Opera House

On Tour
Showcase Entertainment Group Ltd

Dr Seuss's The Cat in the Hat

July

Two bored kids (This was way before iPads). One rainy day (We've all had a few of those) And one crazy cat wearing a red-striped hat (Where was the background check for that babysitter?!)

On Tour

Laycock Street Community Theatre from $30

Sydney
Australian Chamber Orchestra

Postcards from Italy

September

Musical tributes from across the centuries featuring Bach and Boccherini through to Tchaikovsky and Giovanni Sollima.

Concert Hall at the Opera House

POPULAR!
Sydney Theatre Company

Fences

An unforgettable portrait of family life 1950s Pittsburgh by one of the US's most lauded playwrights.

By August Wilson
Directed by Shari Sebbens

Wharf 1 Theatre

TRENDING
Australian Chamber Orchestra

The Four Seasons

Worlds intertwine and Vivaldi's masterpiece is heard anew in this stunning adventure through Venice and the Mediterranean.

Concert Hall at the Opera House

May
Laycock Street Community Theatre

Rocketman Flying Solo

May

Greg Andrew celebrates the 50th Anniversary release of Goodbye Yellow Brick Road in this special concert experience. No one quite embodies the charm, the versatility, the dynamic charisma, and be able to recreate the flamboyant stage show of Sir Elton John.

Laycock Street Community Theatre from $60

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

Sydney Opera House

Celebrate the Extraordinary

We're turning 50 and everyone's invited

Sydney Opera House

May
TEG Dainty & Tina Turner

Tina - The Tina Turner Musical

The musical reveals a comeback story of a woman who dared to defy the bounds of her age, gender and race to become the global Queen of Rock n' Roll. Tina - The Tina Turner Musical is a celebration of resilience and an inspiration of triumph over adversity.

Produced by TEG DAINTY in special collaboration with Stage Entertainment, Tali Pelman and Tina Turner.

Theatre Royal

Parramatta
Sport for Jove Theatre

Romeo and Juliet

June

It takes a village to kill a child.

by William Shakespeare
Directed by Damien Ryan

Riverside Theatres from $30

POPULAR!
Laughing Bird Arts Association

Comedy Club

Join us for the opening night of 'Avoca Beach Comedy Club' show packed with some of Australia's funniest comedians.

Avoca Beach Theatre from $25

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May
The Australian Ballet

Identity

May

A new program from two of Australia's leading choreographers

Sydney Opera House

1 Show
The Art House

Silence

SILENCE is about the space in between. The conversations not being heard and the responses that are muted. Through the beating of a drum, bodies thrash through frequencies to uncover what lies in the SILENCE.

by Karul Projects

The Art House Theatre from $25

1 Show
Australian Global Entertainment

The Australian Tenors - Music of the Night

Come and enjoy the fun, romance and excitement as the finest tenor voices in Australia perform their new 2023 program.

The Art House Theatre from $75

May
Laycock Street Community Theatre

The Australian Bee Gees Show

May

Fresh from celebrating 10 years and over 3000 shows headlining on the Las Vegas strip, the Australian Bee Gees Show will be heading Down Under for the Australian leg of their 25th anniversary tour!

On Tour

Laycock Street Community Theatre from $52

Sydney
State Theatre

Tommy Little - Rapidly Ageing F*ckboy

June

The reigning dickhead of Australian comedy is back baby, with a brand-new show for 2023

State Theatre from $59

Coast Box Office
We love that we can bring to you multi-million dollar opera productions from the New York Met Opera - LIVE.
NY Met Opera

We have been presenting these for over 15 years and we know you love them, and others will too. We want to let others know about them, encourage them to come and share in the glory that is presented on screen, to be enriched, excited and reinvigorated by these incredible works. You can't travel…

Avoca Beach Theatre
May
Woy Woy Little Theatre

The Hollow

May

An unhappy game of romantic follow-the-leader explodes into murder one weekend at The Hollow, home of Sir Henry and Lucy Angkatell.

by Agatha Christie

Peninsula Theatre from $8

Dates TBA
Gosford Musical Society

Kinky Boots

Winner of six Tony Awards (including Best Musical), Kinky Boots features a Tony-winning score by Cyndi Lauper and a hilarious, uplifting book by four-time Tony winner, Harvey Fierstein.

Laycock Street Community Theatre

Blues
Bluesfest Byron Bay

Bluesfest Byron Bay

Join us for Australia's most awarded music festival, returning for its 34th year, Easter Long Weekend 2023 at Byron Events Farm

June
Sydney Theatre Company

The Poison of Polygamy

June

A world-premiere adaptation of Australia's first Chinese-language novel, a historical frontier adventure and a morality tale for the ages.

A play by Anchuli Felicia King
Based on the novel by Wong Shee Ping, Translated by Ely Finch
Directed by Courtney Stewart

Wharf 1 Theatre

May
Live Nation and Jubilee Street

Just No

May

Urzila Carlson has become one of the biggest names in comedy in Australia and New Zealand. Just No! arrives hot on the heels of her last tour It's Personal.

Civic Theatre

Woy Woy
Woy Woy Little Theatre

Don't Dress for Dinner

October

Bernard is planning a romantic weekend with his chic Parisian mistress in his charming converted French farmhouse, whilst his wife, Jacqueline, is away. He has arranged for a cordon bleu cook to prepare gourmet delights, and has invited his best friend, Robert, along too to provide the alibi. It's foolproof; what could possibly go wrong?

by Marc Camoletti
Adapted by Robin Hawdon

Peninsula Theatre from $8

Tuggerah
Jopuka Productions

This Much is True

October

A debt collector, a drag queen, a rogue chemist and a manic depressive walk into a pub

by Louis Nowra
Directed by Rosie Ross
Photo: Jamie Hornsby

Red Tree Theatre

POPULAR!
Talent Oz Entertainment

One Night in Memphis

The show finally brings together three of the worlds greatest and most popular performers - Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison and Johnny Cash,showcasing the greatest songs of the early Rock n Roll years of the 50s & 60s.

Laycock Street Community Theatre

Walsh Bay
Sydney Theatre Company

Constellations

July

A gloriously romantic love story that reflects on the power of human connection and asks, “what if?”.

By Nick Payne
Directed by Ian Michael

Wharf 1 Theatre

Walsh Bay
Sydney Theatre Company

Oil

November

An epic, globe-trotting, century-crossing night of theatrical magic that explores the deeply relatable bond between a mother and daughter.

By Ella Hickson
Directed by Paige Rattray

Wharf 1 Theatre

☆ NEW ☆
Australian Musical Theatre Festival & The City of Launceston

Australian Musical Theatre Festival

May

The first ever Australian Musical Theatre Festival is happening in beautiful Launceston this May.

On Tour
Sydney Lyric Theatre

Tick, tick BOOM!

It's 1990 and Jon, a promising composer turning 30, is at a crossroads. His girlfriend wants to leave, his best friend's making big bucks, and he's waiting tables while writing the next great musical.

On Tour

Sydney Lyric Theatre from $65

Kincumber
Phoenix Collective

Beethoven, Vaughan Williams, Emma Greenhill

November

World Premiere - Performing in the stunning acoustics of Kincumber Community Anglican Church, Central Coast

Premiere

Kincumber Anglican Church from $50

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

May
Civic Theatre

Othello

May

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).

Civic Playhouse from $15

May
Avoca Beach Theatre

Falstaff

May

Verdi's glorious Shakespearean comedy features a brilliant ensemble cast in Robert Carsen's celebrated staging.

Avoca Beach Theatre from $23

TRENDING
State Theatre

The Doobie Brothers 50th Anniversary Tour

Four-time GRAMMY Award winners and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees, THE DOOBIE BROTHERS add Sydney's State Theatre to their 50th anniversary tour. Renowned for delivering mind-blowing, roots based, harmony-laden, guitar-driven rock and roll for over five decades,

State Theatre

Coast Box Office
Season 2023 marks 60 years of The Australian Ballet.
Season 2023

Join us for a season of time-honoured classical ballets and striking contemporary works that will move, inspire and surprise.

The Australian Ballet
June
Avoca Beach Theatre

Der Rosenkavalier

June

Richard Strauss' Der Rosenkavalier written in 1911 was a huge success that within a few short years had been translated to Italian and played in the very best of Opera Houses.

Avoca Beach Theatre from $23

Sydney
Live Nation

Julia Morris

July

After years of being indoors, Australia's First Lady of Comedy Julia Morris is back in circulation and off the leash in her brand new stand-up spectacular 75 Years in the Business!

State Theatre

May
The Players Theatre

Chicago

May

A true New York City Institution, CHICAGO has everything that makes Broadway great: a universal tale of fame, fortune and all that jazz; one show-stopping song after another; and the slickest dancing in town.

Director: Lance Thompson
Musical Director: Peter Dick
Choreographer: Kate Simpson

The Players Theatre from $38

Chatswood
Willoughby Theatre Company

Cats

October

The classic musical CATS, is reimagined into an extravaganza of modern musical theatre, coming to the Concourse Theatre October 2023!

The Concourse from $57

★ A HIT ★
Sydney Theatre Company

The Goat or Who is Sylvia?

A ruthless, jaw-dropping and provocative dark comedy of manners by Tony Award-winning satirist Edward Albee.

Directed by Mitchell Butel

Roslyn Packer Theatre

★ A HIT ★
Sydney Opera House

Elvis Costello & The Imposters

For the first time in 17 years, legendary singer-songwriter and rock icon Elvis Costello returns to the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall for two electrifying, career-spanning performances.

Concert Hall at the Opera House

Sydney
Sydney Theatre Company

The Visitors

September

A new production of this contemporary classic and a riveting insight into one of the most impactful days in Australia's history.

By Jane Harrison
Directed by Wesley Enoch

Sydney Opera House

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Abstract Touring

Belinda Carlisle

November

Belinda Carlisle returns to Australia with her ‘Decades' tour, which celebrates 35 years of her solo career.

Civic Theatre

TRENDING
Red Hot Summer

Red Hot Summer Tour

The Red Hot Summer Tour is returning to Roche Estate 2023 featuring an iconic all-Australian line-up.

Roche Estate

May
Palm Studios

Twisted

May

The Untold Story Of A Royal Vizier

Palm Studios from $30

Unseated
Wright&Grainger in association with Joanne Hartstone

The Gods The Gods The Gods

This immersive theatre performance for young people is a joyful re-telling of classical myths and their Gods. A hybrid of a heart-stopping pop concert, spoken word and lyrical storytelling.

On Tour

Red Tree Theatre from $40

Solve It
Crossroads Live

The Mousetrap

June

This thrilling West End production is THE genre-defining murder mystery from the best-selling novelist of all time case closed! Don't just see it. Solve it.

The Mousetrap is supported by the NSW Government through its tourism and major events agency, Destination NSW.

Riverside Theatres from $69

May
Avoca Beach Theatre

Lohengrin

Wagner's soaring masterpiece makes its triumphant return to the Met. His shimmering invocation of the Swan Knight and the ethereal realm from which he comes, marks a crucial stage in Wagner's development as a composer.

Avoca Beach Theatre from $23

TRENDING
Sydney Opera House & Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Red Bull Symphonic with Genesis Owusu

With two distinct worlds in the arts joining forces, Red Bull Symphonic will deliver a one-of-a-kind music experience, with Genesis Owusu.

Concert Hall at the Opera House from $49

ON SALE
Wyong Musical Theatre

The Drowsy Chaperone

When wealthy widow Mrs. Tottenham hosts the wedding of the year, she gets a lot more than a write-up in the society pages!

Music and Lyrics by Lisa Lambert & Greg Morrison
​Book by Bob Martin & Don Mckellar
Director: Julie Young
Musical Director: Rich Ferraro

The Wyong Grove Theatre from $25

May
Jopuka Productions

The Mortality Project

May

What do you mean you don't have bunker insurance?

Director: Ebony Atmore
Photo: Jamie Hornsby

The Launch Pad from $25

June
Jopuka Productions & Red Tree Theatre

The Brown Bag Canteen

June

Food fanatic, Ren, steps off the bus at St. Lawrence Prep, the fanciest high school in six towns. She's there with the rest of her peers after a mysterious fire destroyed their beloved - albeit kind of a hole - Woodrich College across town, and these poor students are not welcome.

Casting Now

Red Tree Theatre from $15

Coast Box Office
#JOPUKA2023 is here!
Jopuka 2023

Jopuka Productions is the Central Coast's leading youth-arts body. Presenting a unique and innovative season, filled to the brim with new works, Australian classics, cutting-edge musicals and Fringe favourites.

Jopuka Productions
Walsh Bay
Sydney Theatre Company

The Importance of Being Earnest

September

The fabulous Helen Thomson plays Lady Bracknell, the wittiest and most wicked role in one of the greatest comedies ever written.

By Oscar Wilde
Directed by Sarah Giles

Roslyn Packer Theatre

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

Walsh Bay
Sydney Theatre Company & Melbourne Theatre Company

Is God Is

September

A thrilling, high-powered, utterly engrossing tale of revenge from an award-winning US playwright.

By Aleshea Harris
Co-Directed by Zindzi Okenyo and Shari Sebbens

Wharf 1 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

Family
Gosford Musical Society

Disney's Frozen Jr

July

Disney's Frozen Jr comes to the Central Coast in July 2023.

Family Friendly

Laycock Street Community Theatre

★ A HIT ★
Civic Theatre & Metropolitan Players

12 Angry Men

A 19-year-old man has just stood trial for the fatal stabbing of his father. "He doesn't stand a chance," mutters the guard as the 12 jurors are taken into the bleak jury room. It looks like an open-and-shut case - until one of the jurors begins opening the others' eyes to the facts.

by Reginald Rose

Civic Playhouse

CANCELLED
Wyong Musical Theatre

Carrie

June

Carrie White is a teenage outcast who longs to fit in. What none of them know is that Carrie's just discovered she's got a special power, and if pushed too far, she's not afraid to use it.

by Lawrence D. Cohen

The Wyong Grove Theatre from $25

ONE ACT
The Players Theatre

One Act Play Festival

June

The Players Theatre Inc. is proud to announce the 2023 Port Macquarie One Act Play Festival.

The Players Theatre from $50

TRENDING
Central Coast Conservatorium of Music

Premier Ensembles Concert

After 2 years of being unable to hold a concert, the Premier Ensembles are taking to the stage!

Gosford Anglican Church

On Tour
The Art House

Are We There Yet?

The year I turned eight, Mum and Dad took us on a trip around Australia. Luke, Billy and I missed school for the whole winter term.

On Tour

The Art House Theatre from $19

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

Opera
Opera Australia

Madama Butterfly

Constrained, cocooned, caught in a moment of desire, Butterfly is incandescent. In her embrace, Pinkerton finds paradise, then cruelly condemns his bride to purgatory.

by Giacomo Puccini, with an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa.

Mrs Macquaries Point

May
Pymble Players

Things I know to be true

May

Life is seasonal, and those seasons bring change, challenge and hope.

Written by: Andrew Bovell
Exclusively licenced by HLA Management Pty Ltd.
Directed by: Racquel Boyd

Pymble Players Theatre

Tragedy
by William Shakespeare

Romeo and Juliet

From Romance to Rest

Uniting Church Hall

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

Add-On
Sydney Theatre Company & Shake & Stir Theatre Co

Fantastic Mr Fox

One of Roald Dahl's biggest, brightest and bushiest characters comes to life in this audio visual extravaganza.

By Roald Dahl
Adapted for the stage by shake & stir theatre co

Roslyn Packer Theatre

TRENDING
Ben Maiorana Entertainment

Celtic Beat - Legends of Ireland

A nostalgic and mystical breathtaking journey back to the homeland of Ireland where Irish eyes are smiling.

The Art House Theatre

May
Sydney Philharmonia Choirs & Sydney Symphony Orchestra

The Golden Age of Broadway

May

Sydney Philharmonia Choirs and Orchestra takes you back to an era when Broadway's theatres exploded with the all-time favourite musicals that shaped our times – inside and outside the House.

Conductor Brett Weymark

Concert Hall at the Opera House from $45

Sydney
The Australian Ballet

The Dream / Marguerite and Armand

November

A double bill by Frederick Ashton

Sydney Opera House

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Jopuka Productions

The Boys On The Bus

A raw and raucous coming of age drama, The Boys on the Bus is another masterwork from multi-award winning playwright, Jamie Hornsby. Gritty and gripping, with a jet-black sense of humour.

By Jamie Hornsby
Directed by AWGIE Award Nominee Joshua Maxwell
Photo: Jamie Hornsby

The Launch Pad from $26

Free
Naughty Noodle

ThursGAY - TRAVELLING SOCIAL CLUB

ThursGAY IS BACK BABY! “Gallivanting through Gosford's best offerings” there is no better way to experience the bars, restaurants and spaces in our neighbourhood that want to show off their best and most welcoming side!

Free Entry

South End Social

Podcast
Curtain Bounce

My Favourite Musical Podcast

Ruth Tiffin and Josephine Emmett talk about everything musical theatre.