October

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

September

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

The two-time Tony Award-winning hit musical is based on the Grammy Award-winning multi-platinum album, boldly takes rock musical's where they've never gone before.

The original, big-hearted, multi award-winning Broadway hit musical opens at the Sydney Lyric from 5 February, 2023.

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.

May

Sydney, it's time to party again when the acclaimed Australian production returns this May!

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.

August

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

May

The world's best-loved musical is making a triumphant return to the coast in 2023!

A brand-new Australian production will kick off global celebrations in honour of iconic Rock ‘N' Roll musical The Rocky Horror Show as it marks its 50th Anniversary in 2023. Premiering at Theatre Royal Sydney in February 2023 starring Australian superstar Jason Donovan and Myf Warhurst as the Narrator.

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.

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

April

A superbly observed story in which relationships are put under huge stress before the feelgood-factor ending. Amanda Whittington's sporting romp is as much fun as a day at the races and, arguably, better value for money.

October

The Boy From Oz is the most successful Australian musical ever and the first to make it to Broadway. It is a musical biography/tribute to the late great Peter Allen.

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!

June

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

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?

May

Jamie and Cathy used to be in love, but now their marriage is over and they're trying to figure out where it all went wrong... The Last Five Years is an emotionally powerful and intimate musical by Jason Robert Brown about two New Yorkers in their 20s who fall in and out of love over the course of five years.

March

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

July

Four intoxicating parts. One superstar soprano. Homegrown superstar Jessica Pratt returns to Australia to perform in Offenbach's last and greatest work.

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.

March

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

It's about high drama, high-sheen angel wings, and all the soaring, emotional arcs and tear-jerking lows of a year in the bohemian life of broke artists in New York. All set to reverberating rock guitar, of course.

From Romance to Rest

All Rise! You never really understand a person until you climb into his skin and walk around in it

A hilarious comedy, a kaleidoscopic pastiche of Jane Austen's writing and an outrageous satire of life in Sydney's gay scene.

May

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

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

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.

March

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

What if a primary school aged kid messed with spacetime while trying to fix a moment in the past and got herself stuck in a time loop. And what if she gets all her friends to try and help her to get out of the time loop and these friends turn out to be just different versions of herself?

Winner of the Victorian Premier's Award for Drama 2003, a vivid, timely new play that shines a revealing light on Australia's unsettled soul.

The cathartic events of the fete are related with humour and pathos, and the upbeat ending affirms the enduring value of village life.

DIRECT FROM THE LONDON PALLADIUM

May

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

September

The legendary tale of King Arthur's quest to find the Holy Grail.

April

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.

September

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

July

Flo has just started uni and is living in a share house just off campus. She takes over Arlo's room, who's sleeping in a swag in the backyard while he waits for Tori to finish moving into Brett's room. 4 Dale Street has had a revolving door for 6 years, and no-one really knows who's actually on the lease anymore.

A Newcastle first - Broadway is coming to town!

Educating Rita is a witty yet poignant look at a working class woman's attempts to change her social circumstances through pursuit of an Open University qualification.

May

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

Shirley Valentine is a bored, middle-aged housewife, trapped in a stale, loveless marriage. Her children are all grown up and she frequently talks to the wall in her kitchen while preparing her husband's regular evening meal.

March

An intimate and compelling production that brings the story behind the 'misogyny speech' to life.

A fast-paced comedy depicts the strained relations between feuding neighbours and families.

September

You will be on the edge of your seat!

April

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.

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

April

Party like it's 1985!

October

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

August

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

October

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

August

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Mystery, intrigue, murder? Lovers' liaisons don't come any more dangerous than this.

June

He's hideous. He's hated. He's untouchable. But in this shimmering world of secrets and seduction, can he keep the one he loves most safe?

October

An inspiring celebration of the journey of one boy who hangs up his boxing gloves for ballet shoes.

July

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

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.

July

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

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

May

One of the most beloved musicals of all time is coming to the Concourse Theatre May 2023!

Winner of three Tony Awards, three Outer Critics Circle Awards, two Lucille Lortel Awards and two Obie Awards, Urinetown is a musical satire of the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, bureaucracy, corporate mismanagement, municipal politics and musical theatre itself.

June

This is a story of love so strong it defies enemy lines. This is a story of a kingdom in triumph and a nation in chains. This is a story of betrayal.

May

Witness this moving exploration of human frailty at the ends of the Earth as performed by an all-star cast.

November

Based on the 1997 British film of the same name. Set in the run-down former industrial epicentre of Sheffield, UK, it follows six unemployed, working class men who decide to do a one-time-only striptease to outdo a touring male strip show and make some desperately needed money.

Thrill to the sound of a mass of voices, singing as one.