Newtown & the Inner West
With live Australian and international contemporary jazz several times a week, this atmospheric and thoughtfully programmed venue has been a great shot in…
Must-see entertainment in Sydney
Sydney
The long-running Ensemble presents mainstream theatre by overseas and Australian playwrights (think David Williamson and David Hare), generally with well…
Kings Cross & Potts Point
Is it a pub? A theatre? A bistro? Actually, it’s all three. Grassroots company Red Line Productions stages loads of new Australian plays at this likeable…
Circular Quay & The Rocks
When the harbour glare and squawking seagulls get too much, follow the scent of popcorn into the dark folds of this plush cinema. Screening first-run,…
City Centre & Haymarket
The beautiful 2000-seat State Theatre is a lavish, gilt-ridden, chandelier-dangling palace. It hosts the Sydney Film Festival, concerts, comedy, opera,…
Darling Harbour & Pyrmont
If you can drag them away from the neighbouring playground, bring your budding culture vultures here to watch Australian children's books come to life…
Sydney
Near Parramatta, this is one of Sydney’s most famous racecourses, with racing days normally every second Saturday. The big-ticket annual event is the…
Darling Harbour & Pyrmont
The shiny new International Convention Centre at Darling Harbour has three theatres, including a large one that seats 8000, and principally holds big…
Newtown & the Inner West
This dark and atmospheric bar does seriously good cocktails and some excellent jazz and blues-y live music at weekends. There are also pizzas and other…
Circular Quay & The Rocks
Opened in 2004, this state-of-the-art facility seats 850 and is managed by the Sydney Theatre Company. Sydney Dance Company and a host of other troupes…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
Slide inside a gorgeously converted banking chamber for a quality French-inflected degustation dinner and a sexy show, blending circus, cabaret,…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
Based in a beautifully restored Baptist tabernacle (1887), the Darlinghurst Theatre Company focuses on bringing pithy, intelligent Australian scripts to…
Newtown & the Inner West
Running earlier than most of Sydney's open-air cinemas, this is at the University of Sydney and shows a mixed three-week season with food trucks and pets…
Sydney
Sydney’s main booking agency for theatre, concerts and sports. There are outlets around town, or you can book online and get your ticket emailed to you.
Sydney
Enjoy open-air screenings by the sea, with live bands providing prescreening entertainment. Online bookings are cheaper and recommended.
Newtown & the Inner West
Follow the buttery scent of popcorn into the dark folds of this plush cinema, screening first-run, independent world films.
Sydney
Located inside the historic Paddington Town Hall, the Chauvel strives to offer distinctive and alternative cinema experiences, and to foster Sydney’s film…
Circular Quay & The Rocks
Sydney Theatre Company stages intimate performances in this beautiful Edwardian pier building they share with Bangarra, Australian Theatre for Young…
Sydney
This hefty movie complex has numerous cinemas, including an IMAX screen and Hoyts Lux, the cinematic equivalent of a 1st-class cabin, with waiter service,…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
Whether it’s the latest darlings of the British music press or some local sonic assailants made good, the occasional concerts at the Gaelic bridge the gap…
Australian Theatre for Young People
Circular Quay & The Rocks
This national youth theatre company puts on several performances a year; the Sydney ones are usually here in Walsh Bay. Redevelopment of the precinct…
Newtown & the Inner West
This edgy artists’ hub resident at Carriageworks stages performances of new dance, acrobatic and multimedia works – basically anything that can be lumped…
Sydney
This rebuild of the former Parramatta Stadium will hold 30,000 screaming fans of the local rugby league side, the Parramatta Eels, once it opens in 2019…
National Institute of Dramatic Art
Sydney
The former stomping ground of Mel Gibson, Cate Blanchett and Geoffrey Rush, the NIDA stage is the place to see stars on the way up. Student and graduate…
Newtown & the Inner West
Behind a glass curtain wall on an insanely busy intersection, this Sydney Uni–affiliated theatre (actually, four theatres) shows an eclectic selection of…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
The Hare Krishna Govinda’s is an all-you-can-gobble vegetarian smorgasbord, plus a movie room upstairs. Expect blockbusters, art-house classics, incense…
Sydney
This small player stages two intimate, oft-overlooked chamber operas every June and December at the City Recital Hall.
Sydney
At picturesque North Sydney Oval, this outdoor cinema is one of several popular Sydney summer-night choices. Take a picnic, but no booze: it's licensed.
Sydney
This is Australia’s largest indoor entertainment and sporting venue (21,000 seats). Everything from Disney on Ice to big rock shows take the stage.
City Centre & Haymarket
An orgy of popcorn-fuelled mainstream entertainment, this monster movie palace has 18 screens and plenty of eateries and teen-centric distractions.
Sydney
Sells tickets for music, sports, arts and theatre events. Has various outlets around town as well as emailing printable tickets.
Kings Cross & Potts Point
This intimate (and reputedly haunted) Elizabeth Bay theatre is devoted entirely to small-scale musical theatre and cabaret.
City Centre & Haymarket
Lavishly restored, this large city theatre is home to long-running musicals and the occasional ballet or big-name concert.
Darling Harbour & Pyrmont
This high-quality 2000-seat theatre within the Star casino stages big-name musicals and the occasional concert.
Newtown & the Inner West
Enjoy the artistic merits of the non-blockbuster flicks you’ll see here.
