SYDFEST 2020
8–26 JAN
SYDFEST 2020
8–26 JAN

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EXPLORE EVENTS


EXPLORE EVENTS

FEATURED EVENTS

Joan Didion's The White Album
Joan Didion's The White Album
Theatre
8–12 JAN
Multipack Event
Theatre
Joan Didion's The White Album
LARS JAN AND EARLY MORNING OPERA | USA
From The Doors to Charles Manson, the great Joan Didion chronicled the end of the California Dream.
$69–$109 + BF
Roslyn Packer Theatre Walsh Bay
Laser Beak Man
Laser Beak Man
Theatre | Family
8–12 JAN
Multipack Event
Theatre | Family
Laser Beak Man
DEAD PUPPET SOCIETY, TIM SHARP & SAM CROMACK (BALL PARK MUSIC) | AUSTRALIA
Artist Tim Sharp’s cult-classic comes to life with eye-popping staging and offbeat humour.
$50–$70 + BF
Sydney Opera House
Opening Night
Opening Night
Theatre
21–26 JAN
Multipack Event
Theatre
Opening Night
CYRIL TESTE | FRANCE
French superstar Isabelle Adjani stars in a radical staging of Cassavetes’ cult movie classic Opening Night.
$49–109 + BF
Sydney Opera House
LIFE – the show
LIFE – the show
Circus | Cabaret
8–26 JAN
Multipack Event
Circus | Cabaret
LIFE – the show
STRUT & FRET PRODUCTION HOUSE | AUSTRALIA
A cabaret spectacular celebrating life in all its messiness by the mad geniuses of LIMBO and Cantina.
$70–$89 + BF
Magic Mirrors Spiegeltent
Colossus
Colossus
Theatre | Dance
16–19 JAN
Multipack Event
Theatre | Dance
Colossus
STEPHANIE LAKE COMPANY | AUSTRALIA
Award-winning choreographer Stephanie Lake’s hypnotic work in which 50 bodies move as one.
$50–$60 + BF
Carriageworks
Betty Blokk-Buster Reimagined
Betty Blokk-Buster Reimagined
Cabaret
7–26 JAN
Multipack Event
Cabaret
Betty Blokk-Buster Reimagined
RED LINE PRODUCTIONS | AUSTRALIA
A risqué reboot of the revolutionary 1970s cabaret Betty Blokk-Buster Follies. Hold on to your pants.
$70–$89 + BF
Magic Mirrors Spiegeltent
Anthem
Anthem
Theatre
15–19 JAN
Multipack Event
Theatre
Anthem
ARTS CENTRE MELBOURNE AND PERFORMING LINES | AUSTRALIA
Five of Australia’s finest writers reunite to ask if Australia really does sing with one voice.
$50–$79 + BF
Roslyn Packer Theatre Walsh Bay
BLACK TIES
SELLING FAST
BLACK TIES
Theatre
10–18 JAN
Theatre
BLACK TIES
ILBIJERRI THEATRE COMPANY AND TE RĒHIA THEATRE | AUSTRALIA & AOTEAROA/NEW ZEALAND
Hera and Kane are getting married and you’re invited to the party – but so are their chaotic relatives.
$60–$80 + BF
Sydney Town Hall
Dodecalis Luminarium
Dodecalis Luminarium
Free | Visual Arts & Installations
8–26 JAN
Free Event
Free | Visual Arts & Installations
Dodecalis Luminarium
ARCHITECTS OF AIR AND INSITE ARTS | UK/AUSTRALIA
Explore an immense, radiantly lit inflated labyrinth of winding paths and soaring domes.
Free General Admission. Ticketed sessions available
Tumbalong Park at Darling Harbour
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SALON MUSIC SERIES

Music and architecture intersect in a series of intimate concerts hosted in and around iconic Sydney spaces, from Manly's former Quarantine Station to architect Harry Seidler's penthouse in North Sydney.


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FESTIVAL FEASTS
Worked up an appetite after a full day at the Festival? We’ve partnered with some of Sydney’s top restaurants to bring you some delicious options close to our venues.
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DONATE
Help us to continue to present an arts and entertainment program each January that celebrates summer across Sydney, enriching the lives of the city’s residents and visitors.
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Festival Stories

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Double Delicious star shares his program faves
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Festival Director Wesley's welcome
Welcome to the Sydney Festival 2020 program
Festival Director Wesley's welcome
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Top music acts to see this summer
10 tracks from the SF20 Program
Top music acts to see this summer
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