Treading the Boards: theatre round-up
By ALEC SMART
Neighbourhood Media’s guide to live theatre & concerts in central Sydney for January 2022.
Happy New Year! All the best for 2022 folks!
ARA Darling Quarter Theatre
3/1-25 Harbour St, Darling Harbour
https://darlingquarter.com/play/theatre/
Who: Monkey Baa presents The Listies: Make Some Noise
When: Sat 8 Jan – Sat 22 Jan
What: A comedy show for young people and their adults, featuring tunes about tantrums at Target, love songs to sandwiches and how much The Listies like bananas.
Price: $29 - $34
Weblink: https://whatson.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/events/monkey-baa-presents-the-listies-make-some-noise
Aware Super Theatre / Darling Harbour Theatre
ICC, 14 Darling Dr, Darling Harbour
https://www.awaresupertheatre.com.au/
Who: The Teskey Brothers
When: Tue 15 Jan
What: The Teskey Brothers and Orchestra Victoria will perform together in a once-in-a-lifetime performance.
Price: $90.55
Weblink: https://www.darlingharbour.com/whats-on/events/the-teskey-brothers
Who: Yotam Ottolenghi
When: Sun 16 Jan
What: Israeli-born British chef, restaurateur and food writer to reveal his next-level approach to cooking and launch his new book Ottolenghi Flavour.
Price: $90.65 - $141.60
Weblink: https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=YOTAMOTT21&v=DHI
Bell Shakespeare
33 Playfair St, The Rocks
https://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/
No current listings this month
Belvoir Theatre
25 Belvoir St, Surry Hills
Who: Black Brass
When: Thur 6 Jan – Sun 23 Jan
What: Black Brass is a play of voyaging and discovery told through music and song that span a continent.
Price: $35 - $91
Weblink: https://belvoir.com.au/productions/black-brass/
Who: At What Cost?
When: Sat 29 Jan – Sun 20 Feb
What: Tasmania, now. Boyd’s got enough on his plate with his responsibilities to land and people. But every year more and more folk are claiming to be Palawa too. Are they legit? Or are they ‘tick-a-box’?
Price: $35 - $91
Weblink: https://belvoir.com.au/productions/at-what-cost-3/
Capitol Theatre
13 Campbell St, Haymarket
https://www.capitoltheatre.com.au
Who: Come From Away (Australia)
When: Fri 17 Dec – Sun 30 Jan
What: Come From Away tells the remarkable true story of thousands of stranded passengers and the small town in Newfoundland, Canada that welcomed them all.
Price: $95 - $140
Weblink: https://www.capitoltheatre.com.au/come-from-away/
City Recital Hall
2 Angel Pl, City
https://www.cityrecitalhall.com
Who: Singular Voices: Martha Marlow
When: Fri 14 Jan, 7:30pm
What: Deeply moving orchestral pop by a truly singular voice.
Price: $39 - $49
Weblink: https://www.cityrecitalhall.com/whats-on/events/singular-voices-martha-marlow/
Who: -Barra
When: Sun 16 Jan, 7pm
What: A sonic and visual journey through Yuwaalaraay country in north-western New South Wales.
Price: $39 - $79
Weblink: https://www.cityrecitalhall.com/whats-on/events/barra/
Who: Switched On: The Chills
When: Fri 28 Jan, 8pm
What: NZ legends bring their ever-resplendent indie-pop magic to Sydney
Price: $49 - $59
Weblink: https://www.cityrecitalhall.com/whats-on/events/switched-on-the-chills/
Who: Sound and Vision: Bait with live score by Gwenno
When: Fri 4 Feb, 7:30pm
What: BAFTA winning Bait receives a live score by accomplished Welsh/Cornish artist Gwenno.
Price: $39 - $49
Weblink: https://www.cityrecitalhall.com/whats-on/events/sound-and-vision-bait-with-live-score-by-gwenno/
Darlinghurst Theatre / Eternity Playhouse
39 Burton St, Darlinghurst
https://www.darlinghursttheatre.com
Who: A Chorus Line
When: Thur 6 Jan - Sun 16 Jan
What: Dive into a world of sweat, sacrifice and sensational choreography with Broadway’s iconic dance musical.
Price: $39 - $99
Weblink: https://www.darlinghursttheatre.com/achorusline
Who: Seven Methods of Killing Kylie Jenner
When: Thur 13 Jan - Sun 20 Feb
What: Dive into a world of sweat, sacrifice and sensational choreography with Broadway’s iconic dance musical.
Price: $42
Weblink: https://www.darlinghursttheatre.com/sevenmethods
Ensemble Theatre
78 McDougall St, Kirribilli
Who: Killing Katie, Confessions of a Book Club
When: Sun 9 Jan – Sat 26 Feb
What: When former Queen Bee of the book club Robyn publishes her first novel, the truth about the death of her nemesis, Katie, begins to unravel
Price: $38 - $79
Weblink: https://www.ensemble.com.au/shows/killing-katie-confessions-of-a-book-club/
Genesian Theatre Company
420 Kent St, City
https://www.genesiantheatre.com.au/
Who: Murdered to Death
When: Sat 22 Jan – Sat 5 Mar
What: Bungling Inspector Pratt battles against the odds and his own incompetence to solve the murder of the house's owner.
Price: $30 - $35
Weblink: https://genesian.sales.ticketsearch.com/sales/salesevent/18152
Hayes Theatre Company
19 Greenknowe Ave, Potts Point
Who: Lizzie
When: Thur 13 Jan – Sat 15 Feb
What: A prominent businessman and his wife were brutally axed to death in their home. Their daughter Lizzie Borden was the prime suspect.
Price: $56 - $78
Weblink: https://hayestheatre.com.au/event/lizzie/
New Theatre
542 King St, Newtown
Who: The Park
When: Mon 17 Jan – Sat 22 Jan
What: A group of characters traverse a park, accosted by the fantastical and the earthly. What terrors are real, and what are imagined?
Price: $20 - $25
Weblink: https://aunewtheatre.sales.ticketsearch.com/sales/salesevent/16833
Who: The Chocolate Roster
When: Mon 24 Jan – Sat 29 Jan
What: A support group for mothers who’ve lost children to suicide meets weekly to chat and share a rotating selection of chocolate. But numbers are dwindling and Toni resorts to subterfuge to boost membership.
Price: $20 - $25
Weblink: https://aunewtheatre.sales.ticketsearch.com/sales/salesevent/16835
SBW Stables Theatre
10 Nimrod St, Darlinghurst
https://griffintheatre.com.au/
Who: Window, Cricket Bat
Where: Australian Design Centre, 113 William St, Darlinghurst
When: Wed 11 Jan – Fri 21 Jan
What: A short chamber performance for a solo performer and a curious audience to accompany the exhibition Happy Objects at the Australian Design Centre.
Price: $45
Weblink: https://welcome.griffintheatre.com.au/overview/3601?psn=3601
Who: Green Park
Where: Green Park, Darlinghurst
When: Wed 19 Jan – Sun 30 Jan
What: Warren and Edden are meeting, as a prelude to their Grindr hook up. One of them doesn’t look like his photo. There’s an age gap between them and one is harbouring a dangerous secret.
Price: $72 + booking fee
Weblink: https://www.sydneyfestival.org.au/events/green-park
State Theatre
49 Market St, City
https://www.statetheatre.com.au/
Who: The Wedding Singer
When: Wed 5 Jan – Sun 23 Jan
What: Based on the Hollywood film starring Adam Sandler, The Wedding Singer celebrates all the fun of the ‘80s.
Price: $79 - $129
Weblink: https://weddingsingermusical.com.au/
Sydney Lyric Theatre
5 Edward St, Pyrmont
https://www.sydneylyric.com.au/
Who: Hamilton
When: Fri 17 Dec 2021 – Sun 27 Feb 2022
What: Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B and Broadway, HAMILTON has taken the story of American founding father Alexander Hamilton and created a revolutionary moment in theatre.
Price: $70 - $250
Weblink: https://www.sydneylyric.com.au/hamilton/
Sydney Opera House
Bennelong Point, Opera Quays
https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/
Who: Great Opera Hits
When: Sat 1 Jan – Sun 30 Oct
What: Listen to famous arias from Bizet, Puccini, Rossini, Verdi and more performed by some of Opera Australia’s finest opera singers, accompanied by piano.
Price: $77.50 – $98.50
Weblink: https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/events/whats-on/opera-australia/2022/great-opera-hits.html
Who: Six the Musical
When: Sun 19 Dec 2021 – Sat 2 Apr 2022
What: Re-introducing the six wives of Henry VIII - six rebellious heroines take to the mic to remix over 500 years of history and heartbreak in a celebration of girl power.
Price: $57.50 - $153.50
Weblink: https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/events/whats-on/musical-theatre/2021/six-the-musical.html
Who: La Bohème
When: Tue 4 Jan – Fri 4 Feb
What: On a freezing Christmas Eve, love sparks. Two hands meet in the dark and four friends’ lives change forever.
Price: $56.50 - $343.50
Weblink: https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/events/whats-on/opera-australia/2022/la-boheme.html
Who: Who’s Afraid of Virgina Woolf?
When: Thur 13 Jan – Sun 23 Jan
What: An American classic for an Australia at the crossroads. What’s to be scared of?
Price: $98.50 - $104.50
Theatre Royal
108 King St, City
https://www.theatreroyalsydney.com/
Who: Girl from the North Country
When: Wed 5 Jan – Sun 27 Feb
What: An uplifting and joyful story of American life in 1934 Minnesota, this critically acclaimed production features the reimagined songs of Bob Dylan.
Price: $88 - $193
Weblink: https://www.theatreroyalsydney.com/events/season-2022/girl-from-the-north-country/
Sydney Theatre Company
15 Hickson Rd, Dawes Point
https://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/
Who: Triple X
Where: Wharf 1 Theatre
When: Sat 8 Jan – Sat 26 Feb
What: A hysterically funny, wildly provocative and tender love story about a successful Wall Street banker who’s having an affair with a trans drag performer.
Price: $44 - $74
Weblink: https://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/whats-on/productions/2022/triple-x
Who: Wudjang: Not the Past
Where: Roslyn Packer Theatre
When: Mon 17 Jan – Sat 12 Feb
What: Workmen find bones while excavating a dam, which Bilin, a Yugambeh man, convinces his colleagues to let him keep as they’re the remains of his ancestor, Wudjang
Price: $44 - $129
Weblink: https://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/whats-on/productions/2022/wudjang
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