Explore the 2018 Plays

Explore our 2018 Season below to create your Season Ticket of 6 – 14 plays.

You can also download a PDF brochure and our 2018 performance calendar to plan your year of theatre.

The Plays

TOP GIRLS By Caryl Churchill This whip-smart masterpiece explores female power and success versus family and parenthood – can we have it all? 12 Feb – 24 Mar 2018 | Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House

LETHAL INDIFFERENCE By Anna Barnes This new play full of warmth and moving revelations tells a true story that may change the way you see the world. 17 Feb – 10 Mar 2018 | Wharf 1 Theatre

BLACK IS THE NEW WHITE By Nakkiah Lui This smash-hit, provocative and laugh-out-loud Aussie rom-com will have you dancing in your seat – back for a limited encore season. 28 Feb – 10 Mar 2018 | Roslyn Packer Theatre

THE RESISTIBLE RISE OF ARTURO UI By Bertolt Brecht

Translated by Tom Wright Hugo Weaving will be riotously, darkly funny in this powerhouse role as a villainous gangster fighting to reach the top at any cost. 21 Mar – 28 Apr 2018 | Roslyn Packer Theatre

GOING DOWN By Michele Lee An outrageously funny new play about twenty-something sex, literature and spiralling out of control. 23 Mar – 5 May 2018 | Wharf 2 Theatre

THE CHILDREN By Lucy Kirkwood A stellar cast join forces for this gripping new drama that beautifully balances the realities of our times with intrigue and humour. 29 Mar – 19 May 2018 | Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House

STILL POINT TURNING:

THE CATHERINE MCGREGOR STORY By Priscilla Jackman

Based on interviews with Catherine McGregor The moving and timely true story of one of our country’s most intriguing public figures. 21 Apr – 26 May 2018 | Wharf 1 Theatre

BLACKIE BLACKIE BROWN:

THE TRADITIONAL OWNER OF DEATH By Nakkiah Lui Two actors, countless murders, heart-pumping animations and a brand new Aboriginal superhero. 12 May – 30 Jun 2018 | Wharf 2 Theatre



SAINT JOAN By George Bernard Shaw The iconic Joan of Arc is brought to life in a timely new production of this compelling and mighty classic. 5 Jun – 30 Jun 2018 | Roslyn Packer Theatre

THE LONG FORGOTTEN DREAM By H Lawrence Sumner This exceptional new Australian drama is a rich tapestry told with humour, captivating characters and even a little magic. 23 Jul – 25 Aug 2018 | Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House

THE HARP IN THE SOUTH:

PART ONE By Ruth Park

An adaptation for the stage by Kate Mulvany This landmark stage adaptation celebrates Sydney in all its funny, gritty glory, beginning with a love story. 16 Aug – 6 Oct 2018 | Roslyn Packer Theatre

THE HARP IN THE SOUTH:

PART TWO By Ruth Park

An adaptation for the stage by Kate Mulvany Full of humour, romance and rebellion, the story of the Darcy family continues amidst the changing world of Sydney in the 1950s. 16 Aug – 6 Oct 2018 | Roslyn Packer Theatre

ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST By Dario Fo

In a new adaptation by Francis Greenslade with Sarah Giles An all-star all-female cast in a side-splitting new adaptation of this classic satire about power and corruption. 10 Sep – 27 Oct 2018 | Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House

A CHEERY SOUL By Patrick White A ground-breaking Australian masterpiece is given a bold new production by Kip Williams starring the magnificent Sarah Peirse. 5 Nov – 15 Dec 2018 | Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House



Special Offers

Season Ticket Holders have exclusive access and discounted tickets for these two extra plays that are guaranteed to have high demand. Tickets will be snapped up quickly, so get the best available seats before they go on sale to the public.

THE TRAGEDY OF

HAMLET: PRINCE OF SKIDMARK

A BADAPTATION OF THE BARD By The Listies This hilarious, irreverent, interactive take on Shakespeare will have kids and adults screaming with laughter. 4 Jul – 22 Jul 2018 | Everest Theatre, Seymour Centre