Headlining Events - Tuesday, 9th February
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Optimism |
6.30pm @ Sydney Opera House, Drama Theatre$30 - $80    Theatre & Performing Arts | |
Optimism Turning a quizzical eye to the woes of the heart, and reeking with scandal and scurrilous vice, this production transforms Voltaire's classic satire of enlightened insanity, Candide, into a cutting commentary on the 'no-worries' bravura of the Australian swagger. Brought up in the household of a powerful Baron, Candide (Frank Woodley) is an openminded young man whose tutor, Pangloss (Barry Otto), has instilled in him the belief that 'all is for the best'. Sydney Opera House Boxoffice - 02 9250 7777 
Sydney Opera House, Drama Theatre - Bennelong Point, Sydney - 02 9250 7777
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Spring Awakening |
7.30pm @ Sydney Theatre$40 - $90   Theatre & Performing Arts | |
Spring Awakening Based on Wedekind's shattering play of 1891, this exuberant new musical tells the tale of a group of teenagers embarking on the terrifying and thrilling transition from youth to adulthood. Wendla begs her mother to explain where babies come from only to be fobbed off with mumblings about 'the stork'. Melchior, more advanced in his sexual education, has been studying diagrams that would bring tears to the eyes of his elders. He and his mates have grasped basic theory... but when it comes to practice they're as green as Wendla. STC Box Office - 02 9250 1777 
Sydney Theatre - 22 Hickson Rd, Walsh Bay - 02 9250 1999
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Double Exposure |
7pm @ Belvoir St Downstairs Theatre$24 - $32 Theatre & Performing Arts | |
Double Exposure Two Strange Men, Two Strange Minds, One Big Night of Stand Up Comedy!"Imbeciles unite! It's clean fun." Colin Rose, Sun-Herald. Marty Murphy in Happy and Clean and Flacco presents Paul J Livingston's Beyond The Pale. Belvoir Theatre Box Office - 02 9699 3444
Belvoir St Downstairs Theatre - 25 Belvoir St, Surry Hills - (02) 9699 3444
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The Man In Black - The Johnny Cash Story |
| 8.15pm @ Sydney Opera House, Playhouse$55 - $65Music | |
The Man In Black - The Johnny Cash Story Tex Perkins leads The Tennessee Four in a celebration of the life and times of one of the most incredible singers, songwriters and entertainers to ever grace the stage. With his driving freight-train chords, steel-eyed intensity and a voice as dark as the night, the legendary Johnny Cash revolutionised music. Tex Perkins, one of the most electrifying front men of Australian rock 'n' roll, brings the hard-living country legend to life, delving into the depths of the star's life, love and loss. Sydney Opera House Boxoffice - 02 9250 7777
Sydney Opera House, Playhouse - Bennelong Point, Sydney - 02 9250 7777
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Mardi Ha |
| 8.30pm @ Sydney Comedy Store$10Comedy | |
Mardi Ha We're putting the HA in Mardi Gras as The Comedy Store brings you the best gay comedians in the country. Featuring Hannah Gadsby, Anthony Menchetti, Tom Ballard & Rhys Nicholson.
Sydney Comedy Store - Building 207 / 122 Lang Rd, The Entertainment Quarter, Moore Park - 02 9357 1419
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Wicked - The Musical |
| 8pm @ Capitol Theatre$89.90 - $119.90Theatre & Performing Arts | |
Wicked - The Musical Long before Dorothy dropped in, two other girls meet in the
Land of Oz. One, born with emerald-green skin, is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. How these two unlikely friends end up as the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch makes for the most spellbinding new musical in years. WICKED, the untold story of the witches of Oz, features music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (Godspell, Pippin, Academy Award® winner for Pocahontas and The Prince of Egypt) and book by Winnie Holzman. Ticketmaster - 136 100
Capitol Theatre - 13 Campbell St, Haymarket - 1300 855 445
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Wildlife Photographer Of The Year |
9.30am - 5pm @ Australian Museum$9 - $17 Museums, Zoos & Attractions | |
Wildlife Photographer Of The Year Experience the power, mystique and beauty of nature. See more than 90 dramatic images, from big cats fighting to silent icy landscapes, all in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2009 exhibition. With over 43,000 competition entries from 94 countries across the globe, this is a selection of the most powerful images capturing wildlife and nature. Image: Lee Slabber © Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Australian Museum - 6 College Street, Sydney - 02 9320 6000
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