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Primavera 2010 |
| 10am - 5pm @ The Museum of Contemporary ArtFREE | |
Primavera 2010 Primavera is an annual exhibition for Australian artists 35 years of age and under.
The Museum of Contemporary Art - 140 George St, The Rocks, NSW 2000 - 02 9245 2400
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AC/DC Australia's Family Jewels |
| 10am - 5pm @ Powerhouse Museum$5 - $10 | |
AC/DC Australia's Family Jewels A fantastic new exhibition celebrating the history, music, performance and creativity of one of the world's greatest Rock'n'Roll bands. Featuring original material never before on public display, including costumes, instruments, photographs, hand-written material, stage props, tour ephemera and more. Angus Young's Gibson guitar, 'Super-Ang' costume and school boy outfit, and Bon Scott's leather jacket are just a few of the all-time favourites that visitors will see first-hand.
Powerhouse Museum - 500 Harris St, Ultimo - 02 9217 0444
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Gwen In Purgatory |
6.30pm @ Belvoir St Theatre$35 - $57 Theatre & Performing Arts | |
Gwen In Purgatory Gwen is 90. She woke up this morning to discover that purgatory is sitting alone in a new home in a new subdivision on the edge of town, trying to work out if the remote in her had operates the TV, the aircon, or the fan forced oven.
Written especially for Company B Belvoir, it is Tommy Murphy's brilliant existential comedy. He is one of the country's most formidable playwrights.
Neil Armfield directs this portrait of an old life in search of a graceful ending staring Melissa Jaffer Belvoir Theatre Box Office - 02 9699 3444
Belvoir St Theatre - 25 Belvoir St, Surry Hills - 02 9699 3444
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The Marriage Of Figaro |
| 7.30pm @ Sydney Opera House, Opera Theatre$55 - $270 | |
The Marriage Of Figaro Figaro loves Susanna. The Countess thinks she still loves the Count. Cherubino loves anything in a skirt and as for the Count, love is not quite the right word for how he feels about Susanna. Confused? You will be in this crazy day of match-making and breaking. Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro has been described as a near perfect opera. Words and music come together, brilliantly, in a comedy spiced with the politics of revolution. Don't miss Teddy Tahu Rhodes in his role debut as Figaro. Sydney Opera House Boxoffice - 02 9250 7777
Sydney Opera House, Opera Theatre - Bennelong Point, Sydney - 02 9250 7777
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Jersey Boys |
| 7pm @ Theatre Royal$75 - $145 | |
Jersey Boys JERSEY BOYS, the Tony Award®-winning, worldwide hit musical about Rock and Roll Hall of Famers, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons - Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi - is coming to Sydney's Theatre Royal from 3 September. This is the story of how four boys from the wrong side of the tracks became one of the greatest successes in pop music history. They wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds and sold 175 million records worldwide - all before they were thirty! Ticketmaster - 1300 723 038
Theatre Royal - 108 King Street, Sydney - 02 9224 8444
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Yellow Moon |
| 7pm @ Belvoir St Theatre$24 - $32 | |
Yellow Moon It's Friday night. Stag Lee is 17, bored and figuring out how to make fast money from a life of crime. Silent Leila is at the all-night superstore feeling stupid and ugly, wishing she lived inside the pages of a celebrity magazine. A chance meeting. A life-changing event. In a heartbeat the duo are headed north in search of refuge. Marooned in an unforgiving landscape, this unlikely Bonnie and Clyde are forced to hunker down and confront who they really are. Belvoir Theatre Box Office - 02 9699 3444
Belvoir St Theatre - 25 Belvoir St, Surry Hills - 02 9699 3444
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The Trial |
| 8pm @ Wharf 1, Sydney Theatre Company$75 | |
The Trial The indefinable, elusive and mysterious power of Franz Kafka's writing is captured in Louise Fox's brand new adaptation of his landmark novel. Revelling in Kafka's wit, clowning, farce and obsession with the erotic, this production, directed by Matthew Lutton, marks our second collaboration with his celebrated Perth-based company ThinIce, and features John Gaden and Ewen Leslie. STC Box Office - 02 9250 1777
Wharf 1, Sydney Theatre Company - Pier 4/5, Hickson Road, Walsh Bay - 02 9250 1700
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Wicked - The Musical |
| 8pm @ Capitol Theatre$99.90 - $124.90 | |
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 - 1300 723 038
Capitol Theatre - 13 Campbell St, Haymarket - 1300 855 445
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Alive |
| 9.30am - 5pm @ Australian Museum$6 - $12 | |
Alive The United Nations has declared 2010 the International Year of Biodiversity and the Australian Museum is marking this very special year with ALIVE. Explore our rare collections, share in our scientific research, discover the amazing biological diversity around us, and find out how you can make a difference to the future of life on planet earth.
Australian Museum - 6 College Street, Sydney - 02 9320 6000
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The Governor: Lachlan Macquarie... |
| 9am - 8pm @ State Library of New South WalesFREE | |
The Governor: Lachlan Macquarie 1810 To 1821 The Governor: Lachlan Macquarie 1810 to 1821 celebrates the 200th anniversary of Lachlan Macquarie's governorship. On display are Macquarie's personal letters, journals, maps and paintings, as well as objects such as the intriguing Macquarie Collector's Chest, that tell the story of his contribution to colonial Australia.
State Library of New South Wales - Macquarie Street Sydney NSW 2000 - 02 9273 1414
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