Kids & Families
Upcoming shows, performances and activities
Game Theory
Arriving directly from Switzerland is Game Theory – a fast-paced, funny and playful dance celebration of play, sport, big emotions, and the highs and lows of playing games! This season will have you looking at dance from a whole new perspective.
Kids Music Café
Ages 0 - 2 | Our introduction to live music - perfect for your toddler and you!
Opera Rose Bouquet
Take a bow with your hand made mini opera rose bouquet!
Jazz in Pizzazz
Shooby dooby doo on down to the Centre for Creativity on International Jazz Day for some interactive life drawing for cool cats and their families.
James and the Giant Peach
Ages 6+ | Climb aboard the world’s juiciest fruit as Roald Dahl’s James & The Giant Peach rolls off the page and onto the stage in Shake & Stir’s most delicious adventure yet.
Alien Rescue Mission
Ages 6+ | The Sydney Opera House has been visited by aliens! Join us on this interactive theatre play experience to find the left-behind alien.
Dance Mania
Ages 9 - 11 | Ever dreamt of dancing on one of Sydney Opera House's world-renowned stages? Make a young dancer’s dreams come true with our special School Holiday dance experience where ballet, contemporary and hip hop collide in a beautiful dance explosion!
Make-Believe Masters
Ages 12 - 16 | Join us for a workshop on creating designs for set and costumes for live performance. Learn about theatrical design and creative world building for the stage.
A Forest in the City
Ages 4+ | This interactive performance uses full scale colourful projections, digital technology and dance, and comes direct to Sydney Opera House from Italy.
The Magic Garden
Ages 4+ | Join Ru Barb, Aspara Gus and Sir Paul McCarrotney for a berry wonderful music-making songwriting workshop.
Seed Bracelet Workshops
Free Kids & Families Workshop | Ages 4+ | To compliment the Forest in the City performance, create your very own Seed Bracelet. Look, feel, smell and create with seeds and flowers on your bracelet.
The River That Ran Uphill
Ages 8+ | In 2015, Cyclone Pam ravaged the South Pacific. Edgell Junior, a Ni-Vanuatu man from Pentecost Island experienced and survived Cyclone Pam and its aftermath. Based on his lived experience, this moving production emphasises the importance of community cooperation and resilience.
Opera Big Wigs
Ages 7 - 11 | Learn more about the fabulous history of wigs and explore your inner fashionista to make your own Opera wig!
Little Murmur
Ages 7+ | Little Murmur is a new international dance theatre performance featuring groundbreaking projections, an extraordinary soundscape and a blizzard of paper and confetti. Dance and humour combine to explores living with dyslexia and the warped and exaggerated realities of being in a world you struggle to process.
Edward the Emu
Ages 3+ | Edward is bored with his lot. Being the only emu at the zoo has him feeling glum and thinking perhaps the grass is greener on the other side of the fence. Is life more fun for the seals or the lions or the snakes? Join Edward on his grand adventure of self-discovery as he explores the world outside of his enclosure and makes a very special friend along the way, Edwina the Emu.
Big Sky
Ages 4+ | Big Sky unfolds over a single night, from sunset to dawn and follows 12 unforgettable characters as they look forward to their futures, show off, get spooked, prank each other and get up to mischief. Featuring the phenomenal circus skills of the world-renowned Flying Fruit Fly Circus in a show performed by kids, for kids.
Waru
Ages 3+ | In Bangarra’s first dedicated work for children, join our heroine Migi as she undertakes a journey of discovery and survival.
What the Ocean Said
Ages 4+ | Part guided meditation, part magical story, What The Ocean Said is a sensory world of vivid storytelling, dreamy electronic music, animation, and wonder.
Grug and the Rainbow
Ages 2+ | In a magical adaptation of Ted Prior’s beloved picture books, Grug and the Rainbow sees our grassy little friend embark on an epic adventure to bask in the colours of the illusive rainbow.
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