PLAY ME, I'M YOURS

ALL DAY PARRAMATTA AND SYDNEY CBD

The streets of Parramatta and Sydney's CBD will sound more joyous this January, as British artist Luke Jerram populates the streets with 30 pianos.

THE SMILE OFF YOUR FACE

2:00pm, 2:30pm, 3:00pm, 3:30pm, 4:00pm, 4:30pm AADA PILGRIM THEATRE

Sit in a wheelchair, put on a blindfold and indulge your imagination, as Ontroerend Goed digs into your pleasures, fears, desires and memories.

MORPHOSES

2:00pm THEATRE ROYAL

Christopher Wheeldon is one of the most celebrated figures in contemporary ballet and a major creative force in the dance world. The scope and originality of his work has won him an unrivaled international reputation.

AFTERPLAY

2:00pm PARADE THEATRE

In Afterplay, Brian Friel brings together two of Chekhov's lost souls: Sonya, Uncle Vanya's devoted niece, and Andrey, the three sisters' henpecked brother. Afterplay catches an intimate, fragile moment set against the backdrop of a shattered world.

THE YALTA GAME

5:00pm PARADE THEATRE

The Yalta Game is based on a theme in one of the greatest short stories ever written, Chekhov's The Lady with the Lapdog. Brian Friel unravels a thread of Chekhov's original and weaves it into a startling tapestry of longings and resolutions.

MASTERS OF TRADITION

5:00pm CONCERT HALL, SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE

Artistic Director Martin Hayes draws together one of the finest line-ups of Irish musicians ever assembled in this celebration of traditional Irish music in its purest form.

THE PIANIST

5:00pm BELVOIR ST THEATRE

Acclaimed concert pianist Mikhail Rudy read Szpilman's memoir, The Pianist, and dreamt up a dramatic retelling of his journey. The Pianist is a duet for two Szpilmans: Rudy on piano and a solo actor recounting the story.

MOSCOW ART TRIO

7:00pm THE FAMOUS SPIEGELTENT

Misha Alperin's Moscow Art Trio picks up Moldavian and Russian themes, playfully mixing their character with spirited improvisation.

KRISTIN HERSH - PARADOXICAL UNDRESSING

7:00pm BOSCO THEATER

Lead singer for Throwing Muses, Kristin Hersh's solo spoken word performance is funny, sad and candid. This wry and vivid work characterises Hersh as a shy artist who is simultaneously recognised for her brutal honesty in the spotlight.

IVANOV

7:00pm DRAMA THEATRE, SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE

Budapest's Katona József Theatre presents their acclaimed production of Chekhov's early masterpiece. This remarkable acting ensemble works together like an orchestra, delivering an unsettling and poetic performance about human failing and the unfathomable vanity of a man incapable of love.

FAITH HEALER

7:30pm PARADE THEATRE

Arguably Brian Friel's greatest play, Faith Healer influenced a generation of Irish writing for the theatre. A faith healer accepts that he must return home to Ireland, a destiny he can no longer postpone. The narrative makes up a mosaic that is both seductive and terrifying.

THE SMILE OFF YOUR FACE

8:00pm, 8:30pm, 9:00pm, 9:30pm AADA PILGRIM THEATRE

Sit in a wheelchair, put on a blindfold and indulge your imagination, as Ontroerend Goed digs into your pleasures, fears, desires and memories.

REGGIE WATTS

9:30pm BOSCO THEATER

Reggie Watts shakes new meaning into what you can do with a microphone and a loop machine. Exploiting a jaw-dropping ten-octave vocal range, he creates funky bass lines and soulful diva-esque vocals to underpin hilarious, off-the cuff riffs.

LA CLIQUE

9:30pm THE FAMOUS SPIEGELTENT

An inspired melange of cabaret, new burlesque, circus and contemporary vaudeville, La Clique is sexy, funny and dangerous.