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.

EAT DRINK TALK ART

1:00pm THE FAMOUS SPIEGELTENT

Dig deeper into the Festival through our series of lunchtime interviews and forums with the creative forces behind this year's shows at The Famous Spiegeltent.

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.

KIDS IN THE GARDEN

3:00pm THE FAMOUS SPIEGELTENT

Specifically designed for younger audiences, Kids in the Garden is a fun and interactive way to learn about what goes into making a show.

AFTERPLAY

5:00pm 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.

JOE HENRY

7:00pm THE FAMOUS SPIEGELTENT

Joe Henry's poetic songs incorporate a broad swathe of American musical styles - rock, jazz, soul, folk-imbued blues and alt-country stylings.

THE WAR OF THE ROSES - PART 1

7:00pm SYDNEY THEATRE AT WALSH BAY

The Sydney Theatre Company Actors Company presents The War Of The Roses, an audacious epic of language and history. Joining the cast is STC Co-Artistic Director Cate Blanchett, on stage in Australia for the first time in almost five years.

THE PROMISE

7:00pm RIVERSIDE THEATRE, RIVERSIDE THEATRES

Dazzling, enchanting and magically captivating, The Flying Fruit Fly Circus tumble, twist and spring back into Sydney with their brand new show.

THE YALTA GAME

7:30pm 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.

ALICE RUSSELL

8:00pm HYDE PARK BARRACKS MUSEUM

Alice Russell's sound is unmistakably modern and classically timeless, encompassing everything from funk to gospel to jazz. Mark de Clive-Lowe blends jazz, ethnic music and urban grooves into a fresh 21st century flavour.

GLEN HANSARD AND MARKETA IRGLOVA

8:00pm CONCERT HALL, SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE

The intimate film Once stars The Frames frontman Glen Hansard and classically trained pianist Marketa Irglová in a love story told largely through song. Hansard and Irglová will be joined on stage by The Frames to perform songs from the film and more.

BEING HAROLD PINTER

8:00pm BELVOIR ST THEATRE

BELVOIR STREET THEATRE: Wild, anarchic theatre at its purest. Scenes from Pinter's plays and extracts from his Nobel Prize speech transform into a harrowing account of real life in Europe's last dictatorship.

MORPHOSES

8:00pm 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.

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.

LATE AT THE GARDEN

11:30pm THE FAMOUS SPIEGELTENT

Late at the Garden's unpredictable collection of music's most eclectic offerings could not be more at home than in the Samsung Mobile Festival Garden. Keep the Festival party going well into the night.