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Where is the Green Sheep?
9 - 11 July 2026
A wild, fun and magical journey to find that elusive green sheep.
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The Libertine
2 - 11 July 2026
Provocative, sensual and unflinchingly human, The Libertine is theatre that refuses to let you look away.
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Omega Ensemble - Inner Landscapes
Saturday 11 July 2026, 7pm
In a world premiere clarinet concerto, Paul Stanhope blends rhythmic vitality, clarity and invention with a deeply human lyricism, bringing to this program a compelling contemporary voice that is...
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Abbie Chatfield Loves Men
Tuesday 14 July 2026, 7pm
After trauma dumping to 18,000 ticket holders across the country, Abbie Chatfield returns with a brand-new show dedicated to men.
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The Addams Family Young@Part
15 - 19 July 2026
A comical feast, The Addams Family Young@Part follows Wednesday’s forbidden romance, forcing Gomez to keep a secret as chaos erupts when the families meet.
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The Fairy's Kiss - Leila Josefowicz & John Novacek
Friday 17 July 2026, 7:30pm
Leila Josefowicz and John Novacek explore the magic of music for violin and piano by Debussy and Stravinsky.
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Pop Culture Parenting
Friday 17 July 2026, 8pm
After a sold-out Melbourne show late last year, Billy & Dr Nick are returning to the stage with a brand-new live experience celebrating the beautiful chaos of raising kids.
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Nazeem Hussain – I’d Like To Tell You About Some Jokes
Saturday 18 July 2026, 7pm
Nazeem Hussain returns with a brand-new show.
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Newcastle Comedy Festival Gala
Saturday 18 July 2026, 7:30pm
A celebration of non-stop comedy with an amazing line-up of Newcastle Comedy Festival’s funniest international stars, homegrown legends and next-big-things in comedy.
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Drag Roast 2026 Burnt to Perfection
Sunday 19 July 2026, 8pm
This July, The Drag Roast takes over theatres across Australia — where queens swap sequins for savage shade.
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Room on the Broom
Wednesday 22 July 2026, 10am, 12:30pm & 6pm
How the cat purred and how the witch grinned,
As they sat on their broomstick and flew through the wind…
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Civic Cinema - National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World
Wednesday 22 July 2026, 7pm
Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton) joins Eanna Hardwicke (The Sixth Commandment) and Siobhan McSweeney (Derry Girls) in John Millington Synge’s riveting play of youth and self-discovery.
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COSENTINO TRICKED - An Evening Of Wonder
Friday 24 July 2026, 7:30pm
Step into the mysterious world of Australia’s greatest illusionist, Cosentino.
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Kirsty Webeck
Friday 24 July 2026, 7:30pm
After a huge 2025 Australian tour, Kirsty is back to show you that the words just keep flowing and that they’re always hilarious.
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Lizzy Hoo - Says Hoo?
Saturday 25 July, 5pm & 7pm
Says Hoo? is a brand-new hour of stand-up comedy from your fave comedian Lizzy Hoo.
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Geraldine Hickey - A Weight Off My Chest
Saturday 25 July 2026, 7pm
Geraldine Hickey is a regular on our screens, appearing on I’m A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, Spicks & Specks, The Cheap Seats and Have You Been Paying Attention?
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Newcastle Comedy Festival Gala 2
Saturday 25 July 2026, 7:30pm
Newcastle Comedy Festival is excited to announce a second Gala performance on July 25, featuring a brand new lineup of comedians.
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Brett Blake - Little Turd
Thursday 30 July 2025, 7pm & 8:30pm
This is a story of the importance of second chances, the hypocritical expectations we have of young people, and how your number one enemy might just end up being your biggest champion.
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Anisa Nandaula - No Small Talk
31 July & 1 August
Anisa Nandaula (Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Gen) dives headfirst into the chaos of her life
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Dave Thornton - More or Less
Sunday 2 August 2026, 5pm
Dave is back with a brand-new hour of stand-up, focusing on the small things that frustrate him and the large things that get on top of him…. more or less.
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Come From Away
7-15 August 2026
Get ready for a fast-paced, poignant, and entertaining production filled with humor and heartfelt moments that have earned it a place as a modern classic.
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The Sydney Symphony Orchestra with Håkan Hardenberger
Saturday 8 August 2026, 2pm
Swedish trumpet virtuoso Håkan Hardenberger leads musicians of the Sydney Symphony in a shimmering concert that showcases the brilliant colour and depth of brass music.
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Nicolas Altstaedt & Thomas Dunford
Saturday 15 August 2026, 7:30pm
Cellist Nicolas Altstaedt and lutenist Thomas Dunford put the rockstar in baroque.
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Career Pathways in Performing Arts Student Talk - Opera Australia
Thursday 20 August, 5:30pm
Join a panel discussion with Opera Australia singers and musicians exploring diverse career journeys in the performing arts.
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Mozart's Don Giovanni - Opera Australia
Thursday 20 August 2026, 7.30pm
It’s the last day of Don Giovanni’s life, but he doesn’t know that.
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The Great Gatsby: A Jazz Ballet Odyssey!
22-23 August 2026
Step into the roaring twenties for Newcastle’s most decadent, high-octane immersive experience—where the champagne flows, the jazz is hot, and the party never ends!
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The Bugalugs Bum Thief
Tuesday 25 August 2026, 10am & 12:30pm
Join Skeeta, Mick and Billy on a bum-tastic adventure to uncover the mystery of the missing bums of Bugalugs!
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The Way We Were Starring Melinda Schneider
Thursday 27 August 2026, 7.30pm
Experience the magic of Melinda Schneider in The Way We Were — a spectacular new concert celebration of Barbra Streisand’s legendary career.
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37th Newcastle Jazz Festival
28 - 30 August 2026
Featuring jazz styles from Traditional Jazz, Mainstream, Swing, Contemporary, Blues, Jazz Orchestras, Gospel, Gypsy, Bebop, Smooth, Fusion and Big Band.
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Lano & Woodley In Space
Saturday 29 August 2026, 4pm & 6.30pm
When Frank and Colin launch into space, the stage will come alive with an hour of sublime, inventive and ridiculous comedy.
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Emma Memma's Jungle Picnic Tour
Sunday 30 August 2026, 10am
The Jungle Picnic tour brings Emma Memma’s much-anticipated new album to life on stage, transforming its playful songs into a joyful, movement-filled live experience for children and their families...
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DIESEL - BY REQUEST Tour
Friday 4 September 2026, 7:30pm
DIESEL’s ‘BY REQUEST’ tour returns to Newcastle, offering a one-of-a-kind conversation between artist and audience.
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Em Rusciano - Addicted To Love
Addicted to Love is Em Rusciano at her most unfiltered, romantic, feral, and finely tuned.
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Sydney Comedy Festival Showcase
Saturday 5 September 2026, 8pm
The festival's funniest in one hilarious night!
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A Taste of Ireland
Sunday 6 September 2026, 4:00pm
A Taste of Ireland Company returns with its flagship production A Taste of Ireland — The Irish Music & Dance Sensation.
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The Lifespan of a Fact
9-12 September 2026
Partly true, loosely factual, and entirely entertaining, this sharp Broadway comedy makes its Newcastle debut in a production directed by Patrick Campbell (Hangmen).
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Menopause The Musical
11 & 12 September 2026
Ladies! It’s time to embrace “The Change” with a night out, full of
uncontrollable laughter, uplifting celebration and shared sisterhood!
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Civic Cinema - National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Wednesday 16 September 2026, 7pm
BAFTA Award-winner Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread) joins Aidan Turner (Rivals) in a striking new staging of Christopher Hampton’s celebrated adaptation of the classic novel, where among the...
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Bluey's Big Play The Stage Show
19-20 September 2026
The return of the hit stage show. This is Bluey’s Big Play, For Real Life.
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The Gospel According to Paul: The Second Coming
The sermon on the mount returns to our stages for a victory lap as Jonathan Biggins –
co-creator and star of The Wharf Revue and one of Australia’s favourite comic actors –
transforms into the...
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Burn The Floor - Luminous
Friday 25 September 2026, 7:30pm
Starring the world’s finest international champion dancers, Burn The Floor showcases a melting pot of dance styles with infectious, rebellious energy and groundbreaking choreography.
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Behind The Curtain - Backstage Tours 2026
Monday 28 September 2026, 10:30am & 12:30pm
Take a Behind the Curtain tour of the Civic Theatre and discover the secrets of one of the most iconic Theatres in Australia.
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Ben Folds & A Piano
Thursday 1 October 2026, 8pm
The Emmy-nominated singer-songwriter and New York Times Bet Selling author, Ben Folds, will return to Australia playing at Newcastle Civic Theatre.
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Wolf by Circa
2 & 3 October 2026, 7:30pm & 1pm
Wolf. A gasp-inducing acrobatic thrill ride.
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Paul Lewis: Mozart+
Wednesday 7 October 2026, 7:30pm
Pianist Paul Lewis puts Mozart under the microscope to discover endless new wonders.
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Disney's FROZEN The Broadway Musical
10 - 18 October 2026
Join Elsa, Anna, Olaf, Kristoff, and Sven for a magical musical adventure that will warm your heart and ignite your imagination.
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CHEEK LIVE - State of the Nation with Hannah Ferguson
Wednesday 14 October 2026, 7:30pm
Join Hannah Ferguson, Founder of Cheek Media, as she addresses the State of
the Nation.
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The High Kings - Rocky Road Tour 2026
Saturday 24 October 2026, 8pm
With their signature blend of classic tradition and modern edge, The Rocky Road Tour promises to be a vibrant showcase of Irish culture, energy, and musicality.
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Anthony Callea - The CONNECTION Tour
Sunday 1 November 2026, 3pm
Anthony Callea returns to the stage for The CONNECTION Tour, an intimate and vocally powerful live concert experience.
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Radium Girls
5 - 7 November 2026
They painted with glow-in-the-dark radium. No one told them it was killing them.
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Choirboys - Great Australian Rock N Roll Stories
Saturday 7 November 2026, 8pm
Part concert, part story, Run to Paradise is a raw, hilarious, and jaw-dropping journey through the golden era of Australian pub rock. Told in their own words, the Choirboys share the stories you...
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I Love Your Faces: The Don Lane Story
Sunday 8 November 2026, 4pm
I Love Your Faces: The Don Lane Story is a powerful, uplifting theatrical experience that brings a golden era back to the stage – while revealing the deeply personal story behind it.
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Beethoven's Pastoral
Thursday 12 November 2026, 7.30pm
Richard Tognetti directs the Australian Chamber Orchestra in a thrilling season finale featuring Beethoven’s epic and transportive Sixth Symphony.
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The Church with The George Ellis Orchestra
Saturday 14 November, 7:30pm
The Church return with their most ambitious and expansive live show yet – A Psychedelic Symphony with The George Ellis Orchestra.
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The Sweet (UK) - The Final Blitz Tour
Saturday 21 November 2026, 8pm
Chanted vocals. Pounding drums. Infectious guitar riffs.
SWEET are one of the most successful Glam Rock bands of all time!
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The Sydney Symphony Performs Max Richter’s Four Seasons
Thursday 26 November 2026, 7pm
Discover the extraordinary expressive potential of string instruments, as the strings of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra take centre stage.
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KIM WILDE - Closer Tour
Friday 27 November 2026, 8pm
UK pop icon KIM WILDE has thrilled fans across the globe with her infectious hits and exciting live performances. Kim returns in 2026 to thrill Newcastle fans with The KIM WILDE - CLOSER TOUR.
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Everly Brothers & Friends and Roy Orbison
Sunday 29 November 2026, 2pm
Australia’s #1 vocal due, the much-loved Robertson Brothers, join forces with the internationally acclaimed Dean Bourne – the world’s greatest Roy Orbison tribute artist – and the Variety Show team...
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Psychic Medium John Edward
Wednesday 2 December 2026, 7pm
John Edward is one of the world's most sought-after psychic mediums, author of several critically acclaimed New York Times best sellers and star of TV’s Crossing Over With John Edward.
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Civic Cinema: GIANT - The Play
Friday 4 December 2026, 7pm
A WORLD-FAMOUS CHILDREN’S AUTHOR UNDER THREAT. A BATTLE OF WILLS IN THE WAKE OF SCANDAL. AND ONE CHANCE TO MAKE AMENDS.
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BJÖRN AGAIN! - ABBA Forever Tour
Friday 4 December 2026, 7:30pm
The only ABBA-endorsed tribute show hits the stage for one spectacular night
that is bound to be a Super Trouper celebration of ABBA’s timeless discography.
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Guy Sebastian - 100 X Around Australia
Saturday 5 December 2026, 7:30pm
Following his sold-out 2026 national arena tour, Guy Sebastian has announced he'll hit the road once again with his band.
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The TEN Tenors - A Not So Silent Night
Saturday 12 December 2026, 1:30pm & 7pm
Experience holiday magic with The TEN Tenors in "A Not So Silent Night" — the ultimate family Christmas show!
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Adam Kay - Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas
Monday 14 December 2026, 7pm
Britain's twelfth-favourite doctor and author of smash hit This is Going to Hurt returns to Australia with his brand-new live show.
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Priscilla Queen of the Desert: The Musical
17 - 20 December 2026
From the company that brought you Kinky Boots, Chookas Entertainment is bringing the smash hit musical Priscilla Queen of the Desert, strutting into Newcastle this December.
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Seventh Wonder Performs Fleetwood Mac Orchestrated
13 February 2026, 7:30pm
A spectacular national orchestral tour celebrating the 50th anniversary of Fleetwood Mac’s landmark album Rumours.
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The Fab Four - The Ultimate Tribute
Wednesday 10 March 2027, 7:30pm
Experience the best Beatles tribute ever with The Fab Four - The Ultimate Tribute
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