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The Robbie Mann Quartet

Joan Sutherland Centre for Performing Arts 597 High Street, Penrith, NSW, Australia

Join Robbie Mann, one of Australia’s only masters of stride piano style, for an evening in the company of the late, great Thomas Wright “Fats” Waller. A musical force of nature, Fats Waller was a pianist, composer, showman and raconteur whose accomplishments shaped jazz both within his brief lifespan and for decades to come. Robbie […]

$15 – $40

ARC

Joan Sutherland Centre for Performing Arts 597 High Street, Penrith, NSW, Australia

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to experience intimate, magical encounters with rare and vulnerable species. Showcasing exquisite puppetry, an enigmatic host and audience interaction, ARC embraces the natural world and the creatures that cohabit Earth, whilst raising questions about our collective and individual relationships with nature and loss. Renowned as innovators of physical and visual […]

$35 – $120

Carnival of the Animals

Joan Sutherland Centre for Performing Arts 597 High Street, Penrith, NSW, Australia

Experience the magic of music and animals as the Richard Bonynge Ensemble and Glenbrook Ballet Theatre bring Saint-Saëns’ The Carnival of the Animals and Bach’s Concerto for Four Pianos to life on stage in this special family-friendly concert. After the show you can get up close to the instruments and discover how they make the […]

$20 – $80

The Wharf Revue 2025: The End of the Wharf As We Know It

Joan Sutherland Centre for Performing Arts 597 High Street, Penrith, NSW, Australia

After 25 years of political satire, The Wharf Revue is making its final curtain call in Penrith. Expect appearance from Keating, Howard, Downer, Costello, Gillard, Abbott, Carr, Lambie, Hanson, Bandt, Dutton and Albo – a veritable “Who’s that?” of Australian politics. So join us for this joyous yet bitter-sweet send-off to one of the great […]

$70 – $75

The Wharf Revue 2025: The End of the Wharf As We Know It

Joan Sutherland Centre for Performing Arts 597 High Street, Penrith, NSW, Australia

After 25 years of political satire, The Wharf Revue is making its final curtain call in Penrith. Expect appearance from Keating, Howard, Downer, Costello, Gillard, Abbott, Carr, Lambie, Hanson, Bandt, Dutton and Albo – a veritable “Who’s that?” of Australian politics. So join us for this joyous yet bitter-sweet send-off to one of the great […]

$70 – $75

The Wharf Revue 2025: The End of the Wharf As We Know It

Joan Sutherland Centre for Performing Arts 597 High Street, Penrith, NSW, Australia

After 25 years of political satire, The Wharf Revue is making its final curtain call in Penrith. Expect appearance from Keating, Howard, Downer, Costello, Gillard, Abbott, Carr, Lambie, Hanson, Bandt, Dutton and Albo – a veritable “Who’s that?” of Australian politics. So join us for this joyous yet bitter-sweet send-off to one of the great […]

$70 – $75

The Wharf Revue 2025: The End of the Wharf As We Know It

Joan Sutherland Centre for Performing Arts 597 High Street, Penrith, NSW, Australia

After 25 years of political satire, The Wharf Revue is making its final curtain call in Penrith. Expect appearance from Keating, Howard, Downer, Costello, Gillard, Abbott, Carr, Lambie, Hanson, Bandt, Dutton and Albo – a veritable “Who’s that?” of Australian politics. So join us for this joyous yet bitter-sweet send-off to one of the great […]

$70 – $75