Sydney Opera House hosts My Fair Lady from 2 October
Published on 10/04/2026 at 00:03 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Sydney Opera House hosts My Fair Lady from 2 to 31 October 2026 in Sydney, bringing Opera Australia’s production to the Joan Sutherland Theatre. The musical marks 70 years since its Broadway debut and gives visitors a scheduled stage production during October.
My Fair Lady runs at Sydney Opera House from 2 October
The production is presented by John Frost for Crossroads Live and Opera Australia. It is based on the 2016 Australian production directed by Julie Andrews, with Karen Johnson Mortimer directing the current staging. The listed cast includes Nathaniel Parker as Professor Henry Higgins and Claire Lyon as Eliza Doolittle, alongside Reg Livermore, Robyn Nevin, Tony Llewellyn-Jones, Freddy Hellier and Anne Wood.
The official programme runs from Friday 2 October to Saturday 31 October 2026. Performances are scheduled across the period, including an audio-described performance at 3pm on Sunday 11 October. The official My Fair Lady programme lists the dates, venue and accessibility information.
The Joan Sutherland Theatre places the musical inside a World Heritage site
The Joan Sutherland Theatre is on the northern side of the foyer, near the stairs leading to the Concert Hall. Entry to venues inside the building is through a single point beneath the Monumental Steps, while the foyers have lifts serving the main and western foyers. That arrangement places the October musical within the building’s central visitor circulation rather than in an outdoor or temporary venue.
Designed by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, Sydney Opera House opened in 1973. UNESCO describes the building as three groups of interlocking vaulted shells set on a platform beside Sydney Harbour, with two main performance halls and a restaurant. The site was added to the World Heritage List in 2007; its performing arts use therefore continues within the architectural setting recognised by UNESCO’s World Heritage record.
October performances connect the Broadway musical with Sydney
The production’s 70-year Broadway reference gives the 2026 run a specific historical frame. Its setting at the Opera House also links a work of musical theatre with a building whose design was awarded to Utzon by an international jury in 1957.
The programme includes songs from Lerner and Loewe’s musical, such as Wouldn’t It Be Loverly?, I Could Have Danced All Night and Get Me to the Church on Time. The show is presented in the Joan Sutherland Theatre, one of the performance spaces within the harbour-side complex.
Visiting Sydney Opera House: what travellers from Western Europe should know
- My Fair Lady is scheduled at the Joan Sutherland Theatre from 2 to 31 October 2026. The programme includes an audio-described performance at 3pm on 11 October 2026.
- Entry to the theatre is through the venue access point beneath the Monumental Steps. The Joan Sutherland Theatre is reached from the northern side of the foyer, beside the stairs leading to the Concert Hall.
- The venue is at Bennelong Point, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia. It is accessible from Circular Quay on foot and by train, ferry, light rail and bus.
- The building stands on a peninsula projecting into Sydney Harbour. Its public areas include terraces functioning as pedestrian concourses around the vaulted shells.
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Frequently asked questions about Sydney Opera House
When does My Fair Lady take place at Sydney Opera House?
My Fair Lady is scheduled from 2 to 31 October 2026 at the Joan Sutherland Theatre. An audio-described performance is listed for 11 October 2026.
Where is Sydney Opera House and how do you get there?
The venue is at Bennelong Point in Sydney, Australia. It can be reached from Circular Quay on foot and by train, ferry, light rail and bus.
What is Sydney Opera House?
It is a performing arts centre designed by Jørn Utzon and opened in 1973. UNESCO added it to the World Heritage List in 2007.
