Theatre

Forest Youth Theatre Company

Celebrate the history of this remarkable part of our community history and swap stories from on and off stage!

Sat 05 Jul - Sun 06 Jul 2025

It was the early 80’s and in the middle of the Northern Beaches between the football fields and squash courts, Council built a brand-new theatre complex. Glen Street Theatre came to life inspiring Bob and Penny Philpott to set up Forest Youth Theatre Company.

An actor dressed as a beetle climbing a set piece that looks like a tree.

Beetle by Legs On The Wall

“A striking show… with seamless imagination.” ★★★★ The Scotsman

Sat 26 Jul - Sat 26 Jul 2025

An instant Australian classic, Beetle tells the story of a child who finds a friend in her backyard; together, they embark on an adventure to search for the now elusive Christmas Beetle.

A montage of a man and a woman and fireworks over the Eiffel Tower

Le New Paris Skies

A Sunday Soiree

Sun 27 Jul 2025

Award-winning entertainer Milko Foucault-Larche has joined forces with leading lady Corinne Andrew to create this mini Moulin Rouge style production celebrating the essence of French popular music.

A woman in a black dress and a man in a black suit stand back to back on stage, she is singing into a microphone

Paris After Dark

A Morning Music Event

Mon 28 Jul 2025

No passport required as you travel for the day to the City of Lights with Corinne and Milko along the avenues and boulevards of Paris

Haiming Jiang - The Chinese Hypnotist

Presented by Haiming Jiang — The Chinese Hypnotist. An entertaining and hilarious comedy hypnosis experience!

Fri 08 Aug 2025

As seen on Seven Sharp & going viral on TikTok, you're in for a treat with Comedy Hypnotist, Haiming Jiang, bringing his Comedy Hypnosis show to Westport. Be prepared to laugh hysterically & to take part too, if you're up for it! it's a night of fun!

An illustration of the Gruffalo holding a smaller Gruffalo on its lap

The Gruffalo's Child

The Gruffalo said that no gruffalo should ever set foot in the deep dark wood…

Tue 19 Aug - Wed 20 Aug 2025

If you loved The Gruffalo, don’t miss the sequel, which returns following previous sell-out Australian tours – now in a new West End production!

Waltzing the Wilarra

"Gutsy, entertaining and humorous." - The Australian

Thu 28 Aug - Sat 30 Aug 2025

Charlie, Elsa and Fay take you on a musical journey back to 1940s post war Perth.

Unsettled: Kate Grenville on history, writing and the colony

Wed 03 Sep 2025

Kate Grenville is no stranger to the past. Her success and fame as a writer exploded when she published The Secret River in 2005, a bestseller based on the story of her convict ancestor, an early settler on the Hawkesbury River.

God of Carnage

"This fast-paced play is superb." - Canberra Critics Circle, Len Power

Fri 05 Sep - Sat 06 Sep 2025

Two eleven-year-old boys, a stick and some broken teeth are the catalyst in this classic comedy, which Echo Theatre have reimagined, setting it in Canberra in a vibrant new production.

Ross Noble - Cranium of Curiosities

Wed 10 Sep 2025

He is the Wizard of Waffle, The Rambler Royale, The Noodlers’ Noodler, and he’s back live on stage to tour a tornado of tangents. What the show will be about is anybody’s guess, but that’s all part of the fun when you look inside his Cranium of Curiosities.

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