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.

THE WAR OF THE ROSES - PART 2

1:00pm 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.

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.

FAITH HEALER

2:00pm PARADE THEATRE

Arguably Brian Friel's greatest play, Faith Healer influenced a generation of Irish writing for the theatre. A faith healer accepts that he must return home to Ireland, a destiny he can no longer postpone. The narrative makes up a mosaic that is both seductive and terrifying.

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.

ONCE

6:00pm DENDY OPERA QUAYS

Featuring Glen Hansard from Irish band The Frames, Once tells the story of a street musician and a Czech immigrant during an eventful week as they write, rehearse and record songs that reveal their unique love story. Join Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová at this special screening.

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 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 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.

FAITH HEALER

7:30pm PARADE THEATRE

Arguably Brian Friel's greatest play, Faith Healer influenced a generation of Irish writing for the theatre. A faith healer accepts that he must return home to Ireland, a destiny he can no longer postpone. The narrative makes up a mosaic that is both seductive and terrifying.

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.

FOUR TET - FBi NIGHT

8:00pm HYDE PARK BARRACKS MUSEUM

Four Tet makes machine-based music with acoustic warmth, drawing on jazz, soul and folk and pitching it against intricate, funky rhythms. Live, he improvises in real-time, drawing on and feeding back the energy of his audience.

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.

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.

DOUBLE DREAM

8:00pm CITY RECITAL HALL ANGEL PLACE

Double Dream is Misha Alperin and Mikhail Rudy's concert for two pianos, consisting of partly written and party improvised 'recompositions', accompanied by a live video feed that highlights their playful interactions. A concert which both surprises and delights.

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.

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.

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.

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.