THE SHIRALEE- Sydney Theatre company
Date – Tuesday 14th October 2025 @ 6.30pm
Venue – Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House
Price – Premium Reserve $115.00 Full/Concession, Groups of 10+ $104.00 each.
Closing Date – Must close off on 31st March 2025
The Shiralee By D’Arcy Niland
Adapted for the stage by Kate Mulvany
Directed by Jessica Arthur
A love song to the open road
The Australian epic The Shiralee comes to the stage for the first time, adapted by Kate Mulvany, in a ranging and poetic story of life and love on the margins.
Macauley is a rugged swagman who roams the highways and byways of mid-century Australia, while Macauley’s young daughter Buster lives with her separated mother in a neglectful home in Sydney. When Macauley discovers Buster’s circumstances he takes her on the road with him, despite his hesitations around fatherhood.
Hot on the heels of the national sensation The Dictionary of Lost Words, director Jessica Arthur returns with a spectacular cast featuring Mulvany herself, Josh McConville, Aaron Pedersen and Ziggy Resnick, in this new play about a father-daughter bond that blooms in a harsh and unforgiving world.