The arts and music festival is back with live music, exhibitions and exciting events that will fire up your winter this July Put your beanie and your best jacket on, as this year’s Creative Open is back, bigger and better than...

JUNE 6-JULY 6   Stolen tells the stories of five members of the Stolen Generation, whose lives are irrevocably altered by their experiences in a social and political system that sought to erase their cultural identity. Sydney Theatre Company $40+ sydneytheatre.com.au ...

JUNE 8-SEPTEMBER 8   The Archibald Prize for portrait painting is the country’s most significant art award. Since 1921, it has highlighted figures from all walks of life, from famous faces to local heroes. Enjoy the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2024...

JULY 13   Opera singer David Hobson and comedian Colin Lane have been friends for 25 years. From vastly different backgrounds, the performers have their worlds collide in this entertaining show. North Sydney Leagues Club $55 norths.com.au ...

UNTIL JULY 21   Comedy masters Shane Jacobson and Todd McKenney are the definitive odd couple in Neil Simon’s Tony Award-winning comedy of friendship, divorce and misunderstandings. It started as a play and Broadway laughed. A movie and a TV series followed...

Take a step towards a cure for mito on 4 August It started as a promise to her daughter Rose, and now Margie Lingard’s mission to find a cure for mitochondrial disease (mito) will see thousands of people trek the Northern...

JUNE 13-JULY 14   In this exhibition by the Re-Right Collective, Carmen Glynn-Braun and Dennis Golding, works explore the themes of de-colonisation, domesticity and survival through art and community. Art Space on The Concourse Free visitchatswood.com.au ...

JUNE 9-JULY 21   Murder, greed, corruption, exploitation, adultery, treachery and All That Jazz. See the international multi-award-winning musical, CHICAGO, starring Anthony Warlow as Billy Flynn and Zoë Ventoura as Velma Kelly. Capitol Theatre $69+ capitoltheatre.com.au ...

JULY 5-21   Join James and his collection of curious critters on an enchanting escape direct from his backyard, soaring high across the world, from Dover to New York and back again. This play is bursting with magic and mischief. Sydney Opera House $35+ sydneyoperahouse.com ...

JULY 5-21   Volume celebrates pioneering music with a series of boundary-pushing live performances mixing music and art by international and Australian artists. It features four visionary headline artists: André 3000: New Blue Sun live (Australian exclusive), Kim Gordon, Genesis Owusu and...