Nominations for the 2025 Sydney Theatre Awards were announced today, highlighting a year of ambitious, diverse and resilient work across Sydney stages despite ongoing financial pressures facing the arts sector.

The awards will be presented at an industry gala on Monday 19 January 2026 at the York Theatre, Seymour Centre. Across 28 categories, nominations span 56 productions that played in Sydney during 2025, reflecting the breadth of work across mainstage, independent and musical theatre.

Fraser Crane, Toby Schmitz and Philip Lynch in Grief is the Thing with Feathers. Photo © Brett Boardman

Leading the nominations is The Edit (Unlikely Productions, Legit Theatre Company and 25A) with nine nods. Close behind are Grief is the Thing with Feathers (Belvoir and Andrew Henry Presents) and Sistren (Green Door Theatre in association with Griffin Theatre Company), each earning eight nominations. Phar Lap: The Electro-Swing Musical (Hayes Theatre Co) received seven nominations, while The Player Kings and Bright Star, both presented by Sport for Jove, secured six apiece.

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