The Normal Heart

In 1989, The Normal Heart made its Australian premiere at Sydney Theatre Company to roaring standing ovations, in a production that spoke to the terrifying reality of the AIDS crisis.

Almost 40 years later, Larry Kramer’s groundbreaking, semi-autobiographical drama returns to Sydney Theatre Company: a monumental tribute to those we lost, a poignant reminder for those who lived through the epidemic and a revelatory insight into the beginning of a world-changing movement.

Sydney Theatre Company Artistic Director and four-time Helpmann Award-winner Mitchell Butel delivers a “poetically heartbreaking” (Limelight) performance as Ned Weeks, a New York writer determined to uncover the truth about the mystery illness affecting his community and the lack of government action in response. Butel is joined by an astonishing ensemble cast – including Tim Draxl (A Place to Call Home), Keiynan Lonsdale (Love, Simon, Dance Academy) and Emma Jones making her Sydney Theatre Company debut with “stoic kindness and unerring intelligence” (InDaily SA) –as members of a community whose passion, humour and love for each other unites them in their fight for survival.

Queer Night
Join us for the Tues 17 Feb performance of The Normal Heart and stay for a special post-show panel. Stay tuned for more info!

Queer Backstage Tour 

Thurs 19 Feb 2026 5.30pm
Thurs 26 Feb 2026 5.30pm

Runtime: 70 minutes

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