March 1, 2026
Once we had our dates secured for Sydney, a bunch of residents scanned the offering at the Opera House to find what might be available to us. We lucked out that they had brought back their sellout show from last year of the Gatsby at The Green Light. Kind of a Cirque du Soleil meets sexy nightclub with Gatsby characters. Over 80 of us bought tickets to Gatsy, with another 30 buying tickets to Hansel & Gretal. A big night out for us Ship Folks!
A lot of us dressed up, as they encouraged you to come and be part of the night club fun! Our VIP tickets on the floor, included a signature cocktail and canapes. I tried to organize a quick photo after the show, but sadly the above is the best snap we got!
Before the show we had dinner at MIDDEN by Mark Olive, in the west lobby of the Opera House, it's outdoors under the canopy of the arch and serves authentic native dishes. We started with an Indigenous grazing plate - regional cheeses, wild thyme hummus, smoked kangaroo, emu, tandoori crocodile, olives, pickled veggies, roasted macadamia nuts, quandong paste all served wit Tasmanian mountain pepper leaf flat bread. For mains we had crispy skin humpty doo barramundi and kangaroo steak. All very tasty and unique!
Below are some scenes from the show and a fun video put together by fellow resident Lyla.
