If there’s one thing São Paulo residents love, it’s theater. That’s why we’ve selected the best plays on in São Paulo. Choose your favorite and enjoy!
Plays on in São Paulo:
A Scream in the Air
A new production by Teatro do Osso, this play recounts the story of oppression and challenges experienced by a group of artists in times of censorship and repression. The plot is inspired by real accounts and reflects the persistence of art in difficult times, reaffirming theater as a space for resistance and transformation.
📅 From January 17 to February 16, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., Sundays at 6 p.m.
🎫 From R$ 18
📍 Sesc Bom Retiro
The Cherry Orchard
In this play, a decaying aristocratic family faces the loss of their estate amid social and environmental transformations. Themes such as memory, love and the relationship between humans and the planet are explored and transport the audience to an immersive stage experience.
📅 From 18/01 to 02/03
🎫 From R$ 21
📍 Anchieta Theater – Sesc Consolação
Radojka – A Coldly Calculated Comedy
Fabiana Karla and Tania Bondezan star in this acid comedy that explores themes such as the challenges of age and job insecurity. In the plot, the protagonists experience the difficulties faced by women in the professional environment and thus provoke laughter and reflection in the audience.
📅 From 17/01 to 23/02, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 5pm
🎫 From R$40
📍 Sérgio Cardoso Theatre
Diving into the Mystery of Her
The characters Maiara and Cibele, two 70-year-old friends who share an apartment, discuss themes such as aging, friendship, loneliness and sexuality. The plot revolves around the birth of Maiara’s first granddaughter and has a refined humor about the topics explored, but without leaving the modern and transgressive vision aside.
📅 From 17/01 to 02/02, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 6pm
🎫 From R$ 30
📍 Oficina Theater
Finland
A couple discuss family relationships, changing gender roles and raising their young daughter in a hotel room in Helsinki. With a mixture of drama and reflection, the plot addresses strong emotional issues and contemporary crises with depth and intimacy.
📅 From January 22nd to March 20th, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 8pm
🎫 From R$40
📍 Vivo Theater
Sweeney Todd
After its success in 2022, the musical ‘Sweeney Todd’ is back in São Paulo! Starring Saulo Vasconcelos as the vengeful barber Benjamin Barker (Sweeney Todd) and Andrezza Massei as Dona Lovett, the show offers a story of revenge with top-notch production. After all, the play will feature a live orchestra and a cast of 18 actors, as well as being set in Victorian London.
📅 Until 26/01
🎫 From R$ 21,18
📍 Santander Theatre
Eternal Sunshine
Loosely inspired by the movie ‘Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind’, this show presents an original narrative that addresses, in a comic and reflective way, the challenges of love and suffering in human relationships. With dramaturgy by André Magalhães and direction by Jorge Farjalla, the play combines past, present and hallucinations, allowing the audience to construct their own meanings.
📅 Until 23/02
🎫 From R$ 25
📍 Bravos Theater
The Wizard of Oz
In January, the classic ‘The Wizard of Oz’ is back on stage in São Paulo! The show uses innovative special effects to recreate the fantastic World of Oz, without losing the essence of the story. Get ready to relive the adventures of Dorothy, Toto and their friends, more than 20 years after their first successful production in Brazil.
📅 Until 22/02
🎫 From R$37.50
📍 Claro Theater SP
Dragonfly
With a sensitive and reflective approach, ‘Dragonfly’ tells the story of José, a seminarian about to become a priest. Before that, he has to face his biggest challenge: revealing a forbidden romance, his biggest secret, during confession. The plot deals with themes such as love, self-discovery and the courage to live fully, inviting the audience to reflect on the boundaries between faith, desire and freedom.
📅 From 18/01 to 22/02
🎫 From R$ 50
📍 Teatro Itália
I am Hamlet
This play reinvents the Shakespearean classic by reflecting on the violence and segregation of contemporary society. Through the protagonist’s lines, the play provokes a powerful reflection on human relationships and the experience of a black man in Brazil on his journey of self-knowledge.
📅 Until 22/02
🎫 From R$15
📍 Sesc Pinheiros
The Dead Lady Your Mother
Directed by Eduardo Tolentino de Araujo, the comedy ‘A Falecida Senhora Sua Mãe’ comically explores confusions involving inheritance, identity and the false moralism of the middle class. Set in a bedroom with black and white scenery, it features a renowned cast including Fernanda Viacava and Fernando Nitsch.
Until 21/02
🎫 From R$40
📍 Teatro Itália
Duets: The Comedy
This comedy explores, in a comic and sensitive way, the challenges and contradictions of modern relationships. The play presents four independent stories (from blind dates to apparently resolved divorces) in which the characters, full of desires and insecurities, search for love while facing loneliness.
📅 From 17/01
🎫 From R$ 19,75
📍 FAAP Theater
Two of Us
The play ‘Dois de Nós’ takes a humorous look at the challenges faced by two couples from different generations who meet in a hotel room, revealing secrets and dilemmas about routine, children, professional fulfillment, among other contemporary issues.
📅 Until 23/02
🎫 From R$ 80
📍 TUCA/PUC-SP
Visiting Mr. Green
This American show is back on the Brazilian stage in January, in a new production directed by Guilherme Piva . The dramatic comedy tells of the unlikely meeting between an 86-year-old Orthodox Jewish man and a 29-year-old executive, brought together by legal circumstances after a minor traffic accident. Set in Mr. Green’s apartment, the plot deals with themes such as friendship, differences, loneliness and aging, in a comic and touching way.
📅 From January 18th to April 20th
🎫 From R$ 75
📍 Renaissance Theater
I was born to be Dercy
After a successful national tour, “Nasci pra ser Dercy” is once again showing in São Paulo, starring Grace Gianoukas and voiced by Miguel Falabella. The monologue pays a moving tribute to the irreverent Dercy Gonçalves, highlighting her complexity and contribution to Brazilian theater. In this way, the play invites the audience to rediscover the trajectory of the artist, who transformed comedy in Brazil while defending values such as freedom and authenticity.
Until 02/02
🎫 From R$ 60
📍 UOL Theater
Our Story with Chico Buarque
This musical is inspired by Chico Buarque’s vast oeuvre, telling the saga of two families from Rio over three generations. With more than 50 songs by the artist, the show mixes collective memory and everyday life, directed by Rafael Gomes.
📅 Until 28/02
🎫 From R$ 21
📍 Paulo Autran Theater
Plays on in February:
Tom on the Farm
The visceral and impactful play delves into a journey of mourning and self-discovery as it follows Tom, who, after the death of his partner, is confronted by the hidden secrets and complex dynamics of his family on the farm where they live.
📅 14, 15 and 16/02, Friday and Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 6pm
🎫 From R$ 60
📍 Santo André Municipal Theatre
Each with their own ‘pobrema’
Opening the February plays, this infectious piece stars Marcelo Médici, who plays eight hilarious characters with a lot of humor and wit. The narrative features an actor in everyday situations, where his characters come to life. The play enchants with its comedy and audience identification.
📅 From February 1st to March 30th, Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 7pm
🎫 From R$ 50
📍 Fernando Torres Theater
