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Editor's Choice Event Series Margaret and the Grey Mare

Sydney Festival: Margaret and the Grey Mare

Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre 1 Powerhouse Rd, Casula, NSW, Australia
Looking for something different? Try this one-hour immersive video opera created by visual artist Katy B Plummer and composer Sally Whitwell, with a little help from artificial intelligence programmed to speak in verse like an oracular Celtic spirit. The story, with video by filmmaker Kuba Dorabialski, evokes 17th-century European witch…
Event Series Grease Sydney

John Frost for Crossroads Live Australia: Grease

Capitol Theatre, Sydney 13 Campbell St, Haymarket, NSW
It’s the one that you want, Sydney! Grease is back, in an all-new production, and it promises to be slicker, sexier, and more electrifying than ever before. It’s one of the world’s most iconic and loved musicals and nothing beats the feeling you get, going back to Rydell High. Danny,…
Event Series The Rocky Horror Show

Crossroads Live Australia: The Rocky Horror Show

Theatre Royal, Sydney 108 King St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Back by phenomenal demand, the iconic Rock ‘N’ Roll musical The Rocky Horror Show is back in 2024 starring Australian superstar Jason Donovan as Frank N Furter. Written and created by Richard O’Brien, The Rocky Horror Show has become one of the world’s favourite musicals and returns after enjoying sell out performances and rave reviews during…
& Juliet
Event Series & Juliet

Michael Cassel Group: & Juliet

Sydney Lyric Theatre 55 Pirrama Rd, Pyrmont, NSW, Australia
Read the Limelight review. In this pop-driven, girl-power romp, Juliet is given a second chance at life when Shakespeare’s wife, Anne Hathaway, persuades him to change the ending of Romeo and Juliet. The show features songs by Swedish hitmaker Max Martin, made famous by the likes of Britney Spears, Ariana Grande…
Editor's Choice Event Series 37

Queensland Theatre: 37

Bille Brown Theatre 78 Montague Rd, South Brisbane, QLD
The Cutting Cove Currawongs have spent so long at the bottom of the footy ladder, they are the laughing stock of their small coastal town. But with the arrival of two talented Marngrook cousins, things might just turn around. But not everyone’s happy. Named after the number Adam Goodes wore…
Editor's Choice Event Series Brisbane Bel Canto

Opera Queensland: Lucia di Lammermoor

QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
The centrepiece of this bel canto festival is Patrick Nolan’s costumed concert staging of Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor with star soprano Jessica Pratt. Richard Mills conducts the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, and the cast includes Carlos Bárcenas as Lucia’s lover Edgardo and Sam Dundas as her brother Enrico. Pratt, a world-famous advocate for…
A still from 'The Man from Snowy River'
Event Series The Man From Snowy River In Concert

Spiritworks: The Man From Snowy River In Concert

Crown Theatre Great Eastern Hwy, Perth, WA, Australia
Following four sold out Melbourne performances The Man from Snowy River comes to the Sydney Opera House for a special screening with live orchestra. Joining in the celebrations will be the original stars of the film Sigrid Thornton and Tom Burlinson, who at each performance will give audiences some insight into…
A still from 'The Man from Snowy River'
Event Series The Man From Snowy River In Concert

Spiritworks: The Man From Snowy River In Concert

Crown Theatre Great Eastern Hwy, Perth, WA, Australia
Following four sold out Melbourne performances The Man from Snowy River comes to the Sydney Opera House for a special screening with live orchestra. Joining in the celebrations will be the original stars of the film Sigrid Thornton and Tom Burlinson, who at each performance will give audiences some insight into…

Head First Acrobats: PreHysterical

Festival Park - The Vault Testing Grounds Market Sq, Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
A multi-award-winning show for little and big kids alike, PreHysterical follows three foolish Neanderthals as they struggle to survive, taking its audience through an action-packed hour of incredible circus while they avoid predators, navigate severe environments, and learn to work together. Complete with hilarious slapstick comedy for the kids, and…
Editor's Choice Event Series The Great Divide

Ensemble Theatre: The Great Divide

Ensemble Theatre Sydney, NSW, Australia
David Williamson may not always please the critics, but he has a hugely loyal audience. His latest comedy, The Great Divide, now playing at Sydney’s Ensemble Theatre, addresses wealth inequality and human greed. Penny Poulter lives in the delightful, quiet town of Wallis Heads. But when the ruthless, obscenely wealthy…
Event Series A Taste of Ireland

Pace Live: A Taste of Ireland

Glen Street Theatre Belrose, NSW, Australia
Hot off its sold out 2023 UK Tour, ‘A Taste of Ireland―The Irish Music & Dance Sensation’ returns with a performance that is ‘Celtic―for this decade’. Laugh, cry and jig into the night with a show that has entertained thousands. Having performed over 300 shows since 2019, ’A Taste of…

Ensemble Offspring: Avant Gardens I

Private Home in Glebe Glebe, NSW, Australia
Read the Limelight review. Back by popular demand, Avant Gardens presents living music in living spaces. The series pairs genre-bending classics with Australian premieres in stunning ‘house concerts’ throughout Sydney. Enjoy chamber music as intended: up close, in a relaxed atmosphere, and surrounded by friendly faces – your safe space to…

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