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Event Series Autumn Piano School

Piano+: Autumn Piano School

New England Conservatorium of Music Faulkner St, Armidale
Piano+ and the New England Conservatorium of Music invite piano lovers nationally to participate in the inaugural Autumn Piano School. The new five-day program will be held at the prestigious New England Conservatorium of Music in Armidale 17-21 April. Enrolments are now open until 31 March or until courses reach…
Event Series Symphony of Stuff

Darwin Symphony Orchestra: Symphony of Stuff

Charles Darwin University Theatre Ellengowan Dr, Casuarina
There's  a  wondrous world of music created from ordinary objects found in our homes! DSO Musicians will transform everyday items such as pots, pans, buckets, and brooms into extraordinary instruments, producing household beats that will have you dancing along. Be inspired to unleash your creativity and make music anywhere and anytime – in the kitchen, bathroom, living room, and even in…
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
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…

Sydney Opera House: Polar Bear & Penguin

Sydney Opera House Sydney
Direct from Ireland, Polar Bear & Penguin is a charming play for young audiences written and performed by John Currivan & Paul Curley. The tale of an unlikely encounter between a Polar Bear and a Penguin. This is the story of polar opposite characters meeting for the first time, getting to…
Event Series Ratburger

CDP Kids: Ratburger

Sydney Opera House Sydney
Things are not looking good for Zoe. Her stepmother Sheila is so lazy she gets Zoe to pick her nose for her. The school bully Tina Trotts makes her life a misery – mainly by spitting on her head. And now the evil Burt from Burt’s Burgers is after her…
Event Series Symphony of Stuff

Darwin Symphony Orchestra: Symphony of Stuff

Charles Darwin University Theatre Ellengowan Dr, Casuarina
There's  a  wondrous world of music created from ordinary objects found in our homes! DSO Musicians will transform everyday items such as pots, pans, buckets, and brooms into extraordinary instruments, producing household beats that will have you dancing along. Be inspired to unleash your creativity and make music anywhere and anytime – in the kitchen, bathroom, living room, and even in…
Event Series 360 ALLSTARS

Riverside Theatres: 360 ALLSTARS

Riverside Theatres, Parramatta Parramatta
Riverside Theatres welcomes back the phenomenal physical performance 360 ALLSTARS at the Riverside Theatres in Parramatta from 19 to 22 April this Autumn School Holidays. Exploring all forms of rotation, 360 ALLSTARS connects the street with the elite in a supercharged urban circus. Featuring World Champion and World Record-holding athletes…
Event Series Alice In Wonderland

The Australian Shakespeare Company: Alice In Wonderland

The Royal Botanic Garden Sydney Mrs Macquaries Rd, Sydney
Join Alice on her amazing journey through Wonderland and experience an adventure like no other. This summer holidays, tumble down the rabbit hole as the Australian Shakespeare Company presents Lewis Carroll's absurd & wickedly clever classic - Alice in Wonderland. Brought to life beautifully in Glenn Elstons highly acclaimed production.…

Bell Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

State Theatre Centre of WA Perth
Love is in the air in Athens – and it’s contagious. Besides the royal wedding, which is just days away, there are young lovers dreaming of enchanted futures together. Hermia and Lysander are besotted with one another, while Helena adores Demetrius. The only snag is that Demetrius loves Hermia –…
Editor's Choice Event Series Blackheath Chamber Music Festival 2024

Blackheath Chamber Music Festival: Pietro Locatto and Martina Biondi

Phillips Hall, Blackheath Blackheath
Now in its fourth year, the Blackheath Chamber Music Festival returns with a rich program including Ensemble Offspring and Eliza Shephard’s world premiere performance of a newly commissioned quartet by Harry Sdraulig; the NSW premiere of Elena Kats-Chernin’s For Theodora by Orava Quartet; harpist Louise Johnson’s journey through the history of music;…

North Adelaide Baroque Hall: Ravel & Lehmann

North Adelaide Baroque Hall 104 Tynte St, North Adelaide
Katelyn Crawford, mezzo soprano/soprano Sachiko Hidaka, piano Programme: Maurice Ravel - Histoire Naturelles Liza Lehmann - Bird Songs
Editor's Choice Event Series The Lewis Trilogy

Griffin Theatre Company: Summer of the Aliens

SBW Stables Theatre Sydney
The SBW Stables Theatre in Sydney’s Kings Cross, home to Griffin Theatre Company, is about to close for a major renovation. By way of a farewell, Griffin is staging one of its most ambitious projects – a triple bill of Louis Nowra’s semi-autobiographical plays that can be viewed individually or in one…
Editor's Choice Event Series Into The Shimmering World

Sydney Theatre Company: Into The Shimmering World

Wharf 1 Theatre Sydney
Angus Cerini’s new play follows in the footsteps of his gothic dramas The Bleeding Tree and Wonnangatta, both of which used a visceral, poetic language, while plugging into Australia’s complex relationship with the bush. Into the Shimmering World is a quieter, more contemplative piece. Colin Friels and Kerry Armstrong give moving…
Billy Elliot
Event Series Billy Elliot The Musical

Free-Rain Theatre Company: Billy Elliot The Musical

The Q - Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre 253 Crawford Street, Queanbeyan
Billy Elliot the Musical is a breathtaking production that tells the story of a young boy who finds his passion for dance in the midst of the 1984 miners’ strike in northern England. With music by Elton John and book and lyrics by Lee Hall, this musical is a must-see…
Queensland Ballet A Midsummer Night's Dream
Featured Featured Event Series A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Queensland Ballet: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank
Experience the wonder of Shakespeare in the whimsical A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Liam Scarlett. Brimming with mischief and mayhem, Shakespeare’s fantastical masterpiece interweaves the realm of fairies and woodland characters with the mortal world of unrequited lovers. The tale takes place in a moonlit forest, where Fairy King Oberon…
Event Series No Pay? No Way!

Sydney Theatre Company: No Pay? No Way!

Sydney Opera House Sydney
When No Pay? No Way! opened in 2020 it was instantly met with standing ovations and glowing reviews. Now, one of Sydney Theatre Company’s funniest and most beloved productions in recent years returns to the Drama Theatre and to a world more in need of its wild, farcical wisdom than…
Event Series The President

Sydney Theatre Company: The President

Roslyn Packer Theatre 22 Hickson Rd, Sydney
Hugo Weaving returns to the stage, joined by one of Ireland’s greatest actors, Olwen Fouéré. In a first-time co-production, Sydney Theatre Company will join forces with the renowned Gate Theatre, Dublin to mount this genius piece of twentieth century playwriting. For this rare and remarkable international collaboration, the cast and…
Event Series Tell Me On A Sunday

Hayes Theatre Co: Tell Me On A Sunday

Hayes Theatre Co 19 Greenknowe Avenue, Elizabeth Bay
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Don Black’s classic Tell Me On A Sunday is a one-woman show that charts the course of a young English girl newly arrived in New York. Brimming with optimism, she sets out to seek success, companionship and, of course, love. But as she weaves her way through…
Event Series 360 ALLSTARS

Riverside Theatres: 360 ALLSTARS

Riverside Theatres, Parramatta Parramatta
Riverside Theatres welcomes back the phenomenal physical performance 360 ALLSTARS at the Riverside Theatres in Parramatta from 19 to 22 April this Autumn School Holidays. Exploring all forms of rotation, 360 ALLSTARS connects the street with the elite in a supercharged urban circus. Featuring World Champion and World Record-holding athletes…
Event Series Seagull

Chaika Theatre: Seagull

ACT Hub 14 Spinifex St, Kingston
A vivid and contemporary, site-specific translation and adaptation by Karen Vickery of Chekhov’s masterpiece. A country house near a lake is the scene in which love triangles, quarrels about the theatre, and egos erupt. Aging celebrity actress, Irina, returns to the family property with her much younger lover, Boris –…
Event Series La Bayadère

West Australian Ballet: La Bayadère

His Majesty's Theatre, Perth Perth
Renowned for its demanding choreography, Greg Horsman’s reimagining of this classic tale delivers equal parts drama and romance. Discover exquisite pas de deux sequences, solos and a fascinating variety of ensemble dances.
Event Series RBG – Of Many, One

Sydney Theatre Company: RBG – Of Many, One

Canberra Theatre Centre Canberra
After a wildly popular, sold-out premiere season in 2022, the Sydney Theatre Company smash-hit production arrives in Canberra with the brilliant Heather Mitchell reviving her award-winning “virtuosic performance” (The Conversation) of the woman who changed the face of the American legal system: the indomitable Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The second woman…
Event Series Grease Sydney

John Frost for Crossroads Live Australia: Grease

Capitol Theatre, Sydney 13 Campbell St, Haymarket
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
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
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
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 Groundhog Day the Musical

GWB Entertainment: Groundhog Day the Musical

Princess Theatre, Melbourne 163 Spring St, Melbourne
This is your last chance to catch the Australian production of Groundhog Day the Musical, featuring music and lyrics by Tim Minchin. Based on the 1993 film, the brilliantly structured and ingeniously staged musical follows arrogant Pittsburgh TV weatherman Phil Connors as he is forced to keep reliving the same…
Event Series Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban™ in Concert

Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban™ in Concert

Sydney Opera House Sydney
Don’t miss the music and magic of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban™ in Concert. This thrilling tale is accompanied by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra performing John Williams’ unforgettable score live. From the moment Harry uses the Marauder’s Map to when the Patronus Charm bursts from his wand, you’ll be transported…
Event Series The Sunshine Club

Sydney Coliseum Theatre: The Sunshine Club

Sydney Coliseum Theatre Rooty Hill
Written and directed by proud Noonuccal Nuugi man, Wesley Enoch, featuring music composed by the esteemed John Rodgers - The Sunshine Club is an energetic and thought-provoking piece of musical theatre with a talented cast of 11 First Nations artists, alongside a 5-piece live band. Set in 1946, the musical…
Event Series Wild Dogs Under My Skirt

Riverside Theatres: Wild Dogs Under My Skirt

Riverside Theatres, Parramatta Parramatta
Adapted from Tusiata Avia’s poetry collection, Wild Dogs Under My Skirt is a provocative and unapologetic examination and celebration of what it is to be a Samoan woman. In the wake of the unending colonial earthquake, five Samoan characters make their lives between two cultures: playing, gossiping, enduring, enforcing the…
Event Series Arioso Ten

Arioso Chamber Ensemble: Arioso Ten

Eudlo Hall Eudlo Hall, 19 Rosebed Street, Eudlo
Step into the enchanting world of Baroque music as Arioso Chamber Ensemble commemorates a decade of musical brilliance with their 10th anniversary concert series: Arioso Ten. Judit Molnár (soprano) will perform a selection of beautiful works including the cantata “Rotte L’Aspre Catene” by Italian composer Antonio Caldara, Vivaldi’s “Mentre Dormi”,…

Bel a cappella: …and the river runs away

Mosman Art Gallery 1 Art Gallery Way, Mosman
Join us for a diverse program of songs about love, water, and loss featuring the incredible pianistic talents of duet Josephine Allan and David Miller accompanying the choir in Hans Huber's musical exploration of Goethe's literary masterpiece Aus Goethes Westöstlichem Diwan, as we transport you into the world of Persian…
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

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre Glenelg St, South Brisbane
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…
Event Series Acacia Quartet and International Guests

Music in the Regions: Acacia Quartet and International Guests

South West Music Regional Conservatorium 241-245 Cressy St,, Deniliquin
Australia’s finest string ensemble, Acacia Quartet, paired with phenomenal international guests, Emile Cantor and Laurentiu Sbarcea, form an incomparable string sextet touring the Riverina and South-West NSW this April. Performing two of the most beautiful and well-loved string sextets, Dvorak’s Op. 48 and Brahms’ Op. 36, this tour also includes the world…
Editor's Choice Event Series The Lewis Trilogy

Griffin Theatre Company: Così

SBW Stables Theatre Sydney
The SBW Stables Theatre in Sydney’s Kings Cross, home to Griffin Theatre Company, is about to close for a major renovation. By way of a farewell, Griffin is staging one of its most ambitious projects – a triple bill of Louis Nowra’s semi-autobiographical plays that can be viewed individually or in one…

Head First Acrobats: PreHysterical

Festival Park - The Vault Testing Grounds Market Sq, Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne
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
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…
Eliza Shephard holds a flute up vertically next to her face.
Editor's Choice Event Series Blackheath Chamber Music Festival 2024

Ensemble Offspring: Ensemble Offspring with Eliza Shephard

Phillips Hall, Blackheath Blackheath
Now in its fourth year, the Blackheath Chamber Music Festival returns with a rich program including Ensemble Offspring and Eliza Shephard’s world premiere performance of a newly commissioned quartet by Harry Sdraulig; the NSW premiere of Elena Kats-Chernin’s For Theodora by Orava Quartet; harpist Louise Johnson’s journey through the history of music;…
Event Series Ratburger

CDP Kids: Ratburger

Sydney Opera House Sydney
Things are not looking good for Zoe. Her stepmother Sheila is so lazy she gets Zoe to pick her nose for her. The school bully Tina Trotts makes her life a misery – mainly by spitting on her head. And now the evil Burt from Burt’s Burgers is after her…
Event Series Parrtjima – A Festival in Light

Northern Territory Major Events Company: Parrtjima – A Festival in Light

Alice Springs Desert Park 871 Larapinta Dr, Alice Springs
Parrtjima – A Festival in Light returns to illuminate Alice Springs (Mparntwe) country and culture for its ninth year. The only authentic Aboriginal light festival of its kind, Parrtjima is an extraordinary celebration of Aboriginal culture in the Red Centre. This year, the free festival’s theme is ‘Interconnectedness’. It will…
Event Series 40th Anniversary Gala

Duprada Dance Company: 40th Anniversary Gala

Araluen Arts Centre 61 Larapinta Dr, Araluen
A Week-end of Celebrations - Friday and Saturday Evening traditions recapturing, special memories or milestones. Duprada Dance Company dancers and artists from Darwin and Alice Springs. The 40th Anniversary performance of Duprada Dance Company at the Araluen Arts Centre will be a spectacular event showcasing the best of the best…
Event Series Gal Pals

Scarlet Rose Producer: Gal Pals

The Blue Room Theatre 53 James St, Perth
Two weeks in conversion therapy. Kat wants to be there, Hez thought it was a leadership camp, and Sloane’s brought care packages. In a whirlwind of smuggled phones, attempted escapes, punishment essays and betrayals, five queer kids find their own. It’s self-hatred and its religious trauma, but in a fun…
Event Series A Midsummer Night’s Dream

The Australian Shakespeare Company: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Belvedere Amphitheatre Broome Ave, Centennial Park
There's magic afoot in the Park as The Australian Shakespeare Company makes its long awaited return to Sydney in celebration of its 35th anniversary with Glenn Elston’s acclaimed flagship production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Bound to dazzle and delight audiences of all ages, this is an experience not to…
Event Series The Dog / The Cat

Fremantle Theatre Company: The Dog / The Cat

Victoria Hall 179 High St, Fremantle
Sharing man’s best friend with your ex-best friend is hard. Being in the doghouse with your own cat is harder. The Dog / The Cat by Brendan Cowell & Lally Katz is a purr-fect rom-com double bill about breakups, makeups and the pets caught in the middle of their human’s…
Event Series Dissent

Arts House: Dissent

Arts House 521 Queensberry Street, North Melbourne
Four players take on the role of a fellow community member. As the rest of us watch on, an unnerving and hyperlocal world is created through imagination and play. The streets of North Melbourne become a site of escalating and discomforting choices, where the lines of responsibility between ‘individual’ and…
Orava Quartet
Editor's Choice Event Series Blackheath Chamber Music Festival 2024

Orava Quartet: Orava Quartet

Phillips Hall, Blackheath Blackheath
Now in its fourth year, the Blackheath Chamber Music Festival returns with a rich program including Ensemble Offspring and Eliza Shephard’s world premiere performance of a newly commissioned quartet by Harry Sdraulig; the NSW premiere of Elena Kats-Chernin’s For Theodora by Orava Quartet; harpist Louise Johnson’s journey through the history of music;…
Event Series Uncle Vanya

Her Productions: Uncle Vanya

Flow Studios 57 Denison St, Camperdown, Sydney
HER Productions makes their Sydney premiere of Annie Baker's adaptation of Anton Chekhov's iconic Uncle Vanya. Set on a remote rural estate, tensions run high for a family trying to survive isolation, lost opportunities, and fading youth. Chekhov's play dazzles us with an acute representation of timeless human contradictions, as…
Winnie Su smiles and poses.

Willoughby Symphony: Emperor

The Concourse, Chatswood 409 Victoria Av, Chatswood
Ludwig van Beethoven wrote his 5th Piano Concerto, the Emperor, at the height of his powers, demonstrating the grandeur and exhilarating musical possibilities of the piano. Hear this iconic work in the hands of rising star Australian pianist Winnie Su, who joins conductor Luke Spicer and the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra for…
Editor's Choice Event Series The Lewis Trilogy

Griffin Theatre Company: This Much is True

SBW Stables Theatre Sydney
The SBW Stables Theatre in Sydney’s Kings Cross, home to Griffin Theatre Company, is about to close for a major renovation. By way of a farewell, Griffin is staging one of its most ambitious projects – a triple bill of Louis Nowra’s semi-autobiographical plays that can be viewed individually or in one…
Event Series Colossus

Stephanie Lake Company: Colossus

Brisbane Powerhouse 119 LAMINGTON STREET, NEW FARM, Brisbane
Following sell-out seasons across the country with Manifesto, internationally renowned Australian choreographer Stephanie Lake makes a triumphant return to Brisbane with her monumental work, Colossus. Colossus is an exhilarating contemporary dance performance for 50 dancers, soundtracked by legendary composer Robin Fox. Colossus is a mind-boggling feat of living architecture as…

James Dekleva: James Dekleva plays Chopin

Government House Ballroom, Perth 13 St Georges Terrace, Perth
James Dekleva presents Chopin, an evening of music full of lyricism, emotional depth and harmonic complexity. Swirling between darkness and light, anguish and hope, Chopin's music stands as a remarkable testament to human resilience, ambition and innovation. A triumph of artistic will over adversity, the raw emotional power of Chopin's…
Event Series Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban™ in Concert

Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban™ in Concert

Sydney Opera House Sydney
Don’t miss the music and magic of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban™ in Concert. This thrilling tale is accompanied by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra performing John Williams’ unforgettable score live. From the moment Harry uses the Marauder’s Map to when the Patronus Charm bursts from his wand, you’ll be transported…
Event Series Frankenstein

Brisbane Arts Theatre: Frankenstein

Brisbane Arts Theatre 210 Petrie Terrace, Brisbane City
Board the “Prometheus”, an exploration vessel trapped in the shifting ice of the Northern Pole with an unexpected shipmate brought aboard… a man in pursuit of his own demons and a creature of his own creation. This production follows the story, based on Mary Shelley’s novel, of Victor Frankenstein and…
Event Series Tjaabi–Flood Country

Big hART: Tjaabi–Flood Country

Watershed Wynyard 2a Old Bass Highway, Wynyard
Ten years in the making in the Pilbara, Tjaabi–Flood Country captures the urgencies of the 21st Century as the globe warms and the climate changes. Patrick captures the many cultural and ecological pressures facing Aboriginal people in places like the Pilbara in the face of ever-increasing pressures for new minerals,…
Editor's Choice Event Series Brisbane Bel Canto

Opera Queensland: Lucia di Lammermoor

QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank
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…
Editor's Choice Event Series Into The Shimmering World

Sydney Theatre Company: Into The Shimmering World

Wharf 1 Theatre Sydney
Angus Cerini’s new play follows in the footsteps of his gothic dramas The Bleeding Tree and Wonnangatta, both of which used a visceral, poetic language, while plugging into Australia’s complex relationship with the bush. Into the Shimmering World is a quieter, more contemplative piece. Colin Friels and Kerry Armstrong give moving…
Editor's Choice Event Series 37

Queensland Theatre: 37

Bille Brown Theatre 78 Montague Rd, South Brisbane
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…
Event Series Re:Classical

Omega Ensemble: Re:Classical

Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre Penrith
Max Richter’s chart-topping global sensation, Four Seasons Recomposed, leads this performance of groundbreaking classical music from Australia’s most exciting and forward-thinking chamber music group. This foot-stomping performance also includes a world premiere by leading American composer Jessie Montgomery, whose infectious music celebrates dance and movement, and a re-imagining of Elena…
Event Series Do We Need Another Hero?

Opera Queensland: Do We Need Another Hero?

The Empire Theatres, Toowoomba 54-56 Neil Street, Toowoomba
Timeless hits about bravery and heroism from artists like David Bowie, John Farnham and more, intertwine with opera classics from composers like Beethoven and Bizet to provide the soundtrack for our story as we search for what it means to be a hero. Exploring the musical archives, we discover that…
Event Series RBG – Of Many, One

Sydney Theatre Company: RBG – Of Many, One

Canberra Theatre Centre Canberra
After a wildly popular, sold-out premiere season in 2022, the Sydney Theatre Company smash-hit production arrives in Canberra with the brilliant Heather Mitchell reviving her award-winning “virtuosic performance” (The Conversation) of the woman who changed the face of the American legal system: the indomitable Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The second woman…
Prinnie Stevens

The Street Theatre: Lady Sings The Blues

The Street Theatre 15 Childers St, Canberra
Lady Sings The Blues, a story about women in song, their hurts, struggles and pain whilst their beauty remains the same. Volume 2 sees Prinnie  embark on more stories of the women that have shaped the history of music. You will be transported from the speak easy setting to the…

The University of Melbourne: The University of Melbourne Wind Symphony

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank
Join The University of Melbourne Wind Symphony for their first concert of the academic season featuring Faculty member and horn soloist Carla Blackwood who will be premiering a concerto by Ukrainian-Australian composer Catherine Likhuta. The concert will begin with a spark of sound out of the silence with Ryan George’s…
Event Series Spellbound

Base Entertainment: Spellbound

Goulburn Performing Arts Centre NSW
Get ready for a spectacular night of Magic and Grand Illusion with one of Australia’s leading Illusionists, Anthony Street. The Star and producer of the stage phenomenon Celtic Illusion will be touring his Grand Illusion show this school holidays. Witness levitations, impossible vanishes, mentalism and a death-defying escape as Anthony…
Editor's Choice Event Series Carmen

The Australian Ballet: Carmen

Sydney Opera House Sydney
For those of us lucky enough to have caught the one-off Sydney performance of Johan Inger’s I New Then in 2022, this is the moment we’ve all been waiting for: another work showcasing the Swedish choreographer’s unique contemporary voice. Set to Rodion Shchedrin’s brilliant arrangement of Bizet’s score, Inger’s retelling…
Event Series Seagull

Chaika Theatre: Seagull

ACT Hub 14 Spinifex St, Kingston
A vivid and contemporary, site-specific translation and adaptation by Karen Vickery of Chekhov’s masterpiece. A country house near a lake is the scene in which love triangles, quarrels about the theatre, and egos erupt. Aging celebrity actress, Irina, returns to the family property with her much younger lover, Boris –…

CIRCA: Humans 2.0

The Round 379 - 399 Whitehorse Road,, Nunawading
A symphony of acrobatics, sound and light, this is next level circus by Circa. Ten bodies appear in a flash of light. They move in harmony for a fleeting moment and then descend into a sinuous trance. Towers grow and decay, bodies leap and are caught, as physical limits are pushed to…
Editor's Choice Event Series The Almighty Sometimes

Melbourne Theatre Company: The Almighty Sometimes

Southbank Theatre Southbank
Kendall Feaver’s knotty drama takes an unflinching look at mental illness and medication among young people. Anna threw herself out of a window when she was seven. The following year, having read her somewhat macabre stories, her worried mother Renée took her to see a child psychiatrist, who prescribed a…

Pace Live: A Taste of Ireland

Manning Entertainment Centre 33 Manning River Drive, Taree
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…
Queensland Ballet A Midsummer Night's Dream
Featured Featured Event Series A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Queensland Ballet: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank
Experience the wonder of Shakespeare in the whimsical A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Liam Scarlett. Brimming with mischief and mayhem, Shakespeare’s fantastical masterpiece interweaves the realm of fairies and woodland characters with the mortal world of unrequited lovers. The tale takes place in a moonlit forest, where Fairy King Oberon…
Event Series La Bayadère

West Australian Ballet: La Bayadère

His Majesty's Theatre, Perth Perth
Renowned for its demanding choreography, Greg Horsman’s reimagining of this classic tale delivers equal parts drama and romance. Discover exquisite pas de deux sequences, solos and a fascinating variety of ensemble dances.

Bell Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

State Theatre Centre of WA Perth
Love is in the air in Athens – and it’s contagious. Besides the royal wedding, which is just days away, there are young lovers dreaming of enchanted futures together. Hermia and Lysander are besotted with one another, while Helena adores Demetrius. The only snag is that Demetrius loves Hermia –…
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

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre Glenelg St, South Brisbane
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…

Theatre Royal, Hobart: Take the Spotlight and Run

Theatre Royal, Hobart 29 Campbell Street, Hobart
It’s the battle of the music genres in this fast-paced tribute to women in music. From classical to contemporary, musical theatre to jazz, these four divas defend their favourite genres, turn them on their heads and bring them to life.
Event Series I Have No Enemies

Bare Witness Theatre Company: I Have No Enemies

Explosives Factory 67 Inkerman St, Rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware, St Kilda
Do you know who’s watching you? What if it’s a group of unhinged sociopaths like US? After stumbling upon a voicemail full of sensitive information, four actors embark on a morally bankrupt man-hunt to untangle the reality of life online. Who is Phil? What happened to his dogs? And how’s…

Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra: The Wolfe Brothers

Princess Theatre, Launceston (Theatre North) 55/57 Brisbane Street, Launceston
The list of achievements for Tasmania’s own Wolfe Brothers is long and illustrious. Along with four number-one ARIA Country albums, 18 number-one singles and six Golden Guitars, Australia’s most-awarded country rock duo in history will add another highlight in 2024: performing live on stage with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra. This…
Event Series Grease Sydney

John Frost for Crossroads Live Australia: Grease

Capitol Theatre, Sydney 13 Campbell St, Haymarket
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
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…
Event Series No Pay? No Way!

Sydney Theatre Company: No Pay? No Way!

Sydney Opera House Sydney
When No Pay? No Way! opened in 2020 it was instantly met with standing ovations and glowing reviews. Now, one of Sydney Theatre Company’s funniest and most beloved productions in recent years returns to the Drama Theatre and to a world more in need of its wild, farcical wisdom than…
Event Series The President

Sydney Theatre Company: The President

Roslyn Packer Theatre 22 Hickson Rd, Sydney
Hugo Weaving returns to the stage, joined by one of Ireland’s greatest actors, Olwen Fouéré. In a first-time co-production, Sydney Theatre Company will join forces with the renowned Gate Theatre, Dublin to mount this genius piece of twentieth century playwriting. For this rare and remarkable international collaboration, the cast and…
& Juliet
Event Series & Juliet

Michael Cassel Group: & Juliet

Sydney Lyric Theatre 55 Pirrama Rd, Pyrmont
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 Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour – West Side Story

Opera Australia: Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour – West Side Story

Mrs Macquaries Point Sydney
It may not be opera, but West Side Story made a packet for Opera Australia five years back, as well as winning rave reviews, despite criticisms regarding the lack of Latinx performers. This time around, Francesca Zambello’s production stars First Nations soprano Nina Korbe as Maria alongside Billy Bourchier as…
Event Series The Sunshine Club

Sydney Coliseum Theatre: The Sunshine Club

Sydney Coliseum Theatre Rooty Hill
Written and directed by proud Noonuccal Nuugi man, Wesley Enoch, featuring music composed by the esteemed John Rodgers - The Sunshine Club is an energetic and thought-provoking piece of musical theatre with a talented cast of 11 First Nations artists, alongside a 5-piece live band. Set in 1946, the musical…
Editor's Choice Event Series Groundhog Day the Musical

GWB Entertainment: Groundhog Day the Musical

Princess Theatre, Melbourne 163 Spring St, Melbourne
This is your last chance to catch the Australian production of Groundhog Day the Musical, featuring music and lyrics by Tim Minchin. Based on the 1993 film, the brilliantly structured and ingeniously staged musical follows arrogant Pittsburgh TV weatherman Phil Connors as he is forced to keep reliving the same…
Billy Elliot
Event Series Billy Elliot The Musical

Free-Rain Theatre Company: Billy Elliot The Musical

The Q - Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre 253 Crawford Street, Queanbeyan
Billy Elliot the Musical is a breathtaking production that tells the story of a young boy who finds his passion for dance in the midst of the 1984 miners’ strike in northern England. With music by Elton John and book and lyrics by Lee Hall, this musical is a must-see…
Event Series The King’s Player

Victorian Theatre Company: The King’s Player

Alex Theatre 135 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda
For every great tragic hero, there is an equally great, tragic, bit part. Some nights, breaking a leg really is your best option. Okay – Let’s get this out of the way… This is not Hamlet’s story. Hamlet, the young barely post pubescent prince of Denmark. His dear Dad (the…
Event Series Wild Dogs Under My Skirt

Riverside Theatres: Wild Dogs Under My Skirt

Riverside Theatres, Parramatta Parramatta
Adapted from Tusiata Avia’s poetry collection, Wild Dogs Under My Skirt is a provocative and unapologetic examination and celebration of what it is to be a Samoan woman. In the wake of the unending colonial earthquake, five Samoan characters make their lives between two cultures: playing, gossiping, enduring, enforcing the…

TEG Dainty: Hauser

RAC Arena 700 Wellington St, Perth
Founding member of 2Cellos, Hauser is bringing his much-anticipated, first-ever worldwide solo tour Rebel with a Cello to Australia. Armed with the momentum from his final sold-out 2Cellos tour, the superstar cellist and visual artist is launching the ultimate musical showcase; bringing his signature performance pyrotechnics alongside his romantic and soulful playing…

Boroondara Arts: Canisha

Kew Court House 188 High Street, Kew
Rising First Nations star Canisha will make the Kew Court House blackbox theatre space her own for a night. A soulful singer with a searing edge, Melbourne-based Canisha caught the imagination of music fans at St Kilda Music Festival, Music for Mob at the Brunswick Music Festival, and headlining Melbourne’s…
Event Series A Jerk In Progress

Little Train Creative: A Jerk In Progress

Pilgrim Bar 15/19 Federation Wharf,, Melbourne
David Rose has been relentlessly touring over the last 18 months, appearing everywhere from New Dehli to New York City. He’s back with a brand-new hour of polished comedy. A decade of treading the boards has taught him that tricks are for kids and being a jerk is no longer…

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