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Event Series The Front Page

New Theatre: The Front Page

New Theatre 542 King St, Newtown
Late at night, in the crowded press room at Chicago’s Criminal Courts, a group of reporters is waiting to cover a controversial execution the next morning. Then an unexpected event breaks through the banter and bravura, the cynicism and ennui, and suddenly a scoop is on the cards. This landmark…

Melbourne Recital Centre: Neurodivergent Meetup

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank
Melbourne Recital Centre’s 2024 Artist-in-Residence Nat Bartsch hosts her first Artist Meet Up to connect neurodivergent members of the Melbourne music scene. Hosted in the centre’s foyer, this informal get-together seeks to build a community amongst neurodivergent music industry folk, to create an atmosphere that caters to a diverse array…
& 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 Canberra International Music Festival

Canberra International Music Festival: Verity Solo Session 1

Verity Lane Market 50 Northbourne Avenue, Canberra
In his final year as Artistic Director, Roland Peelman has chosen to open the festival with William Barton, Persian tar player Hamed Sadeghi and Belgian jazz pianist Bram De Looze, as well as Lior and Nigel Westlake’s Compassion. Guitar virtuoso Pavel Ralev, violist Florian Peelman, France’s Trio Karénine and Dudok Quartet…
Event Series The Other Side of Me

BlakDance: The Other Side of Me

State Theatre Centre of WA Perth
BlakDance brings the Western Austalian premiere of The Other Side of Me by Gary Lang NT Dance Company at the State Theatre Centre from 30 April - 2 May. Gary Lang’s The Other Side of Me shares a poignant new angle on Stolen Generations – one young man adopted and raised…
Event Series Co_Lab: 24

Australian Dance Party: Co_Lab: 24

Canberra Theatre Centre Canberra
In a movement, sound and visual feast, join Australian Dance Party’s Alison Plevey and Sara Black, with guest artists Melanie Lane (dance), Alex Voorhoeve (cello), Sia Ahmad (sound/voice) and Nicci Haynes (visuals) as they transport you with a live, improvised performance. Witness the interplay of the body, sound and light,…
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 Barracking for the Umpire

Black Swan Theatre Company of WA: Barracking for the Umpire

Subiaco Arts Centre 180 Hamersley Rd, Subiaco
Andrea Gibbs’ debut play was a big hit when it premiered at Black Swan in 2022. In a four-and-a-half-star review, Limelight described it as “hilarious and heartbreaking”. Doug Williams is the greatest footballer Donnybrook has ever seen. His wife Delveen has been by his side through head knock after head…
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…
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 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 The Women in Black

Neil Gooding Productions: The Woman in Black

QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank
After three decades in the West End, The Woman in Black is coming to Australia. Starring John Waters (Doctor Doctor, Offspring, Rake) and Daniel MacPherson (Land of Bad, Foundation, Neighbours), don’t miss this thrilling theatrical exploration of terror. Susan Hill’s acclaimed ghost story comes dramatically alive in Stephen Mallatratt’s ingenious stage adaptation – “The…
Event Series Whiskey Bar Series

Ensemble Q: Bach at the Bar

Mrs J Rabbits, Electric Ave 23 Logan Road, Woolloongabba
​We welcome the extraordinary violinist Sophie Rowell to Ensemble Q this year and this is your chance to get to know her and hear her incredible playing up close, in duo with Trish Dean. Currently the Concertmaster of the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra, Sophie has held positions as leader of the Australian String Quartet and Concertmaster of the…
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…

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