4 June @ 7:30 pm - 20 June @ 8:00 pm AEST Beasts of Burden & Other Party Guests

Miss Friby: Beasts of Burden & Other Party Guests

Bluestone Church Arts Space 8A Hyde St, Footscray

The world’s a heavy place. This is what happens next. Green Room Award–winning cabaret artist Miss Friby takes over a Footscray church and turns it into an immersive performance spectacle — lights, rhinestones, bar, and release. Set in a party that slips it's own logic - audiences can expect bold,…

10 June @ 3:30 pm - 21 June @ 4:20 pm AEST Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House: Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House - Drama Theatre

The return of the hit stage show. This is Bluey’s Big Play, for real life! From New York’s Madison Square Garden to London’s Royal Festival Hall, Bluey’s Big Play has delighted fans across the globe - and now it returns home to Australia for an encore tour. Bluey’s Big Play…

11 June @ 9:30 am - 22 June @ 10:30 am AEST Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House: Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House - Drama Theatre

The return of the hit stage show. This is Bluey’s Big Play, for real life! From New York’s Madison Square Garden to London’s Royal Festival Hall, Bluey’s Big Play has delighted fans across the globe - and now it returns home to Australia for an encore tour. Bluey’s Big Play…

11 June @ 12:30 pm - 22 June @ 1:30 pm AEST Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House: Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House - Drama Theatre

The return of the hit stage show. This is Bluey’s Big Play, for real life! From New York’s Madison Square Garden to London’s Royal Festival Hall, Bluey’s Big Play has delighted fans across the globe - and now it returns home to Australia for an encore tour. Bluey’s Big Play…

11 June @ 3:30 pm - 22 June @ 4:20 pm AEST Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House: Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House - Drama Theatre

The return of the hit stage show. This is Bluey’s Big Play, for real life! From New York’s Madison Square Garden to London’s Royal Festival Hall, Bluey’s Big Play has delighted fans across the globe - and now it returns home to Australia for an encore tour. Bluey’s Big Play…

12 June @ 9:30 am - 23 June @ 10:30 am AEST Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House: Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House - Drama Theatre

The return of the hit stage show. This is Bluey’s Big Play, for real life! From New York’s Madison Square Garden to London’s Royal Festival Hall, Bluey’s Big Play has delighted fans across the globe - and now it returns home to Australia for an encore tour. Bluey’s Big Play…

12 June @ 12:30 pm - 23 June @ 1:30 pm AEST Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House: Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House - Drama Theatre

The return of the hit stage show. This is Bluey’s Big Play, for real life! From New York’s Madison Square Garden to London’s Royal Festival Hall, Bluey’s Big Play has delighted fans across the globe - and now it returns home to Australia for an encore tour. Bluey’s Big Play…

12 June @ 3:30 pm - 23 June @ 4:20 pm AEST Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House: Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House - Drama Theatre

The return of the hit stage show. This is Bluey’s Big Play, for real life! From New York’s Madison Square Garden to London’s Royal Festival Hall, Bluey’s Big Play has delighted fans across the globe - and now it returns home to Australia for an encore tour. Bluey’s Big Play…

Editor's Choice 12 June @ 7:30 pm - 20 June @ 9:30 pm AEST STELLA – A New Australian Musical

Matthew Henderson: Stella – A New Australian Musical

Alexander Theatre, The Ian Potter Centre for Performing Arts 48 Exhibition Walk, Clayton

We have recently seen a brilliant stage musical based on Miles Franklin’s famous novel My Brilliant Career. Now comes a new Australian musical called Stella, exploring Franklin’s life, which was marked by poverty, entrenched sexism, personal loss and the upheaval of two world wars. Seven years in the making, Stella…

13 June @ 9:30 am - 24 June @ 10:30 am AEST Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House: Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House - Drama Theatre

The return of the hit stage show. This is Bluey’s Big Play, for real life! From New York’s Madison Square Garden to London’s Royal Festival Hall, Bluey’s Big Play has delighted fans across the globe - and now it returns home to Australia for an encore tour. Bluey’s Big Play…

13 June @ 12:30 pm - 24 June @ 1:30 pm AEST Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House: Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House - Drama Theatre

The return of the hit stage show. This is Bluey’s Big Play, for real life! From New York’s Madison Square Garden to London’s Royal Festival Hall, Bluey’s Big Play has delighted fans across the globe - and now it returns home to Australia for an encore tour. Bluey’s Big Play…

13 June @ 3:30 pm - 24 June @ 4:20 pm AEST Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House: Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House - Drama Theatre

The return of the hit stage show. This is Bluey’s Big Play, for real life! From New York’s Madison Square Garden to London’s Royal Festival Hall, Bluey’s Big Play has delighted fans across the globe - and now it returns home to Australia for an encore tour. Bluey’s Big Play…

14 June @ 9:30 am - 25 June @ 10:30 am AEST Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House: Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House - Drama Theatre

The return of the hit stage show. This is Bluey’s Big Play, for real life! From New York’s Madison Square Garden to London’s Royal Festival Hall, Bluey’s Big Play has delighted fans across the globe - and now it returns home to Australia for an encore tour. Bluey’s Big Play…

14 June @ 12:30 pm - 25 June @ 1:30 pm AEST Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House: Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House - Drama Theatre

The return of the hit stage show. This is Bluey’s Big Play, for real life! From New York’s Madison Square Garden to London’s Royal Festival Hall, Bluey’s Big Play has delighted fans across the globe - and now it returns home to Australia for an encore tour. Bluey’s Big Play…

14 June @ 3:30 pm - 25 June @ 4:20 pm AEST Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House: Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House - Drama Theatre

The return of the hit stage show. This is Bluey’s Big Play, for real life! From New York’s Madison Square Garden to London’s Royal Festival Hall, Bluey’s Big Play has delighted fans across the globe - and now it returns home to Australia for an encore tour. Bluey’s Big Play…

15 June @ 9:30 am - 26 June @ 10:30 am AEST Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House: Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House - Drama Theatre

The return of the hit stage show. This is Bluey’s Big Play, for real life! From New York’s Madison Square Garden to London’s Royal Festival Hall, Bluey’s Big Play has delighted fans across the globe - and now it returns home to Australia for an encore tour. Bluey’s Big Play…

15 June @ 12:30 pm - 26 June @ 1:30 pm AEST Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House: Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House - Drama Theatre

The return of the hit stage show. This is Bluey’s Big Play, for real life! From New York’s Madison Square Garden to London’s Royal Festival Hall, Bluey’s Big Play has delighted fans across the globe - and now it returns home to Australia for an encore tour. Bluey’s Big Play…

15 June @ 3:30 pm - 26 June @ 4:20 pm AEST Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House: Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House - Drama Theatre

The return of the hit stage show. This is Bluey’s Big Play, for real life! From New York’s Madison Square Garden to London’s Royal Festival Hall, Bluey’s Big Play has delighted fans across the globe - and now it returns home to Australia for an encore tour. Bluey’s Big Play…

16 June @ 9:30 am - 27 June @ 10:30 am AEST Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House: Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House - Drama Theatre

The return of the hit stage show. This is Bluey’s Big Play, for real life! From New York’s Madison Square Garden to London’s Royal Festival Hall, Bluey’s Big Play has delighted fans across the globe - and now it returns home to Australia for an encore tour. Bluey’s Big Play…

16 June @ 12:30 pm - 27 June @ 1:30 pm AEST Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House: Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House - Drama Theatre

The return of the hit stage show. This is Bluey’s Big Play, for real life! From New York’s Madison Square Garden to London’s Royal Festival Hall, Bluey’s Big Play has delighted fans across the globe - and now it returns home to Australia for an encore tour. Bluey’s Big Play…

16 June @ 3:30 pm - 27 June @ 4:20 pm AEST Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House: Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House - Drama Theatre

The return of the hit stage show. This is Bluey’s Big Play, for real life! From New York’s Madison Square Garden to London’s Royal Festival Hall, Bluey’s Big Play has delighted fans across the globe - and now it returns home to Australia for an encore tour. Bluey’s Big Play…

17 June @ 9:30 am - 28 June @ 10:30 am AEST Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House: Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House - Drama Theatre

The return of the hit stage show. This is Bluey’s Big Play, for real life! From New York’s Madison Square Garden to London’s Royal Festival Hall, Bluey’s Big Play has delighted fans across the globe - and now it returns home to Australia for an encore tour. Bluey’s Big Play…

17 June @ 12:30 pm - 28 June @ 1:30 pm AEST Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House: Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House - Drama Theatre

The return of the hit stage show. This is Bluey’s Big Play, for real life! From New York’s Madison Square Garden to London’s Royal Festival Hall, Bluey’s Big Play has delighted fans across the globe - and now it returns home to Australia for an encore tour. Bluey’s Big Play…

18 June @ 9:30 am - 29 June @ 10:30 am AEST Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House: Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House - Drama Theatre

The return of the hit stage show. This is Bluey’s Big Play, for real life! From New York’s Madison Square Garden to London’s Royal Festival Hall, Bluey’s Big Play has delighted fans across the globe - and now it returns home to Australia for an encore tour. Bluey’s Big Play…

18 June @ 12:30 pm - 29 June @ 1:30 pm AEST Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House: Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House - Drama Theatre

The return of the hit stage show. This is Bluey’s Big Play, for real life! From New York’s Madison Square Garden to London’s Royal Festival Hall, Bluey’s Big Play has delighted fans across the globe - and now it returns home to Australia for an encore tour. Bluey’s Big Play…

18 June @ 7:30 pm - 28 June @ 10:30 pm AEST

Forest Collective: Sweet Charity

Chapel off Chapel 12 Little Chapel Street, Prahran

Celebrating 60 years, this production of Sweet Charity follows the New York City adventures of the ever-endearing Charity Hope Valentine… but not quite how you remember it. Forest Collective is delighted to be teaming up with Heirlume Productions to present the iconic Fosse musical Sweet Charity. In a world suspended…

19 June @ 9:30 am - 30 June @ 10:30 am AEST Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House: Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House - Drama Theatre

The return of the hit stage show. This is Bluey’s Big Play, for real life! From New York’s Madison Square Garden to London’s Royal Festival Hall, Bluey’s Big Play has delighted fans across the globe - and now it returns home to Australia for an encore tour. Bluey’s Big Play…

19 June @ 12:30 pm - 30 June @ 1:30 pm AEST Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House: Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House - Drama Theatre

The return of the hit stage show. This is Bluey’s Big Play, for real life! From New York’s Madison Square Garden to London’s Royal Festival Hall, Bluey’s Big Play has delighted fans across the globe - and now it returns home to Australia for an encore tour. Bluey’s Big Play…

21 June @ 9:30 am - 2 July @ 10:30 am AEST Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House: Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House - Drama Theatre

The return of the hit stage show. This is Bluey’s Big Play, for real life! From New York’s Madison Square Garden to London’s Royal Festival Hall, Bluey’s Big Play has delighted fans across the globe - and now it returns home to Australia for an encore tour. Bluey’s Big Play…

21 June @ 12:30 pm - 2 July @ 1:30 pm AEST Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House: Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House - Drama Theatre

The return of the hit stage show. This is Bluey’s Big Play, for real life! From New York’s Madison Square Garden to London’s Royal Festival Hall, Bluey’s Big Play has delighted fans across the globe - and now it returns home to Australia for an encore tour. Bluey’s Big Play…

21 June @ 3:30 pm - 2 July @ 4:20 pm AEST Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House: Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House - Drama Theatre

The return of the hit stage show. This is Bluey’s Big Play, for real life! From New York’s Madison Square Garden to London’s Royal Festival Hall, Bluey’s Big Play has delighted fans across the globe - and now it returns home to Australia for an encore tour. Bluey’s Big Play…

5 June @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm AEST Beasts of Burden & Other Party Guests

Miss Friby: Beasts of Burden & Other Party Guests

Bluestone Church Arts Space 8A Hyde St, Footscray

The world’s a heavy place. This is what happens next. Green Room Award–winning cabaret artist Miss Friby takes over a Footscray church and turns it into an immersive performance spectacle — lights, rhinestones, bar, and release. Set in a party that slips it's own logic - audiences can expect bold,…

6 June @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm AEST Beasts of Burden & Other Party Guests

Miss Friby: Beasts of Burden & Other Party Guests

Bluestone Church Arts Space 8A Hyde St, Footscray

The world’s a heavy place. This is what happens next. Green Room Award–winning cabaret artist Miss Friby takes over a Footscray church and turns it into an immersive performance spectacle — lights, rhinestones, bar, and release. Set in a party that slips it's own logic - audiences can expect bold,…

7 June @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm AEST Beasts of Burden & Other Party Guests

Miss Friby: Beasts of Burden & Other Party Guests

Bluestone Church Arts Space 8A Hyde St, Footscray

The world’s a heavy place. This is what happens next. Green Room Award–winning cabaret artist Miss Friby takes over a Footscray church and turns it into an immersive performance spectacle — lights, rhinestones, bar, and release. Set in a party that slips it's own logic - audiences can expect bold,…

12 June @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm AEST Beasts of Burden & Other Party Guests

Miss Friby: Beasts of Burden & Other Party Guests

Bluestone Church Arts Space 8A Hyde St, Footscray

The world’s a heavy place. This is what happens next. Green Room Award–winning cabaret artist Miss Friby takes over a Footscray church and turns it into an immersive performance spectacle — lights, rhinestones, bar, and release. Set in a party that slips it's own logic - audiences can expect bold,…

13 June @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm AEST Beasts of Burden & Other Party Guests

Miss Friby: Beasts of Burden & Other Party Guests

Bluestone Church Arts Space 8A Hyde St, Footscray

The world’s a heavy place. This is what happens next. Green Room Award–winning cabaret artist Miss Friby takes over a Footscray church and turns it into an immersive performance spectacle — lights, rhinestones, bar, and release. Set in a party that slips it's own logic - audiences can expect bold,…

Editor's Choice 13 June @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm AEST STELLA – A New Australian Musical

Matthew Henderson: Stella – A New Australian Musical

Alexander Theatre, The Ian Potter Centre for Performing Arts 48 Exhibition Walk, Clayton

We have recently seen a brilliant stage musical based on Miles Franklin’s famous novel My Brilliant Career. Now comes a new Australian musical called Stella, exploring Franklin’s life, which was marked by poverty, entrenched sexism, personal loss and the upheaval of two world wars. Seven years in the making, Stella…

14 June @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm AEST Beasts of Burden & Other Party Guests

Miss Friby: Beasts of Burden & Other Party Guests

Bluestone Church Arts Space 8A Hyde St, Footscray

The world’s a heavy place. This is what happens next. Green Room Award–winning cabaret artist Miss Friby takes over a Footscray church and turns it into an immersive performance spectacle — lights, rhinestones, bar, and release. Set in a party that slips it's own logic - audiences can expect bold,…

Editor's Choice 17 June @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm AEST STELLA – A New Australian Musical

Matthew Henderson: Stella – A New Australian Musical

Alexander Theatre, The Ian Potter Centre for Performing Arts 48 Exhibition Walk, Clayton

We have recently seen a brilliant stage musical based on Miles Franklin’s famous novel My Brilliant Career. Now comes a new Australian musical called Stella, exploring Franklin’s life, which was marked by poverty, entrenched sexism, personal loss and the upheaval of two world wars. Seven years in the making, Stella…

Editor's Choice 18 June @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm AEST STELLA – A New Australian Musical

Matthew Henderson: Stella – A New Australian Musical

Alexander Theatre, The Ian Potter Centre for Performing Arts 48 Exhibition Walk, Clayton

We have recently seen a brilliant stage musical based on Miles Franklin’s famous novel My Brilliant Career. Now comes a new Australian musical called Stella, exploring Franklin’s life, which was marked by poverty, entrenched sexism, personal loss and the upheaval of two world wars. Seven years in the making, Stella…

19 June @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm AEST Beasts of Burden & Other Party Guests

Miss Friby: Beasts of Burden & Other Party Guests

Bluestone Church Arts Space 8A Hyde St, Footscray

The world’s a heavy place. This is what happens next. Green Room Award–winning cabaret artist Miss Friby takes over a Footscray church and turns it into an immersive performance spectacle — lights, rhinestones, bar, and release. Set in a party that slips it's own logic - audiences can expect bold,…

Editor's Choice 19 June @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm AEST STELLA – A New Australian Musical

Matthew Henderson: Stella – A New Australian Musical

Alexander Theatre, The Ian Potter Centre for Performing Arts 48 Exhibition Walk, Clayton

We have recently seen a brilliant stage musical based on Miles Franklin’s famous novel My Brilliant Career. Now comes a new Australian musical called Stella, exploring Franklin’s life, which was marked by poverty, entrenched sexism, personal loss and the upheaval of two world wars. Seven years in the making, Stella…

20 June @ 9:30 am - 1 July @ 10:30 am AEST Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House: Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House - Drama Theatre

The return of the hit stage show. This is Bluey’s Big Play, for real life! From New York’s Madison Square Garden to London’s Royal Festival Hall, Bluey’s Big Play has delighted fans across the globe - and now it returns home to Australia for an encore tour. Bluey’s Big Play…

20 June @ 12:30 pm - 1 July @ 1:30 pm AEST Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House: Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House - Drama Theatre

The return of the hit stage show. This is Bluey’s Big Play, for real life! From New York’s Madison Square Garden to London’s Royal Festival Hall, Bluey’s Big Play has delighted fans across the globe - and now it returns home to Australia for an encore tour. Bluey’s Big Play…

20 June @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm AEST

The Concourse: When Mum & Dad Were Kids A Musical Journey Through Generations Performed by all

The Concourse Lounge

When Mum & Dad Were Kids A musical journey through the childhood of a generation. Step into a joyful musical journey through time and rediscover the childhood memories of Mum and Dad. Presented by the students of Penny’s Happy Mandarin, this vibrant family production brings beloved songs from the 80s…

Editor's Choice 20 June @ 2:00 pm - 3:10 pm ACST

Adelaide Cabaret Festival: Class of Cabaret

Banquet Room

Reuben Kaye, the new Artistic Director of the Adelaide Cabaret Festival, has chosen the theme of Delicious Revolution for his inaugural program. (Read our interview with him on page 65.) Speaking to Limelight, he says, “From Aussie icons and international acts of immense fame to basement-dwelling unknowns . . . this is a…

20 June @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm AEST

The Concourse: Victorian State Ballet: Aladdin

The Concourse Concert Hall 409 Victoria Avenue, Chatswood

Much loved by children and adults of all ages, Aladdin and his adventures come to life here in a brilliant production, featuring lush costumes, breathtaking musical score, and captivating choreography. A wonderful story of love, passion, and bold expression, full of fantasy and outstanding ballet skill. Aladdin is a bold,…

20 June @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm AEST Griffin Theatre: Wake in Fright

Griffin Theatre Company: Griffin Theatre: Wake in Fright

Belvoir St Theatre 25 Belvoir St, Sydney

Welcome to Bundayabba – the best little town in the world! You’ll never want to leave. And even if you did… You can’t. Well-heeled schoolteacher John Grant is en route to Sydney when a layover in the mining town of Bundanyabba turns into a three-week freefall. Stranded and starving, Grant…

Editor's Choice 20 June @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm AEST STELLA – A New Australian Musical

Matthew Henderson: Stella – A New Australian Musical

Alexander Theatre, The Ian Potter Centre for Performing Arts 48 Exhibition Walk, Clayton

We have recently seen a brilliant stage musical based on Miles Franklin’s famous novel My Brilliant Career. Now comes a new Australian musical called Stella, exploring Franklin’s life, which was marked by poverty, entrenched sexism, personal loss and the upheaval of two world wars. Seven years in the making, Stella…

20 June @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm AEST

Bel a cappella: Sun, Moon and Stars

Glebe Town Hall 160 St Johns Rd, Sydney

A celebration of light, darkness and the shifting skies above us, Sun, Moon and Stars traces a radiant choral arc from dawn to dusk and back again. With works exploring love, loss, longing and the turning of the earth, this evocative program features music inspired by the solstice, the sun…

20 June @ 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm AEST

: At Twilight

Turramurra Uniting Church 10 Turramurra Ave, Turramurra, Sydney

Macquarie Singers presents At Twilight, Celebrating the brilliance and intimacy of Mozart’s Vesperae Solennes de Confessore, and the elegance of Schubert’s Mass in G Major. Conducted by Dr Philip Eames, and accompanied by soloists and The Macquarie Chamber Orchestra. Macquarie Singers is a vibrant Sydney-based community choir established way back…

20 June @ 3:30 pm - 1 July @ 4:20 pm AEST Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House: Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Sydney Opera House - Drama Theatre

The return of the hit stage show. This is Bluey’s Big Play, for real life! From New York’s Madison Square Garden to London’s Royal Festival Hall, Bluey’s Big Play has delighted fans across the globe - and now it returns home to Australia for an encore tour. Bluey’s Big Play…

20 June @ 4:00 pm - 5:20 pm AEST The Maria Anna Mozart Concert Tour

Sydney Youth Orchestras: The Maria Anna Mozart Concert Tour

Sir John Clancy Auditorium, UNSW 9 High St, Kensington

The Maria Anna Mozart Concert Tour brings one of history’s most extraordinary untold stories to concert halls across Australia, shining a timely spotlight on the persistent gender gap in classical music programming. The highly anticipated performance by Sydney Youth Orchestras will take place on Saturday, 20th June 2026 (4:00pm -…

20 June @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm AEST

Canberra Symphony Orchestra: Kingsland Brass in Concert

Belconnen Community Theatre 23 Swanson Street, Belconnen

Enjoy the sounds of a large brass ensemble with Canberra’s most exciting young brass players as the Kingsland Brass performs their first public concert of 2026.

20 June @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm AEST My Fair Lawyer

Bondi Theatre Company: My Fair Lawyer

Bondi Pavilion Theatre Queen Elizabeth Dr, Bondi

What do you get when you put together a pompous lawyer, his inebriated wife, his illegitimate daughter and an Indian shrink? Lots of laughs! Solicitor and comedic playwright Tony Laumberg's comedy centres on Henry Crowley - an outspoken lawyer too busy overseeing a prominent Sydney law firm to worry about…

20 June @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm AEST

Jasper Ly and Peter Dumsday: Alimentare

Nightingale Gallery 909A High St, Armadale

Alimentare is an intimate performance for oboe and piano, inspired by the evocative paintings of Llael McDonald. The program brings together compelling music by women composers across the last century. From Lili Boulanger and Amy Beach to Ruth Gipps and Rebecca Clarke - alongside contemporary Australian voices including Sally Greenaway,…

20 June @ 6:00 pm - 9:30 pm AEST

Frankston Arts Centre: The Songs of Cilla Black: In Cabaret

Frankston Arts Centre 27-37 Davey Street, Frankston

Powerhouse vocals and self - deprecating humour that made Cilla Black one of the UK's most beloved icons. Featuring acclaimed performer Danielle O’Malley.

Editor's Choice 20 June @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm ACST

Adelaide Cabaret Festival: Lázaro Numa & Sabor a Cuba 

Space Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre Festival Drive, Adelaide

Reuben Kaye, the new Artistic Director of the Adelaide Cabaret Festival, has chosen the theme of Delicious Revolution for his inaugural program. (Read our interview with him on page 65.) Speaking to Limelight, he says, “From Aussie icons and international acts of immense fame to basement-dwelling unknowns . . . this is a…

20 June @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm ACST

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: She Speaks – Concert 2

Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide

WOMEN COMPOSERS, SPANNING CONTINENTS AND GENERATIONS, MEET IN A WEEKEND OF MUSICAL STORYTELLING. Bacewicz opens with restless energy, Clyne offers the still, meditative beauty of Within Her Arms, and Musgrave’s Night Windows sings with elegance for oboe and strings. Mason’s Upon Weightless Wingsglistens with radiant colour, Cawrse unveils an evocative…

Editor's Choice 20 June @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm AEST The Gesualdo Six

The Parish Church of St James’ King Street: The Gesualdo Six – Lux Aeterna

St James Church, Sydney 173 King St, Sydney

Renowned for its consort singing, The Gesualdo Six begins its Australian tour at MONA’s Elektra – Anselm Kiefer’s colossal concrete amphitheatre. In Sydney, Lux Aeterna spans Tallis, Gesualdo, Tavener and contemporary composers including Joanna Marsh and Richard Rodney Bennett, while Hemispheres is a collaborative program of luminous polyphony with St James’ Choir. The British vocal…

20 June @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm AEST

Live Nation: Emma Holland – The Dog Dies At The Start

HOTA 135 Bundall Road, Surfers Paradise

I told my manager I wanted to write a show about dead dogs, and she said “oh god” but that’s not really my problem, it’s her job to market it. This show isn’t sad, you will leave feeling good. I promise. Thinking about asking my vet for a refund on…

20 June @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm AEST Beasts of Burden & Other Party Guests

Miss Friby: Beasts of Burden & Other Party Guests

Bluestone Church Arts Space 8A Hyde St, Footscray

The world’s a heavy place. This is what happens next. Green Room Award–winning cabaret artist Miss Friby takes over a Footscray church and turns it into an immersive performance spectacle — lights, rhinestones, bar, and release. Set in a party that slips it's own logic - audiences can expect bold,…

Editor's Choice 20 June @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm AEST STELLA – A New Australian Musical

Matthew Henderson: Stella – A New Australian Musical

Alexander Theatre, The Ian Potter Centre for Performing Arts 48 Exhibition Walk, Clayton

We have recently seen a brilliant stage musical based on Miles Franklin’s famous novel My Brilliant Career. Now comes a new Australian musical called Stella, exploring Franklin’s life, which was marked by poverty, entrenched sexism, personal loss and the upheaval of two world wars. Seven years in the making, Stella…

20 June @ 7:30 pm - 9:50 pm AEST The Doll Trilogy: Part 3 – Summer of the Seventeenth Doll

Red Stitch: The Doll Trilogy: Part 3 – Summer of the Seventeenth Doll

Her Majesty's Theatre, Ballarat 17 Lydiard St, Ballarat

PART 3: SUMMER OF THE SEVENTH DOLL - 1953 For sixteen summers, Roo and Barney have returned to Melbourne to share a life of laughter, love and independence with Olive and Nancy. But this seventeenth summer feels different. Nancy is gone, Roo is weary, Barney restless, and Olive is determined to…

20 June @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm AEST

JOLT Arts: Melbourne African Traditional Ensemble (MATE)

JOLT Arts Space 342 High Street, Northcote

MATE brings a powerful, cross-cultural soundscape to JOLTED Arts Space, where ancient traditions meet bold, contemporary energy. This dynamic collaboration weaves together the hypnotic melodies of the Kamalengoni (West African hunter’s harp), the meditative pulse of the Mbira, and the driving force of African percussion, creating a rich, layered sonic…

Editor's Choice 20 June @ 9:30 pm - 10:30 pm ACST

Adelaide Cabaret Festival: The Kaye Hole with Reuben Kaye

Space Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre Festival Drive, Adelaide

Reuben Kaye, the new Artistic Director of the Adelaide Cabaret Festival, has chosen the theme of Delicious Revolution for his inaugural program. (Read our interview with him on page 65.) Speaking to Limelight, he says, “From Aussie icons and international acts of immense fame to basement-dwelling unknowns . . . this is a…

Editor's Choice 20 June @ 10:30 pm - 21 June @ 12:30 am ACST

Adelaide Cabaret Festival: The Gutter with Reuben Kaye

Space Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre Festival Drive, Adelaide

Reuben Kaye, the new Artistic Director of the Adelaide Cabaret Festival, has chosen the theme of Delicious Revolution for his inaugural program. (Read our interview with him on page 65.) Speaking to Limelight, he says, “From Aussie icons and international acts of immense fame to basement-dwelling unknowns . . . this is a…

21 June @ 3:00 pm - 5:20 pm AEST The Doll Trilogy: Part 3 – Summer of the Seventeenth Doll

Red Stitch: The Doll Trilogy: Part 3 – Summer of the Seventeenth Doll

Her Majesty's Theatre, Ballarat 17 Lydiard St, Ballarat

PART 3: SUMMER OF THE SEVENTH DOLL - 1953 For sixteen summers, Roo and Barney have returned to Melbourne to share a life of laughter, love and independence with Olive and Nancy. But this seventeenth summer feels different. Nancy is gone, Roo is weary, Barney restless, and Olive is determined to…

21 June @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm AEST Beasts of Burden & Other Party Guests

Miss Friby: Beasts of Burden & Other Party Guests

Bluestone Church Arts Space 8A Hyde St, Footscray

The world’s a heavy place. This is what happens next. Green Room Award–winning cabaret artist Miss Friby takes over a Footscray church and turns it into an immersive performance spectacle — lights, rhinestones, bar, and release. Set in a party that slips it's own logic - audiences can expect bold,…

21 June @ 7:15 pm - 8:45 pm AEST My Fair Lawyer

Bondi Theatre Company: My Fair Lawyer

Bondi Pavilion Theatre Queen Elizabeth Dr, Bondi

What do you get when you put together a pompous lawyer, his inebriated wife, his illegitimate daughter and an Indian shrink? Lots of laughs! Solicitor and comedic playwright Tony Laumberg's comedy centres on Henry Crowley - an outspoken lawyer too busy overseeing a prominent Sydney law firm to worry about…

23 June @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm AEST My Fair Lawyer

Bondi Theatre Company: My Fair Lawyer

Bondi Pavilion Theatre Queen Elizabeth Dr, Bondi

What do you get when you put together a pompous lawyer, his inebriated wife, his illegitimate daughter and an Indian shrink? Lots of laughs! Solicitor and comedic playwright Tony Laumberg's comedy centres on Henry Crowley - an outspoken lawyer too busy overseeing a prominent Sydney law firm to worry about…

24 June @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm AEST My Fair Lawyer

Bondi Theatre Company: My Fair Lawyer

Bondi Pavilion Theatre Queen Elizabeth Dr, Bondi

What do you get when you put together a pompous lawyer, his inebriated wife, his illegitimate daughter and an Indian shrink? Lots of laughs! Solicitor and comedic playwright Tony Laumberg's comedy centres on Henry Crowley - an outspoken lawyer too busy overseeing a prominent Sydney law firm to worry about…

27 June @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm AEST Griffin Theatre: Wake in Fright

Griffin Theatre Company: Griffin Theatre: Wake in Fright

Belvoir St Theatre 25 Belvoir St, Sydney

Welcome to Bundayabba – the best little town in the world! You’ll never want to leave. And even if you did… You can’t. Well-heeled schoolteacher John Grant is en route to Sydney when a layover in the mining town of Bundanyabba turns into a three-week freefall. Stranded and starving, Grant…

27 June @ 4:30 pm - 5:45 pm AEST My Fair Lawyer

Bondi Theatre Company: My Fair Lawyer

Bondi Pavilion Theatre Queen Elizabeth Dr, Bondi

What do you get when you put together a pompous lawyer, his inebriated wife, his illegitimate daughter and an Indian shrink? Lots of laughs! Solicitor and comedic playwright Tony Laumberg's comedy centres on Henry Crowley - an outspoken lawyer too busy overseeing a prominent Sydney law firm to worry about…

28 June @ 6:30 pm - 7:45 pm AEST My Fair Lawyer

Bondi Theatre Company: My Fair Lawyer

Bondi Pavilion Theatre Queen Elizabeth Dr, Bondi

What do you get when you put together a pompous lawyer, his inebriated wife, his illegitimate daughter and an Indian shrink? Lots of laughs! Solicitor and comedic playwright Tony Laumberg's comedy centres on Henry Crowley - an outspoken lawyer too busy overseeing a prominent Sydney law firm to worry about…

4 July @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm AEST Griffin Theatre: Wake in Fright

Griffin Theatre Company: Griffin Theatre: Wake in Fright

Belvoir St Theatre 25 Belvoir St, Sydney

Welcome to Bundayabba – the best little town in the world! You’ll never want to leave. And even if you did… You can’t. Well-heeled schoolteacher John Grant is en route to Sydney when a layover in the mining town of Bundanyabba turns into a three-week freefall. Stranded and starving, Grant…