9 October Wild Things International Kids Festival

Sydney Opera House: Wild Things International Kids Festival

Sydney Opera House Sydney

Get ready to go wild! This spring school holidays, the Sydney Opera House will transform into a creative wonderland for kids and their families with the inaugural Wild Things International Kids Festival. Across 16 days, leading companies from Europe, North America, the United Kingdom, Asia and Australia will illustrate the…

1 October @ 7:30 pm - 10 October @ 9:30 pm AEST Log Boy

State Theatre Company South Australia: Log Boy

Adelaide College of the Arts Light Square, Adelaide

A deliriously dark, heart-stabbing, and hilarious queer ghost story about love, grief, and the demons we can’t quite exorcise — especially the leather-clad ones. After the death of his fiancé, Anthony retreats to their country house to grieve, only to be haunted — literally and figuratively — by loss, lust,…

2 October @ 7:30 pm - 11 October @ 9:30 pm AEST Log Boy

State Theatre Company South Australia: Log Boy

Adelaide College of the Arts Light Square, Adelaide

A deliriously dark, heart-stabbing, and hilarious queer ghost story about love, grief, and the demons we can’t quite exorcise — especially the leather-clad ones. After the death of his fiancé, Anthony retreats to their country house to grieve, only to be haunted — literally and figuratively — by loss, lust,…

3 October @ 7:30 pm - 12 October @ 9:30 pm AEST Log Boy

State Theatre Company South Australia: Log Boy

Adelaide College of the Arts Light Square, Adelaide

A deliriously dark, heart-stabbing, and hilarious queer ghost story about love, grief, and the demons we can’t quite exorcise — especially the leather-clad ones. After the death of his fiancé, Anthony retreats to their country house to grieve, only to be haunted — literally and figuratively — by loss, lust,…

8 October @ 7:30 pm - 17 October @ 8:30 pm AEST Log Boy

State Theatre Company South Australia: Log Boy

Adelaide College of the Arts Light Square, Adelaide

A deliriously dark, heart-stabbing, and hilarious queer ghost story about love, grief, and the demons we can’t quite exorcise — especially the leather-clad ones. After the death of his fiancé, Anthony retreats to their country house to grieve, only to be haunted — literally and figuratively — by loss, lust,…

9 October @ 7:45 am - 9:00 pm AEDT Stocktake at Belvoir 25A

Belvoir St Theatre: Stocktake at Belvoir 25A

Belvoir St Theatre 25 Belvoir St, Sydney

Every day is your first day. Every night is Stocktake. It’s Stocktake night at The Store, and Teamies Ash, Jess, Fin, and Heidi are just doing their best to complete the tasks, get customers like Karen out on time, and collect their paychecks. But as the night wears on and…

9 October @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm AEDT Underground Piano Concert

Bendigo Fine Music: Underground Piano Concert

Central Deborah Goldmine 76 Violet St, Bendigo

A unique cultural experience that celebrates 175 years since the 1851 discovery of gold in Bendigo transformed Australia forever! A world-first grand piano concert 61 metres underground in Bendigo’s own Central Deborah Gold Mine. Internationally acclaimed concert pianists Ian Munro and Yasmin Rowe will perform a stunning program of grand…

9 October @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm AEDT Festival of Magic & Illusion

Tom Weil: Festival of Magic & Illusion

The Regent Theatre 145 Windsor Street,, Richmond,

Sydney is about to experience four days of wonder, laughter and the impossible. The Sydney Festival of Magic & Illusion takes over the historic Regent Theatre Richmond, bringing together some of Australia’s finest magicians, mind readers and illusionists for 20+ live shows under one roof. Discover intimate close-up magic performed…

9 October @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm AEST Brisbane Festival

: Make, Believe, Magic

QAGOMA

An unprecedented exhibition exploring the imaginative storytelling and world-building of The Jim Henson Company. Make, Believe, Magic: The Worlds of The Jim Henson Company is an immense and immersive journey through the creative process behind some of the most cherished characters and stories in screen history and popular culture. Highlights include, Fraggle Rock and Fraggle Rock:…

9 October @ 10:00 am - 1:30 pm AEDT Where is the Green Sheep?

Riverside Theatres: Where is the Green Sheep?

Riverside Theatres, Parramatta Parramatta

The million-copy bestseller Winner of the CBCA Book of the Year – Early Childhood Where is the Green Sheep? is an immersive visual theatre experience based on the beloved children’s book by Mem Fox and Judy Horacek. We meet Blue Sheep who loves blue flowers and Red Sheep who loves…

9 October @ 10:00 am - 6:00 pm AEST Blossom Festival

CherryHill Orchards: Blossom Festival

474 Queens Rd, Wandin East, VIC, 3139 474 Queens Rd, Wandin East, VIC, 3139, Melbourne

Every year, we open our cherry orchard when our trees are in full bloom, showcasing the stunning white blossoms.This popular annual event offers picture-perfect photo opportunities and a festive atmosphere, creating an idyllic day out in the countryside for family and friends. Bring a blanket, pack a picnic, and enjoy…

9 October @ 10:00 am - 8:00 pm AEDT Mind Games: Art Alive

Baeu Medina: Mind Games: Art Alive

154 Broadway 154-160 Broadway, Chippendale

A new, woman-led, interactive, immersive and independent experiential playground has opened in Chippendale, in Sydney’s inner suburbs – at a scale and level of detail that has not been done in Australia. Comprising multisensory installations such as holographic moon rooms to upside-down trains, mirrored mazes, and perception puzzles, Mind Games:…

9 October @ 11:00 am - 5:00 pm AEST ‘Margaret Olley: Australian Intimiste’

National Art School: ‘Margaret Olley: Australian Intimiste’

National Art School Corner of Forbes and Burton Streets, Darlinghurst, Sydney

‘Margaret Olley: Australian Intimiste’ celebrates the legacy and significant achievements of Margaret Olley AC – National Art School alum and one of Australia’s most beloved painters – through the lens of the European artistic tradition intimisme, which honours the quiet poetry of domestic life and the interior world. Drawing from significant public and private…

9 October @ 1:10 pm - 2:00 pm ACDT Elder Con Lunchtime Concerts

Elder Conservatorium: Serenade

Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide

The charismatic and energic ensemble Arcadia Winds presents a delightful afternoon of chamber music for woodwind instruments. Much loved by players and listeners alike, Dvořák’s Serenade for Wind Instruments, Op. 44 (which frames the program) evokes an old-world atmosphere of castles and court musicians. Brahms held the work in particularly…

9 October @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm AEDT Underground Piano Concert

Bendigo Fine Music: Underground Piano Concert

Central Deborah Goldmine 76 Violet St, Bendigo

A unique cultural experience that celebrates 175 years since the 1851 discovery of gold in Bendigo transformed Australia forever! A world-first grand piano concert 61 metres underground in Bendigo’s own Central Deborah Gold Mine. Internationally acclaimed concert pianists Ian Munro and Yasmin Rowe will perform a stunning program of grand…

9 October @ 4:10 pm - 5:10 pm AEST Sydney Fringe Festival: Typo

Clockwork Circus: Typo – Sydney Fringe Festival

Fool's Paradise - The Entertainment Quarter 122 Lang Road, Moore Park

From their stand-out success at the Canberra Circus Festival, Clockwork Circus is bringing Typo to Sydney Fringe! A contemporary circus show for all ages, Typo is an homage to the joys of being creative and the satisfaction of seeing a dream through to the end. The mind of the writer…

9 October @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm AEDT Sam King – Tricks & Stuff

Samuel King: Sam King – Tricks and Stuff

The Regent Theatre 145 Windsor Street,, Richmond,

Sam King, 2x Winner of “Best Magic” at the Adelaide Fringe. Runner-up in RAW Comedy and So You Think You’re Funny and winner of the Australian Street Entertainment Championship, is bringing his strange creations to the Regent Theatre, Sydney. Tricks and Stuff is magic gone slightly sideways. An hour of…

9 October @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm AEST NEW CLASSICS @ Backbone Festival

Backbone Festival: NEW CLASSICS

Seven Hills Hub 28 Tallowwood St, Seven Hills QLD 4170, Brisbane

New Classics is a Backbone x theatrePUNK co-program celebrating trans and gender diverse voices in theatre and performance. Taking over the city for four weeks, it combines a writer-in-residence development program with scratch nights, workshops and playreadings, built to fill the gap in queer programming in Magandjin. Highlights include playreadings…

9 October @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm AEDT opera’s bad girl: anna bishop, the world’s first daringly defiant diva

Canta Viva: Opera’s bad girl: Anna Bishop, the world’s first daringly defiant diva

MC Showroom Level 1, 48 Clifton Street, Prahran

Scandal, seduction, shipwreck and song. Original diva Anna Bishop, a daring contemporary of Queen Victoria, shattered expectations and redefined independence when she left her famous composer husband to forge her own artistic path. Bravely defying social norms of the time, and forced to leave her beloved children behind, she toured…

9 October @ 6:00 pm - 6:15 pm AEST Brisbane Festival

Brisbane Festival: Bright Nights By ANZ

Verso Projects. Festival Village, Southbank Cultural Forecourt and Village GreenSuburb: South Bank, Brisbane

Featuring an exclusive soundtrack from Brisbane music royalty The Veronicas. Bright Nights by ANZ transforms the Brisbane River into a dazzling, choreographed canvas of water, light, and sound. Floating fountains, waterscreens, amazing animated water features and water jets shooting up to 80 meters high, all pierced by a stunning laser…

9 October @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm AEST Ode To A Grape

5 Foot Entertainment: Ode To A Grape

The Motley Bauhaus 118 Elgin St, Carlton

Prepare to be simultaneously charmed and berated by Tīrau’s resident self proclaimed artist, incompetent anarchist, and lover of grapes. Born in Limburg; Germany, Johann packed his quill and moved to the small town of Tīrau, (NZ) to free himself of his parental constraints and find himself as an artist. Now…

9 October @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm AEDT Featherbrained (Melbourne Fringe)

Melbourne Fringe Festival: Featherbrained

The Motley Bauhaus 118 Elgin St, Carlton

New Zealand comedian Oliver Pol is a silly goose. It's been a turbulent time in his life, having quit drinking, been through a very personal medical situation about which he'll happily massively overshare. Also he maybe wants to grow a moustache? Enter the mind of a certified overthinker and marvel…

9 October @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm AEDT Tom Weil: Sixth Sense

Tom Weil: Sixth Sense

The Regent Theatre 145 Windsor Street,, Richmond,

Do you believe in a psychic Sixth Sense, or is it all a matter of perspective? Award winning international magician and mentalist Tom Weil presents an evening of magic, mystery and mind reading that will leave you questioning just how much of your mind is really your own. Combining psychological…

9 October @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm AEDT The Manager Is Me

Little Train Creative: The Manager Is Me

The Motley WhereHaus 432 Queen Street, Melbourne

A hilarious meltdown about invisible labour and losing your shit in a really organised way Blood type: CBF. Sex life: On Afterpay. The Situation: Three kids, one husband, minutes before school drop-off, and a woman in absolute command of her own collapse. The Manager Is Me is a fierce, hilarious…

9 October @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm AEDT BRING A VERY BIG NET @ Backbone Festival

Backbone Festival: BRING A VERY BIG NET

Ron Hurley Theatre 28 Tallowwood St, Seven Hills

Four strangers embark on an expedition to catch Australia’s Bigfoot, the Yowie. Well, that’s why Leah, Yowie Hunting Society president, is there. Julian’s there to track the hike on Strava. Alice doesn’t really get this…stuff; she’s just in her whimsy-maxxing era. And Charlie is the council-mandated park guide. She’d rather…

9 October @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm AEST Brisbane Festival

Brisbane Festival: Bright Nights By ANZ

Verso Projects. Festival Village, Southbank Cultural Forecourt and Village GreenSuburb: South Bank, Brisbane

Featuring an exclusive soundtrack from Brisbane music royalty The Veronicas. Bright Nights by ANZ transforms the Brisbane River into a dazzling, choreographed canvas of water, light, and sound. Floating fountains, waterscreens, amazing animated water features and water jets shooting up to 80 meters high, all pierced by a stunning laser…

9 October @ 6:20 pm - 7:20 pm AEDT FU*K! I Killed The Director

Melbourne Fringe Festival: FU*K! I Killed The Director

The Motley WhereHaus 432 Queen Street, Melbourne

Blood-splattered silks, taut hairnets and two actors performing Romeo and Juliet moments after killing their director. Accidentally. DO NOT expect tap-dancing, a murder weapon, 39 mimed caged doves, silk underwear or an antigravity machine. This is a very traditional performance of Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet. Kinda... Warnings: Flashing lights, simulated…

9 October @ 6:45 pm - 7:45 pm AEDT Roisin McAlinden – Fairytale: Ending

5 Foot Entertainment: Roisin McAlinden – Fairytale: Ending

Bard's Apothecary Shop 7, 24 Crossley Street, Melbourne

A funny feminist anti-fairytale. If you’ve come here looking for happily ever after, you’ve come to the wrong place. Fairytales turned Roisin into a damsel in distress. This is her revenge. 'Like catching up with a brutally honest, very funny friend' ★★★★★ - On The House A rallying cry to…

9 October @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm AEDT Earth Emotions

Bowerbird Collective: Earth Emotions

Goolwa Centenary Hall 14 Cadell St, Goolwa

Earth Emotions combines a moving program of music with spoken word to reveal a path to reconnection with nature, instilling hope for a better future. Featuring incredible compositions performed by the Bowerbird Collective, with Simone Slattery on violin and Anthony Albrecht on cello, with narration by environmental philosopher, Professor Glenn Albrecht.…

9 October @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm AEDT Too

Tip Toe Theatre: Too

The MC Showroom l1/50 Clifton Street, Prahran

Someone is having their laser hair removal paid for by their mother. Another yearns for top surgery. A person drives a tire pump through their foot. Written by Bronte Lemaire, ‘Too’ is a verbatim play created from the real stories and thoughts from the non-binary community. Physicalised by a skilled…

9 October @ 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm AEDT Islander

Australian Theatre for Young People: Islander

Pier 2/3, Suite 2/13A Hickson Rd Pier 2/3, Suite 2/13A Hickson Rd, Dawes Point

New friends, ancient fractures, one mystical adventure. Eilidh lives on an island. Adrift and with one eye on the horizon, she is aimless. It seems every day someone is leaving for the mainland, even her own mother. And then a whale washes up on the shore, followed soon after by…

9 October @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm AEDT

Australian National Academy of Music: A Journey Through Our Time with Ensemble Offspring

Abbotsford Convent 1 St Heliers St, Abbotsford

Ensemble Offspring joins ANAM musicians for a program curated by Artistic Director, Claire Edwardes OAM. A Journey Through Our Time brings together music written by composers from different corners of the world, many of whom have worked closely with the ensemble. From Nardi Simpson’s Wilga’s Last Dance, based on the…

9 October @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm AEST

Queensland Symphony Orchestra: Old Worlds, New Sounds

Redland Performing Arts Centre 2/16 Middle St, Cleveland

Queensland Symphony Orchestra makes a highly anticipated return to the Redland Performing Arts Centre stage. Immerse yourself in the majesty and emotion of classical music performed live in RPAC’s stunning Concert Hall with its impeccable acoustics. Led by Chief Conductor Umberto Clerici, this high-voltage program opens with an evocative overture…

9 October @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm AEDT Paul Lewis – Mozart+

Musica Viva Australia: Paul Lewis – Mozart+

Llewellyn Hall Building 100, William Herbert Pl, Canberra

Acclaimed British concert pianist Paul Lewis is celebrated for his interpretations of the great piano works of Beethoven and Schubert. He now turns his laser-like focus and insightful musicianship to Mozart. When Paul Lewis puts Mozart under the microscope he discovers within the details an expansive universe of wonders. Explore with…

9 October @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm AEDT Ying Fang sings Songs of the Auvergne

Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Ying Fang sings Songs of the Auvergne

Sydney Opera House Sydney

Drawn from centuries-old folk melodies from the Auvergne region of France and sung in a local dialect, these 27 songs seem to emerge from the land itself, telling stories of shepherds, rivers and the slow rhythm of rural life, ‘rich with nostalgia and summer light’ (ABC Classic). Following her acclaimed…

9 October @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm ACDT Dave McEvoy Trio – Live (Art for Takayna)

immersive light and art: Dave McEvoy Trio – Live (Art for Takayna)

Immersive Light and Art 63 Light Square, Adelaide

Dave McEvoy performs live in the ILA Studio with Lauren Henderson and Tasha Stevens. Dave McEvoy took a grand piano into the Australia’s largest temperate rainforest in Tasmania as part of Bob Brown Foundation’s annual Art For Takayna artists’ residency. Improvising with the ancient forest at dawn, he felt a…

9 October @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm AEST Cirque Alice

Tim Lawson: Cirque Alice

Sydney Lyric Theatre 55 Pirrama Rd, Pyrmont

Fall down the rabbit hole and into a spectacular new world… Step into magical ‘Wonderland’ as Cirque Alice reimagines Lewis Carroll’s classic adventures with breathtaking twists and astonishing, gravity-defying feats. Starring the greatest acrobatic performers from around the globe, this magnificent spectacle features stunning performances by mesmerising aerialists, mind-bending contortionists,…

9 October @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm AEST

Voxalis Opera: Pelléas and Mélisande

Saint Andrew's Uniting Church 299 Ann St, Brisbane City QLD 4000, Brisbane

Step into a world of shadows, secrets, and forbidden desires with Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande. Set in a mysterious, dreamlike kingdom, this opera presents an intricate portrait of human fragility and unspoken truths. When Prince Golaud discovers the enigmatic Mélisande lost in the forest, her presence begins to unravel the…

9 October @ 7:15 pm - 9:00 pm AEST The Gentleman Magician’s Magical Soirée

Bruce Glen, The Gentleman Magician: The Gentleman Magician’s Magical Soirée

The Castlereagh Boutique Hotel 169 Castlereagh St, Sydney

Reminiscent of the elegant events of the famous 19th century European ‘salons’, The Gentleman Magician’s Magical Soirée is an evening of world class magic and captivating Australian stories (storytelling magic for adults – but not necessarily grown-ups). The Gentleman Magician’s Magical Soirée: the city’s longest running show is a unique…

9 October @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm AEDT Windfire Music Festival

Music at the Basilica: AXES Saxophone Quartet

Basilica of St Mary of the Angels Yarra Street, Geelong

A program built around Maurice Ravel’s Tombeau de Couperin, this program explores how music has so often been composed as a direct reflection of the state of the world the composers found themselves in. From tragedy to reflection, music was often centered around a strong need to comment on society.

9 October @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm AEST A Room with a View

Belvoir St Theatre: A Room with a View

Belvoir St Theatre 25 Belvoir St, Sydney

E. M. Forster’s 1908 novel has been adapted for stage and screen many times over the years. Merchant Ivory famously turned it into a 1985 film starring Helena Bonham Carter. Now comes a new stage version by Grace Chapple. Lucy Honeychurch could follow the path set out for her. But…

9 October @ 7:30 pm - 8:50 pm AEST Koreaboo

Malthouse Theatre: Koreaboo

Malthouse Theatre 113 Sturt St, Southbank, Melbourne

The road to reunion is paved with awkward moments. Hannah had her trip all planned out. Travel to Korea. Visit her birth mother. Spend a golden summer creating precious memories. But when she arrives in Seoul reality hits hard. Her Umma works in a convenience store day and night, barely…

9 October @ 7:30 pm - 8:50 pm AEDT SIX The Musical

Theatre Royal: SIX The Musical

Theatre Royal

THE QUEENS ARE BACK! LIVE ON STAGE! The global smash-hit phenomenon SIX the Musical is making its royal stage return to Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane from July 2026. From Tudor Queens to Pop Princesses, Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anna of Cleves, Katherine Howard and Catherine Parr are ready to…

9 October @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm AEDT Next To Godliness

New Theatre: Next To Godliness

New Theatre 542 King St, Newtown

Erin and Sophia are crime-scene cleaners, but the people they work for are the ones doing the crimes. They’re paid well for disposing of evidence, especially on public holidays, but when one of the bodies they’re supposed to be collecting turns out to be inconveniently alive it threatens to ruin…

9 October @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm AEDT Face To Face

Mockingbird Theatre Company: Face To Face

Belconnen Arts Centre 118 Emu Bank, Belconnen

In this story of rivalry and alliances with secrets bubbling away just beneath the surface, we followed Glen, a young construction worker who rams into the back of his boss’s prized Mercedes in a fit of anger after being sacked. Instead of heading straight to court, he is given the…

9 October @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm AEDT

The Leading Partnership Pty Ltd: Northern Lands

The Concourse, Chatswood 409 Victoria Ave, Chatswood

Experience an extraordinary meeting of Nordic jazz and Australian musical innovation when acclaimed Norwegian pianist Jan Gunnar Hoff joins Sydney ensemble Elysian Fields for a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration inspired by the landscapes, traditions and musical cultures of Scandinavia and Australia. Northern Lights–Southern Cross is a partnership based on friendship and musical respect that spans 15,000 kilometres…

9 October @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm AEDT

Dawson Society: Wounded by Beauty

Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Parish, Scarborough, WESTERN AUSTRALIA 104 Scarborough Beach Rd, Scarborough

The Magnificat, or Canticle of Mary, is one of the most ancient Christian hymns. Recited daily in liturgical prayer, it has inspired artists and musicians of all periods. Join us the 9th of October 7:30pm at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish Scarborough Acclaimed chamber choir Aurora will sing three settings…

9 October @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm AEST The Elevator

Ensemble Theatre: The Elevator

Ensemble Theatre Sydney

Ensemble Theatre presents the world premiere of ‘The Elevator’ by Eloise Snape, a sharp, funny and fearless new Australian comedy, from 18 September - 18 October 2026. Starring Leeanna Walsman making her Ensemble debut and directed by Anthea Williams, ‘The Elevator’ is a no-fluff office satire filled with a whirlwind…

9 October @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm AEDT Cruise

Seymour Centre: Cruise

Seymour Centre Chippendale

Following its sold-out, five-star Australian premiere, Seymour and Fruit Box Theatre will join forces to return the acclaimed Cruise by Jack Holden to Sydney. This electrifying celebration of queer nightlife and a powerful tribute to a generation lost to the AIDS crisis, will run at the Seymour from 9th –…

9 October @ 7:30 pm - 9:03 pm AEDT

Frankston Arts Centre: MSO: Christian Li plays Brahms

Frankston Arts Centre 27-37 Davey Street, Frankston

He may be in high demand, but violinist Christian Li dedicates himself to learning just one concerto per year – and with expert precision. In 2026, it’s Brahms’ riveting Violin Concerto. We started working with the Melbourne-born virtuoso when he was an early teenager, and he returns to his home city…

Editor's Choice 9 October @ 7:30 pm - 9:20 pm AEST Girls & Boys

Sydney Theatre Company: Girls & Boys

Wharf 1 Theatre Sydney

When Justine Clarke first performed Dennis Kelly’s gripping one-woman play at the 2022 Adelaide Festival, Limelight gave the production a five-star review, describing her performance as “utterly remarkable”. Directed by Mitchell Butel, Clarke won rapturous reviews in a return Adelaide season in 2022 and at the 2023 Sydney Festival. Now,…

Editor's Choice 9 October @ 7:30 pm - 9:20 pm AEST Girls & Boys

Sydney Theatre Company: Girls & Boys

Wharf 1 Theatre Sydney

When Justine Clarke first performed Dennis Kelly’s gripping one-woman play at the 2022 Adelaide Festival, Limelight gave the production a five-star review, describing her performance as “utterly remarkable”. Directed by Mitchell Butel, Clarke won rapturous reviews in a return Adelaide season in 2022 and at the 2023 Sydney Festival. Now,…

Editor's Choice 9 October @ 7:30 pm - 9:20 pm AEST Girls & Boys

Sydney Theatre Company: Girls & Boys

Wharf 1 Theatre Sydney

When Justine Clarke first performed Dennis Kelly’s gripping one-woman play at the 2022 Adelaide Festival, Limelight gave the production a five-star review, describing her performance as “utterly remarkable”. Directed by Mitchell Butel, Clarke won rapturous reviews in a return Adelaide season in 2022 and at the 2023 Sydney Festival. Now,…

9 October @ 7:30 pm - 9:20 pm AEDT

Melbourne Recital Centre: Isata Kanneh-Mason

Elisabeth Murdoch Hall

Piano's rising star. The future of classical piano arrives when Isata Kanneh-Mason brings her electrifying artistry to Melbourne Recital Centre. The eldest of the extraordinary Kanneh-Mason musical dynasty, Kanneh-Mason has carved her own brilliant path as one of the most compelling young pianists on the international stage today. Showcasing technical…

9 October @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm AEDT The Sleeping Beauty

The Stuttgart Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty

Regent Theatre 191 Collins St, Melbourne

Performing in Australia for the first time in decades, Germany’s premier ballet company, The Stuttgart Ballet, brings Marcia Haydée’s The Sleeping Beauty exclusively to Melbourne, by special invitation from The Australian Ballet. Proving that dreams do come true, guest company The Stuttgart Ballet bring The Sleeping Beauty to Melbourne. At the Regent…

Editor's Choice 9 October @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm AEDT The Spare Room

Victorian Opera: The Spare Room

Arts Centre Melbourne - Playhouse

In composer Jane Hammond and librettist Therèsa Borg’s adaptation of Helen Garner’s acclaimed novel, Helen has offered her spare room to her friend Nicola, who is coming to Melbourne for an unconventional treatment that she believes will cure her cancer. Over three weeks, Helen becomes nurse, judge and guardian angel…

Editor's Choice 9 October @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm AEST The Unfriend

Sydney Theatre Company: The Unfriend

Roslyn Packer Theatre 22 Hickson Rd, Sydney

This deliciously dark comedy marked the stage debut of British TV titan Steven Moffat – the celebrated showrunner of Doctor Who and creator of Press Gang, Coupling, Sherlock and Douglas is Cancelled – and became a West End hit. While holidaying on a cruise ship, timorous, middle-class couple Peter and Debbie befriend…

9 October @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm AEST And Then There Were None

John X Presents: And Then There Were None

Theatre Royal, Hobart 29 Campbell Street, Hobart

Ten strangers are lured to a solitary mansion off the coast, each harbouring a dark secret. When a recorded message accuses them all of unpunished crimes, the tension becomes palpable. One by one, they begin to die in accordance with a sinister nursery rhyme, and the realisation sets in that…

Editor's Choice 9 October @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm AEST Pride And Prejudice* (*sort of)

Woodward Productions & Neil Gooding Productions: Pride And Prejudice* (*sort of)

QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank

Audiences never seem to tire of Jane Austen’s classic novel, with umpteen adaptations over the years. Now comes a raucous stage production, complete with karaoke, in which five female servants take on all the roles, while offering biting insights. Written by Isobel McArthur, who co-directed the show with Simon Harvey, Pride &…

Editor's Choice 9 October @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm AEST A Beautiful Noise – The Neil Diamond Musical

Paul Dainty, Ken Davenport & Bob Gaudio: A Beautiful Noise – The Neil Diamond Musical

Princess Theatre, Melbourne 163 Spring St, Melbourne

Created in consultation with Neil Diamond himself, the jukebox musical, A Beautiful Noise, charts his rise to superstardom through the songs that defined his life and career, among them Cracklin’ Rosie, Forever in Blue Jeans and Sweet Caroline. Famous for his swaggering sexuality and velvet-meets-gravel voice, Diamond is conjured by two…

9 October @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm AEDT The Undercover Magician

Cameron Leo: The Undercover Magician

Regent Theatre 191 Collins St, Melbourne

Cameron Leo doesn’t claim anything supernatural, but he has a knack for reading a room, pulling thoughts from the crowd and landing predictions that hit far too close to home. A former undercover police officer turned psychological magician, Cameron has performed across Australia for brands including Disney, Origin Energy, Telstra,…

9 October @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm ACST

Darwin Symphony Orchestra: Palmerston Classics

Palmerston Recreation Centre 11 The Blvd, Palmerston City

Join the DSO in Palmerston for a glittering evening of popular classics, filled with colour, romance, and energy. The program features Markiyan performing Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso by Saint-Saëns, before moving to the elegance of Elgar’s beloved Serenade for Strings. Our own brilliant soloists then take centre stage in Mozart’s radiant Sinfonia Concertante for Four…

9 October @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm AEDT

Melbourne Baroque Orchestra: Lully and De Lalande at Versailles

Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Williamstown Nelson Place, Williamstown

Directed by the much-acclaimed Michael Fulcher, MBO and PV will present two astonishingly beautiful and rarely heard motets created by Jean-Baptiste Lully and Michel-Richard De Lalande for the great occasions of court life at Versailles. The orchestra, bursting with the exquisite sonorities of winds, violas (six of them), gamba, and…

Editor's Choice 9 October @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm AEDT

Melbourne Recital Centre: Isata Kanneh-Mason

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank

The eldest of the Kanneh-Mason siblings and an Elton John Scholar at London’s Royal Academy of Music, Isata Kanneh-Mason makes her Australian debut performing Beethoven’s Moonlight and Waldstein Sonatas alongside Dobrinka Tabakova’s Nocturne and Halo. The program centrepiece, Ravel’s 1908 Gaspard de la nuit, draws on three poems by Aloysius…

9 October @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm AEDT CLOUD BANK @ Backbone Festival

Backbone Festival: CLOUD BANK

Seven Hills Hub 28 Tallowwood St, Seven Hills QLD 4170, Brisbane

Cloud Bank is at once both a lighting installation of a lightning storm inside a room and a bespoke venue to house new visual works for Young Audiences. Cloud Bank is a place of sanctuary, a store of wonder, and a repository of dreams; somewhere my armour falls off, and…

9 October @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm AEDT Blackadder Live on Stage!

Harbour Theatre: Blackadder Live on Stage!

Harbour Theatre 16 Lochee Street, Mosman Park

Harbour Theatre brings the second series of the classic British comedy Blackadder to life at Camelot in Mosman Park this October. Join Edmund Blackadder, Queenie, Baldrick and Sir Percy in two favourite episodes set in Elizabethan England. In Potato, Blackadder’s attempt to outdo Sir Walter Raleigh at sea goes disastrously…

9 October @ 7:30 pm - 9:50 pm AEDT We Are The Tigers

Cheers Productions: We Are The Tigers

Hayes Theatre Co 19 Greenknowe Avenue, Elizabeth Bay

It’s the annual sleepover of the Giles Corey High Cheerleading Squad, and team captain Riley is determined to lead her squad to redemption after last year’s spectacular flop. But what starts as a night of pizza and team bonding in the basement quickly spirals into chaos — there’s a killer…

9 October @ 7:30 pm - 9:50 pm AEDT Young Frankenstein

Theatre Works: Young Frankenstein

Theatre Works St Kilda

From the outrageous mind of Mel Brooks comes Young Frankenstein, the gloriously silly, lightning-powered musical comedy that celebrates everything wonderfully ridiculous about classic horror and big Broadway spectacle. When the impeccably serious Dr. Frederick Frankenstein (…that’s “Fronk-en-steen,” if you please) inherits his family’s eerie Transylvanian estate, he is determined to…

9 October @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm AEST Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of)

Woodward Productions & Neil Gooding Productions: Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of)

QPAC - Playhouse

Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) is finally coming to QPAC! Direct from its triumph in the West End where it won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy, Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) is a unique and audacious retelling of Jane Austen’s most iconic love story. Men, money and microphones will…

9 October @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm AEST Captain Corelli’s Mandolin

Genesian Theatre Company: Captain Corelli’s Mandolin

On a sun-drenched Greek island during World War II, the lives of villagers are forever altered by the arrival of occupying forces – and the unlikely romance that blossoms between a spirited local woman and an Italian officer. Sweeping, lyrical and achingly beautiful, this adaptation of Louis de Bernieres’ beloved…

9 October @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm ACDT & Juliet

Elder Conservatorium Music Theatre: & Juliet

Scott Theatre, University of Adelaide Enter off Gate 14, Kintore Ave, Adelaide

Presented by the 2026 Graduating Class and second year students of Elder Conservatorium Music Theatre & Juliet flips the script on one of the world’s most famous love stories and asks the question, “What if Juliet chose her own ending?” This vibrant, hilarious musical follows Juliet as she refuses to…

9 October @ 7:30 pm - 18 October @ 8:30 pm AEST Log Boy

State Theatre Company South Australia: Log Boy

Adelaide College of the Arts Light Square, Adelaide

A deliriously dark, heart-stabbing, and hilarious queer ghost story about love, grief, and the demons we can’t quite exorcise — especially the leather-clad ones. After the death of his fiancé, Anthony retreats to their country house to grieve, only to be haunted — literally and figuratively — by loss, lust,…

9 October @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm AEDT Thieving Bastards – Card Cheats Exposed

: Thieving Bastards – Card Cheats Exposed

The Regent Theatre 145 Windsor Street,, Richmond,

Author and gambling expert Andrew Wimhurst performs card cheating demonstrations at the inaugural Sydney Festival of Magic and Illusion. Andrew will expose the REAL secret methods of casino cheats and poker thieves. Based on his true crime book, "Thieving Bastards: True Confessions of the World's Greatest Cheats", which features interviews…

9 October @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm AEST Return of the Godz

Sydney Fringe Festival: Return of the Godz

Fools Paradise Victoria Square / Tarntanyangga, Victoria Square, Adelaide, Kaurna, Adelaide

Return of GODZ is landing in Sydney bigger and wilder than ever. Featuring a five-strong cast delivering brand new stunts and outrageous comedy straight from London’s West End, UK critics hailed it as gloriously silly and genuinely impressive. The godz are about to raise hell and drop jaws with an…

Featured 9 October @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm AEDT Port Fairy Spring Music Festival

Port Fairy Spring Music Festival: Kawai Opening Gala: Superhuman

Reardon Theatre 35 Bank St, Port Fairy

In a glittering display of the pinnacles of human creative achievement, our 2026 cast of caped crusaders dazzle with Reich’s heroic multi-clarinet minimalism, eight angelic a cappella voices, the eight Herculean hands of the Hungarian Rhapsody, our blazing string octet’s fearless scream of resistance to oppressive regimes, and culminating with…

9 October @ 8:20 pm - 9:20 pm AEDT Kauboj

Melbourne Fringe Festival: Kauboj

The Motley Bauhaus - Cabaret Stage, 118 Elgin St, Carlton, Melbourne 118 Elgin St, Carlton, Melbourne

From the Wild West of Dalmatia to the high-stakes kitchens of Sydney, Kauboj is a riotous and heartfelt musical journey through the life of Jakov—a chef-slash-cowboy whose adventures are as unpredictable as a misbehaving mechanical bull. With original music woven from Balkan folk melodies with the charming twang of country…

9 October @ 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm AEDT Adore Händel’s Birthday Party: Little Black Book Vol. 3

Melbourne Fringe Festival: Adore Händel’s Birthday Party – Little Black Book Vol. 3

Trades Hall, Melbourne 2 Lygon St, Melbourne

Adore Händel is celebrating their 269th birthday — and you simply must not miss the festivities. Spanning centuries of ill-advised romances, electric chemistry, and the occasional catastrophic misjudgement, Adore has lived, loved, and documented it all in their legendary Little Black Book. Volume Three was to be the centrepiece of…

9 October @ 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm AEDT

Melbourne Recital Centre: Tamara Murphy & Stephen Magnusson

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank

The uniting sounds of resonant bass and lyrical guitar. Having crossed paths on countless stages over the years, Tamara Murphy and Stephen Magnusson step out as a duo, performing their own compositions alongside selected covers. Double bass and guitar move as one, using textures drawn from years of improvisatory playing.…

9 October @ 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm AEDT A DROP TOO MANY @ Backbone Festival

Backbone Festival: A DROP TOO MANY

Ron Hurley Theatre 28 Tallowwood St, Seven Hills

From cracked, dusty earth to rising inland seas, A Drop Too Many dives headfirst into the ebbs and flows of droughts and floods in Australia. Created out of admiration for local communities banding together in the face of adversity, A Drop Too Many uses visual and physical theatre to unravel…

9 October @ 9:00 pm - 10:30 pm AEST SLUGS

Melbourne Fringe: SLUGS

Meat Market Stables 2 Wreckyn St, North Melbourne

It’s about nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing. We promise. An electro-punk concert, a play, a clown show, and a basement puppet nightmare all rolled into one from award-winning performance/comedy duo Creepy Boys (S.E. Grummett & Sam Kruger). Join us for a technocolour acid trip where you’ll meet…

Featured 9 October @ 10:00 pm - 11:00 pm AEDT Port Fairy Spring Music Festival

Port Fairy Spring Music Festival: Saxy Strings

The Star Of The West Hotel, Port Fairy 76 Sackville Street, Port Fairy

Bionic bebop meets jazzy jives. The brilliant Black Square Quartet jam with the accomplished saxophonist, clarinettist, improvisor and composer Martin Kay, who fires up his horns for a genre-defying late-night rollercoaster ride of tremendous tunes and suave sounds. Featuring three works from prolific Brisbane composer Robert Davidson including a world…