Big hART: Tjaabi–Flood Country

Memorial Hall Cockburn 435 Carrington Street, Hamilton Hill, WA
Tjaabi – Flood Country is a celebration of country and culture in song, word and vision. Tjaabi – Flood Country features the tjaabi song form, which is unique to the First Nations peoples of the Pilbara. A tjaabi is like a musical haiku, with crisp poetic language, capturing stories, dreams,…

: Kate Ceberano

Margaret River HEART 47 Wallcliffe Road, Margaret River, WA, Australia
Australian Made Tour 2025. Performing iconic Australian songs that have shaped Kate’s extraordinary 40 years on the road. Flanked by two powerhouse musicians, Harts and Kathleen Halloran, this show is an invitation to feel the pulse of Australian music history through the eyes of one it’s most enduring and celebrated…
Editor's Choice Dear Son

Queensland Theatre: Dear Son

Bille Brown Theatre 78 Montague Rd, South Brisbane, QLD
Author Thomas Mayo, a proud Torres Strait Islander man, invited 12 Indigenous men, including Troy Cassar-Daly, Blak Douglas, Stan Grant and Johnny Liddle, to write a letter to their son, father or nephew. The heartfelt reflections were published in Mayo’s 2021 book Dear Son, which has now been adapted for…
Pursuing Pleasure

Piera Dennerstein: Pursuing Pleasure

The Old Fitz Theatre 129 Dowling St, Woolloomooloo, NSW, Australia
“Welcome to all my secrets.” Opera singer turned curvaceous cabaret cantatrice Piera Dennerstein (Finucane & Smith, ‘Blue is the Colour’ Midsumma 2022, 'Call the Doctor!' Melbourne Cabaret Festival 2024) shares the intimate truths of her body and mind in this sexy, silly and deeply human show for soprano and piano.

Musica Viva Australia: Jess Hitchcock & Penny Quartet

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Fresh from transformative performances that captivated audiences in Adelaide and Perth Festivals, Musica Viva Australia and Melbourne Recital Centre proudly present Jess Hitchcock and Penny Quartet as part of NAIDOC week – an experience designed to connect us to something deeper. Jess Hitchcock is a Melbourne-based Indigenous singer-songwriter, opera and…
Editor's Choice Dear Son

Queensland Theatre: Dear Son

Bille Brown Theatre 78 Montague Rd, South Brisbane, QLD
Author Thomas Mayo, a proud Torres Strait Islander man, invited 12 Indigenous men, including Troy Cassar-Daly, Blak Douglas, Stan Grant and Johnny Liddle, to write a letter to their son, father or nephew. The heartfelt reflections were published in Mayo’s 2021 book Dear Son, which has now been adapted for…
Hakima – Bukjeh

Melbourne Recital Centre: Hakima – Bukjeh

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Hakima, meaning Wise Women in Arabic, is a deeply moving performance that tells the untold stories of home, loss, and exile by women who have lived through war. Rooted in African and Middle Eastern traditions, this intimate work brings together poetry, music, and storytelling in a powerful, sensory experience that pays tribute to…
Wolfgang in the Stars

Circa: Wolfgang in the Stars

The Art House 19-21 Margaret Street, Wyong, NSW, Australia
Join the boy-genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart as he embarks on an interstellar journey to seek inspiration for his beloved early masterpiece "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”. As he floats through the wonders of zero-gravity, he encounters a cast of quirky characters from dancing space dinosaurs to zany aliens - every moment…
Editor's Choice Dear Son

Queensland Theatre: Dear Son

Bille Brown Theatre 78 Montague Rd, South Brisbane, QLD
Author Thomas Mayo, a proud Torres Strait Islander man, invited 12 Indigenous men, including Troy Cassar-Daly, Blak Douglas, Stan Grant and Johnny Liddle, to write a letter to their son, father or nephew. The heartfelt reflections were published in Mayo’s 2021 book Dear Son, which has now been adapted for…
Wolfgang in the Stars

Circa: Wolfgang in the Stars

The Art House 19-21 Margaret Street, Wyong, NSW, Australia
Join the boy-genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart as he embarks on an interstellar journey to seek inspiration for his beloved early masterpiece "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”. As he floats through the wonders of zero-gravity, he encounters a cast of quirky characters from dancing space dinosaurs to zany aliens - every moment…
Editor's Choice Dear Son

Queensland Theatre: Dear Son

Bille Brown Theatre 78 Montague Rd, South Brisbane, QLD
Author Thomas Mayo, a proud Torres Strait Islander man, invited 12 Indigenous men, including Troy Cassar-Daly, Blak Douglas, Stan Grant and Johnny Liddle, to write a letter to their son, father or nephew. The heartfelt reflections were published in Mayo’s 2021 book Dear Son, which has now been adapted for…

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