Editor's Choice The Pirates of Penzance

Hayes Theatre Co: The Pirates of Penzance

Hayes Theatre Co 19 Greenknowe Avenue, Elizabeth Bay, NSW, Australia
Stuart Maunder’s rollicking production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic operetta comes to Perth. When Frederic turns 21, he thinks he will be free at last from the band of pirates to whom he was bound as an apprentice. A numerological paradox, however, has other thoughts. Hits include Poor Wandering One and A…
MJ The Musical

Michael Cassel Group: MJ The Musical

Sydney Lyric Theatre 55 Pirrama Rd, Pyrmont, NSW, Australia
He is one of the greatest entertainers of all time. Now, Michael Jackson’s unique and unparalleled artistry is heading to Australia in the multiple Tony Award-winning new musical MJ the Musical. Centred around the making of his 1992 Dangerous World Tour, MJ the Musical goes beyond the singular moves and…

John Frost for Crossroads Live Australia: Sister Act

QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
Read the Limelight review. The global smash hit musical sent from above, is coming to the Lyric Theatre. Sister Act is without doubt, the must-see new musical of the year! Based on the film, which quickly became a global phenomenon, Sister Act is set to light up our theatres and lift…

Adelaide Festival: Hedwig and the Angry Inch

The Queens Theatre Corner Gilles Arcade and Playhouse Land, Adelaide, SA, Australia
The Berlin Wall may have fallen, but the revolution is just beginning. “The best rock musical ever” (Rolling Stone) and winner of the Tony Award as Best Revival of a Musical, this genre-bending, fourth-wall-smashing sensation is no ordinary musical. It’s a wickedly funny, sweat soaked lightning strike of raw energy…

Foundry Theatre: No Love Songs

Foundry Theatre 55 Pirrama Rd,, Pyrmont, NSW, Australia
After sell out seasons at Edinburgh Fringe, London and the US premiere, you will not want to miss this powerful and uplifting modern love story. NO LOVE SONGS packs an emotional punch in its heartfelt songs and honest storytelling. Starring Keegan Joyce (Rake, Please Like Me) and Lucy Maunder (Chicago, Mary Poppins) NO…
MJ The Musical

Michael Cassel Group: MJ The Musical

Sydney Lyric Theatre 55 Pirrama Rd, Pyrmont, NSW, Australia
He is one of the greatest entertainers of all time. Now, Michael Jackson’s unique and unparalleled artistry is heading to Australia in the multiple Tony Award-winning new musical MJ the Musical. Centred around the making of his 1992 Dangerous World Tour, MJ the Musical goes beyond the singular moves and…

John Frost for Crossroads Live Australia: Sister Act

QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
Read the Limelight review. The global smash hit musical sent from above, is coming to the Lyric Theatre. Sister Act is without doubt, the must-see new musical of the year! Based on the film, which quickly became a global phenomenon, Sister Act is set to light up our theatres and lift…
Editor's Choice The Pirates of Penzance

Hayes Theatre Co: The Pirates of Penzance

Hayes Theatre Co 19 Greenknowe Avenue, Elizabeth Bay, NSW, Australia
Stuart Maunder’s rollicking production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic operetta comes to Perth. When Frederic turns 21, he thinks he will be free at last from the band of pirates to whom he was bound as an apprentice. A numerological paradox, however, has other thoughts. Hits include Poor Wandering One and A…

Adelaide Festival: Hedwig and the Angry Inch

The Queens Theatre Corner Gilles Arcade and Playhouse Land, Adelaide, SA, Australia
The Berlin Wall may have fallen, but the revolution is just beginning. “The best rock musical ever” (Rolling Stone) and winner of the Tony Award as Best Revival of a Musical, this genre-bending, fourth-wall-smashing sensation is no ordinary musical. It’s a wickedly funny, sweat soaked lightning strike of raw energy…
MJ The Musical

Michael Cassel Group: MJ The Musical

Sydney Lyric Theatre 55 Pirrama Rd, Pyrmont, NSW, Australia
He is one of the greatest entertainers of all time. Now, Michael Jackson’s unique and unparalleled artistry is heading to Australia in the multiple Tony Award-winning new musical MJ the Musical. Centred around the making of his 1992 Dangerous World Tour, MJ the Musical goes beyond the singular moves and…

John Frost for Crossroads Live Australia: Sister Act

QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
Read the Limelight review. The global smash hit musical sent from above, is coming to the Lyric Theatre. Sister Act is without doubt, the must-see new musical of the year! Based on the film, which quickly became a global phenomenon, Sister Act is set to light up our theatres and lift…
Editor's Choice The Pirates of Penzance

Hayes Theatre Co: The Pirates of Penzance

Hayes Theatre Co 19 Greenknowe Avenue, Elizabeth Bay, NSW, Australia
Stuart Maunder’s rollicking production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic operetta comes to Perth. When Frederic turns 21, he thinks he will be free at last from the band of pirates to whom he was bound as an apprentice. A numerological paradox, however, has other thoughts. Hits include Poor Wandering One and A…

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