Ensemble Theatre: How To Plot A Hit In Two Days

Ensemble Theatre Sydney, NSW, Australia
It’s 1985. TV prime time. Across Australia, millions of tear-stricken eyes are glued to their television sets in disbelief. A Country Practice’s beloved Molly Jones takes her final breath. Fade to black and she’s gone. Inside the story room, in a creative flurry powered by coffee, cigarettes and Fantales, the…
Rotto Boys

Stirling Theatre: Rotto Boys

Stirling Theatre Morris Place, Innaloo, WA, Australia
Four cricketers visit Rottnest for their annual reunion and not is all as it seems at what should be an enjoyable weekend.
A FEAST OF MUSIC

Neil Gooding Productions: Anne Being Frank

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
This multi-award-winning play is a complete reimagining of the iconic Anne Frank story. It asks us to consider what “could have been” and moves between three worlds - the secret annex where Anne's family are in hiding; Bergen Belsen where, sick and starving, she lives out her final days; and…
Dorothy in Oz: An Immersive Cocktail Adventure

Black Prince Productions: Dorothy in Oz – An Immersive Cocktail Adventure

Marrickville Town Hall 303 Marrickville Rd, Marrickville, NSW, Australia
A.K Wregg's 'Dorothy in Oz: An Immersive Cocktail Adventure' will enjoy its world premiere as part of the 2025 Sydney Fringe Festival, headlining the brand-new Cabaret Hub at Marrickville Town Hall. From the brilliant mind of A.K. Wregg - creator of the international smash hit The Alice: An Immersive Cocktail…
Othello

Melbourne Shakespeare Company: Othello

fortyfivedownstairs 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
A riveting new adaptation of Othello, directed by the acclaimed Tanya Gerstle. In her bold and immersive style, Shakespeare’s tragedy is distilled to its raw essence by Gerstle, with a powerful five-actor ensemble delivering an intense, deeply human exploration of jealousy, power, and betrayal. A gripping, unflinching take on one…
Dorothy in Oz: An Immersive Cocktail Adventure

Black Prince Productions: Dorothy in Oz – An Immersive Cocktail Adventure

Marrickville Town Hall 303 Marrickville Rd, Marrickville, NSW, Australia
A.K Wregg's 'Dorothy in Oz: An Immersive Cocktail Adventure' will enjoy its world premiere as part of the 2025 Sydney Fringe Festival, headlining the brand-new Cabaret Hub at Marrickville Town Hall. From the brilliant mind of A.K. Wregg - creator of the international smash hit The Alice: An Immersive Cocktail…
Editor's Choice Speaking in Tongues

Black Swan State Theatre Company: Speaking in Tongues

Heath Ledger Theatre 174 William St, Perth, WA, Australia
Andrew Bovell’s electrifying 1996 play, Speaking in Tongues, inspired the award-winning 2001 film Lantana. In the ingeniously constructed drama, four actors play nine characters, connected through a complex web of stories, at the heart of which is the disappearance of a woman whose car breaks down late at night. Exploring…
Orlando

Belvoir St Theatre: Orlando

Belvoir St Theatre 25 Belvoir St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Virginia Woolf’s most beloved and brilliant novel takes to the stage in a joyous new adaptation. Orlando is young, rich and handsome. A courtier in the time of Elizabeth, he sets out in search of love, life, and a fabulous destiny – but he has to travel through 400 years…
Editor's Choice The Lark

Hey Dowling: The Lark

Arts Centre Melbourne Forecourt, 100 St Kilda Road, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Noni Hazlehurst delivered an unforgettable performance in Daniel Keene’s one-woman play Mother – a heartbreaking story of loneliness and isolation. Now, she stars in the world premiere of The Lark, another solo drama by Keene, written especially for her. Hazlehurst plays 75-year-old Rose Grey, who is having to farewell The Lark, a small inner-city pub in…
Life is a Dream

FERVOUR.: Life is a Dream

Belvoir St Theatre 25 Belvoir St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Imagine your entire life has been confined to one room. Your only source of entertainment is the man who holds you captive, and the footage he’s taken of you 24 hours a day since the moment you were born. For eighteen years, this has been your life. Then one day…
Editor's Choice The Play That Goes Wrong

GMG Productions: The Play That Goes Wrong

Athenaeum Theatre 188 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
If you just want a good laugh, look no further than The Play That Goes Wrong, in which the inept Cornley Drama Society attempts to stage a 1920s murder mystery. It’s not as clever as Michael Frayn’s inspired Noises Off, but it’s fun. Co-written by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry…
A FEAST OF MUSIC

Neil Gooding Productions: Anne Being Frank

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
This multi-award-winning play is a complete reimagining of the iconic Anne Frank story. It asks us to consider what “could have been” and moves between three worlds - the secret annex where Anne's family are in hiding; Bergen Belsen where, sick and starving, she lives out her final days; and…

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