• Velvet Inferno

    Sydney Opera House: Velvet Inferno

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Welcome to Velvet. A nightclub where disco reigns supreme and the allure of the dancefloor is inescapable. When a bright-eyed but lost young woman walks in, club owner Country Mike (Brendan Maclean) sees the future. With the help of The Diva (Marcia Hines), a groovy coming-of-age journey ignites. Velvet Inferno is…
    Editor's Choice Koreaboo

    La Boite: Koreaboo

    La Boite Roundhouse Theatre Kelvin Grove, QLD, Australia
    The inaugural program of Artistic Director Ebony Bott includes the world premiere of Suzie Miller’s latest play Strong is the New Pretty about the creation of the AFL Women’s Competition, and a new movement piece about mortality from The Farm called No One Gets Out of Here Alive (see page 63). La Boite presents…
    The Return play

    Sydney Fringe Festival: The Return play

    the greek theatre Addison Road Community Organisation, 1/142 Addison Rd, Marrickville NSW 2204, NSW, Australia
    After an incredible response last year, The Return returns to the stage this September in Sydney and Melbourne. A father from Gaza waits for his martyred daughters to return through the clouds; only to embark on a surreal spiritual journey that explores life, death, murder , love and forgiveness. A…
    Animal Farm

    Canberra Theatre Centre: Animal Farm

    The Playhouse
    Farmer Jones has lost control. The animals of Manor Farm are rising up to seize the means of production, and soon these downtrodden freedom fighters will be ruling the roost themselves. But who’s got the chops to lead this rowdy bunch? They need a leader – a captain – a…
    Islander

    Theatre Royal: Islander

    Theatre Royal, Hobart 29 Campbell Street, Hobart, TAS, Australia
    A mythic tale about staying connected at the edge of the world. On a remote Scottish island, Eilidh, its youngest resident, feels torn between two worlds. The mainland holds the promise of opportunity, yet she knows the island traditions that shaped her life are at risk of disappearing. When a…
    Editor's Choice Fiddler On The Roof

    Theatre Royal, Sydney: Fiddler On The Roof

    Theatre Royal, Sydney 108 King St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    First seen at London’s Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre in 2024, this Olivier Award-winning production, directed by Jordan Fein, transferred to the Barbican, where it became the venue’s best-selling musical of all time. Set in 1905, Tevye, a milkman in the tiny fictional village of Anatevka, tries to maintain his…
    Griffin Theatre: Mum Club

    Griffin Theatre Company: Griffin Theatre: Mum Club

    Belvoir St Theatre 25 Belvoir St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Welcome to Mum Club. Rule One: Every mum is held with love and kindness, no matter who they are. Rule Two:  Drink cow’s milk, and you’re OUT. Sadie’s just moved to Sydney. She’s a young Yuin mum, completely fried from trying to settle a screaming baby in a rental the…
    Big Religion

    Theatre Works: Big Religion

    Theatre Works St Kilda, VIC, Australia
    School is hell and then you die. Alternatively, an Angel crash lands on earth and annunciates you with the second coming of Christ. Either option is fine. Toeing the line between sin and salvation, school girl Jan is desperate to stand out and make her mark, the 10 commandments be…
    Savages

    Theatre Works: Savages

    Theatre Works St Kilda, VIC, Australia
    Four friends. One holiday of a lifetime. What begins as celebration spirals into chaos — laughter turns to violence, loyalty twists into cruelty, and the pack takes control. SAVAGES by the legendary Patricia Cornelius is a bold, brutally honest descent into the dark heart of masculinity and mateship gone wrong.…
    The Gospel According To Paul

    Riverside Theatres: The Gospel According To Paul

    Riverside Live at PHIVE
    A soufflé might not rise twice, but this hit comedy will! The sermon on the mount returns to our stages for a victory lap as Jonathan Biggins – co-creator and star of The Wharf Revue and one of Australia’s favourite comic actors – transforms into the visionary, reformer and rabble-rouser,…
    Commentary

    State Theatre Company South Australia: Commentary

    Adelaide Festival Centre Festival Drive, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Helpmann Award-nominated writer Ash Flanders’ Commentary is a sharp, provocative play that interrogates the ethics of artmaking, accountability, and memory in an era of public reckoning. The story centres on Nick, played by Gyton Grantley (Underbelly, House Husbands), a once-promising filmmaker turned university lecturer, whose controversial debut feature Low is…
    Editor's Choice Strong Is The New Pretty

    Queensland Theatre Company: Strong Is The New Pretty

    QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
    The inaugural program of Artistic Director Ebony Bott includes the world premiere of Suzie Miller’s latest play Strong is the New Pretty about the creation of the AFL Women’s Competition, and a new movement piece about mortality from The Farm called No One Gets Out of Here Alive (see page…