Takatāpui

Sydney Fringe Festival: Takatāpui

PACT 107 Railway Parade, Erskineville, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Armed with only a microphone and a killer pair of heels, Māori shapeshifter Daley Rangi examines the spectrum of queer joy and violence with love and rage, holding a solidary flame in a blistering call to action. Takatāpui shines a light on the shadowy events of just one night among…
The Maids

The Street Theatre: The Maids

The Street Theatre 15 Childers St, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Two sisters, Solange and Claire, are maids to their wealthy, glamorous mistress in a big city apartment. When their Mistress is out they pass time in her luxurious bedroom in an obsessive game of roleplaying ‘servant and mistress’ blurring reality and fantasy. Acting out the power structures which define their…
Happy Days

Sydney Theatre Company: Happy Days

Wharf 1 Theatre Sydney, NSW, Australia
Stage and screen icon Pamela Rabe (The Children, The War of The Roses, The Lost Echo) immerses herself in one of the greatest roles ever written, Happy Days’ eternal optimist, Winnie. Conceived and directed by award-winning theatre designer Nick Schlieper – Lighting Designer on The Picture of Dorian Gray, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr…
Editor's Choice Rhinestone Rex and Miss Monica

Queensland Theatre: Rhinestone Rex and Miss Monica

Bille Brown Theatre 78 Montague Rd, South Brisbane, QLD
Georgie Parker and Glenn Hazeldine reprise their roles in David Williamson’s light-hearted romantic comedy. First performed at Sydney’s Ensemble Theatre in 2010, directed by Sandra Bates, it was given a new production by the Ensemble’s current Artistic Director, Mark Kilmurry, in 2023, and it’s that version which now takes the…
Eureka Day

Seymour Centre: Eureka Day

Seymour Centre Chippendale, NSW, Australia
Outhouse Theatre Co and Seymour Centre present the hotly anticipated Sydney premiere of Jonathan Spector’s shrewd social satire, Eureka Day. It's 2018 and Eureka Day, a private primary school in Berkeley, California, is a bastion of progressive ideals: representation, gender identity, social justice. The parents on the Executive Committee value…
Frankenstein

shake & stir theatre co: Frankenstein

QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
The critically-acclaimed, theatrical adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic has electrified sold-out audiences in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. Now, the monster returns home to QPAC. Victor Frankenstein, a grieving but brilliantly ambitious young scientist, pushes the boundaries of theory and morality to create a living being from the remains of the dead. But…
Mary Jane

Mi Todo Productions: Mary Jane

The Old Fitz Theatre 129 Dowling St, Woolloomooloo, NSW, Australia
As Mary Jane navigates both the mundane and the unfathomable realities of caring for Alex, her chronically ill young son, she finds herself building a community of women from many walks of life. Faced with seemingly insurmountable odds, Mary Jane relies on unflagging optimism and humour, along with the wisdom…
Love and Information

Theatre Works: Love and Information

Theatre Works St Kilda, VIC, Australia
In this fast-moving kaleidoscope, over 100 spirited characters search for meaning in their lives. Through sex, death, feeling, taxidermy and karaoke they discover each other and couched within their whispers, exchanges, and revelations, we see ourselves and the people we love. One of the world’s foremost living playwrights, Caryl Churchill’s…
L’Hôtel

Foundry Theatre: L’Hôtel

Foundry Theatre 55 Pirrama Rd,, Pyrmont, NSW, Australia
Welcome To L’Hôtel: A Tryst Into Temptation. Enter a lobby brimming with bohemian verve, an immersive theatrical world of French intrigue. Savour the champagne, graze on a French cheese board and meet the cast of characters who call L’Hôtel home – a crème de la crème of performers from the…
Editor's Choice The Birds

Malthouse Theatre: The Birds

Malthouse Theatre 113 Sturt St, Southbank, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
The weather has changed and the birds are behaving oddly. It’s becoming scary. One family sounds a warning – but is anyone listening? Malthouse Theatre presents a new stage version of Daphne du Maurier’s short story, immortalised on screen by Alfred Hitchcock. Adapted by Louise Fox for a solo performer…
Eureka Day

Outhouse Theatre Co: Eureka Day

Seymour Centre Chippendale, NSW, Australia
Screamingly funny and wildly topical, Eureka Day lasers in on the poverty of modern discourse and our inability to listen to those with whom we disagree. It's 2019 and Eureka Day, a private primary school in Berkeley, California, is a bastion of progressive ideals: representation, gender identity, social justice. The parents on…
The Lover & The Dumb Waiter

Ensemble Theatre: The Lover & The Dumb Waiter

Ensemble Theatre Sydney, NSW, Australia
THE LOVER Trapped in the monotony of middle-class life, Richard and Sarah’s marriage is on its last legs. Perhaps a lover could reignite their corroding relationship… or is escape from their stifling existence just a fantasy? Burning with intrigue and uneasy humour, Harold Pinter spins a dangerous game of cat…

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