• Ensemble Theatre: 84 Charing Cross Road

    Ensemble Theatre: 84 Charing Cross Road

    Ensemble Theatre Sydney, NSW, Australia
    A heartwarming true story of friendship, 84 CHARING CROSS ROAD celebrates the enduring bonds forged through letters, books, and a shared love of words. When a wisecracking New York writer and a reserved London bookdealer strike up a correspondence over their shared love of dusty old books, neither expects to…
    Dancing at Lughnasa

    New Theatre: Dancing at Lughnasa

    New Theatre 542 King St, Newtown, NSW
    “I want to dance, Kate. It’s the Festival of Lughnasa. I’m only thirty-five. I want to dance.” It’s the summer of 1936, during the pagan festival of Lughnasa, and young Michael watches his five aunts navigate the fragile joys and looming hardships of rural Irish life. Brief moments of freedom,…
    Editor's Choice The Shepherd’s Hut

    Black Swan State Theatre Company: The Shepherd’s Hut

    Heath Ledger Theatre 174 William St, Perth, WA, Australia
    Commissioned by Black Swan, Tim McGarry’s adaptation of Tim Winton’s novel has its world premiere this month. After finding his violent father dead, 15-year-old Jaxie Clackton escapes in a stolen car, knowing that he will be blamed. He doesn’t really know what he’s looking for, except that he’s on the…
    Beasts

    Theatre Works: Beasts

    Explosives Factory 67 Inkerman St, Rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware, St Kilda, VIC, Australia
    A group of dejected young men turn to the dark corners of the internet to restore their self-imposed “virtue”, striking a Faustian deal with the gruesome personification of masculinity: Alpha, to give them back the world they believe they are owed. But, in their quest for the perfect masculine ideal…
    The Happiest Man on Earth

    Sydney Opera House: The Happiest Man on Earth

    Sydney Opera House - Playhouse , Australia
    After critically acclaimed seasons across North America and the United Kingdom, Mark St Germain’s theatrical adaptation of The Happiest Man on Earth, based on the astonishing life of Holocaust survivor Eddie Jaku OAM, will finally arrive in Eddie's adopted homeland, Australia. Eddie was a survivor of both Buchenwald and Auschwitz.…
    AN ILIAD

    Sydney Theatre Company: AN ILIAD

    Wharf 1 Theatre Sydney, NSW, Australia
    A wry, witty and world-weary poet introduces himself as a storyteller, bound to recount the myth of the Trojan War until humanity can overcome its rage for violence and destruction. Award-winning international star David Wenham returns to Sydney Theatre Company as the Poet: a man who has spent millennia walking…
    Editor's Choice The Sapphires

    Queensland Theatre Company: The Sapphires

    Bille Brown Theatre 78 Montague Rd, South Brisbane, QLD
    Tony Briggs’ popular musical The Sapphires debuted at Melbourne Theatre Company in 2004 and has since been staged in Sydney, Adelaide, Perth, London and South Korea. In 2021, it was adapted into a film starring Jessica Mauboy and Miranda Tapsell. Based on the true story of Briggs’ mother, Laurel Robinson, The Sapphires is set…
    Editor's Choice The Importance of Being Earnest

    State Theatre Company South Australia: The Importance of Being Earnest

    Adelaide Festival Centre Festival Drive, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    STCSA Artistic Director Petra Kalive directs a radically reimagined version of The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde’s celebrated comedy of manners about deception, identity, class and desire. The play follows two young men, Jack and Algernon, who create elaborate alter egos – each calling themselves “Earnest” – to escape social…
    Editor's Choice The Sapphires

    Queensland Theatre Company: The Sapphires

    Bille Brown Theatre 78 Montague Rd, South Brisbane, QLD
    Tony Briggs’ popular musical The Sapphires debuted at Melbourne Theatre Company in 2004 and has since been staged in Sydney, Adelaide, Perth, London and South Korea. In 2021, it was adapted into a film starring Jessica Mauboy and Miranda Tapsell. Based on the true story of Briggs’ mother, Laurel Robinson,…
    BURGERZ

    Carriageworks: BURGERZ

    Carriageworks Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Winner of the Total Theatre Award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, BURGERZ has been a sell-out sensation across the world since 2018. After someone threw a burger at them and shouted a transphobic slur, performance artist Travis Alabanza became obsessed with burgers. How they are made, how they feel, and…
    BURGERZ

    Carriageworks: BURGERZ

    Carriageworks Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Winner of the Total Theatre Award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, BURGERZ has been a sell-out sensation across the world since 2018. After someone threw a burger at them and shouted a transphobic slur, performance artist Travis Alabanza became obsessed with burgers. How they are made, how they feel, and…
    A Thing Called Birthday

    Shopfront Arts Co-Op: A Thing Called a Birthday

    Shopfront Arts Co-Op 86-88 Carlton Pde, Carlton, NSW, Australia
    Do we need another hero? This is a much debated question but the answer is probably, yes! Do you like births? Do you like days? We've combined the two into one concept- a birthday! Do you like tights and mortality? Join us for our Birth Day celebration! Where:... When:... How:...…