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Editor's Choice The Wrong Gods

Melbourne Theatre Company: The Wrong Gods

Arts Centre Melbourne Forecourt, 100 St Kilda Road, Southbank, VIC, Australia
S. Shakthidharan enjoyed international success with his epic 2019 play Counting and Cracking about a Sri Lankan-Australian family across four generations. His latest stage work is a more intimate, 90-minute piece, featuring four performers. Co-produced with Belvoir, The Wrong Gods explores the tension between tradition and progress in a valley in India. The…
Editor's Choice The Play that Goes Wrong

GMG Productions: The Play that Goes Wrong

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, 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…
Next to Normal

Black Box Theatre Co: Next to Normal

Earl Arts Centre 10 Earl Street, Launceston, TAS, Australia
Next to Normal is a groundbreaking musical that combines rock, emotion, and powerful storytelling to explore the impact of mental illness on a family. Winner of three Tony Awards, including Best Original Score, Next to Normal takes audiences on a journey through the highs and lows of life, touching on…
Soldier Boy

Theatre Works: Soldier Boy

Theatreworks Explosives Factory, Rear Laneway 67 Inkerman Street, St Kilda, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
“Once in a generation a mysterious wish for war passes through the people. Their instinct tells them that there is no other way of progress and of escape from habits that no longer fit them . . . There is no other way. Only by intense sufferings can the nations…

Ensemble Theatre: Primary Trust

Ensemble Theatre Sydney, NSW, Australia
Pulitzer Prize-winning and hailed as The New York Times Critic’s Pick, Primary Trust is an uplifting offbeat comedy about finding the courage to change. Meet Kenneth, a 38-year-old bookstore worker who spends his evenings sipping a mai tai (or two) with his best friend Bert. When a sudden layoff shatters…
The Half-Life of Marie Curie

Ensemble Theatre: The Half-Life of Marie Curie

Ensemble Theatre Sydney, NSW, Australia
When two Nobel Prizes prove inadequate armour against a scandalous affair, Marie Curie turns to fellow scientist and trusted confidant Hertha Ayrton for literal and emotional sanctuary. Together they weather the storm of heartbreak, public scrutiny, and self-doubt. Written with heart and humour, Lauren Gunderson — America’s most-produced living playwright…
Soldier Boy

Theatre Works: Soldier Boy

Theatreworks Explosives Factory, Rear Laneway 67 Inkerman Street, St Kilda, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
“Once in a generation a mysterious wish for war passes through the people. Their instinct tells them that there is no other way of progress and of escape from habits that no longer fit them . . . There is no other way. Only by intense sufferings can the nations…

Sydney Opera House: Grug and the Rainbow

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
A magical adaptation of Ted Prior’s beloved picture books, Grug and the Rainbow sees our grassy little friend embark on an epic adventure to bask in the colours of the illusive rainbow. Featuring exquisite puppetry and heart-warming humour back to delight audiences, this smash hit is not one to miss…
The Half-Life of Marie Curie

Ensemble Theatre: The Half-Life of Marie Curie

Ensemble Theatre Sydney, NSW, Australia
When two Nobel Prizes prove inadequate armour against a scandalous affair, Marie Curie turns to fellow scientist and trusted confidant Hertha Ayrton for literal and emotional sanctuary. Together they weather the storm of heartbreak, public scrutiny, and self-doubt. Written with heart and humour, Lauren Gunderson — America’s most-produced living playwright…
LEGENDS (Of the Golden Arches)

Melbourne Theatre Company: LEGENDS (Of the Golden Arches)

Southbank Theatre Southbank, VIC, Australia
This funeral will be the death of them. A rip-roaring ride plunging two best friends into the depths of the Chinese afterlife, LEGENDS vaults across genres, realities and theatrical convention with an infectious zest. Merlynn and Joe are used to fiery clashes – but what old friends aren’t? As they…
Koreaboo

Griffin Theatre Company: Koreaboo

Belvoir St Theatre 25 Belvoir St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Hannah had her trip all planned out. Travel to Korea. Visit her birth mother. Spend a golden summer creating precious memories. But when she arrives in Seoul reality hits hard. Her Umma works in a convenience store day and night, barely taking a break. She seems more interested in stacking…
The Offering

National Theatre of Parramatta: The Offering

Riverside Theatres, Parramatta Parramatta, NSW, Australia
NTofP are proud to be producing the full theatrical premiere of The Offering (A Plastic Ocean Oratorio) by award-winning rapper and poet Omar Musa (Since Ali Died) and renowned American cellist and composer Mariel Roberts Musa. The Offering (A Plastic Ocean Oratorio) is an epic new performance work that weaves spoken word and live…

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