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Djuna by Eva Rees

Darebin Arts Speakeasy: Djuna by Eva Rees

Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre 189 High Street, Northcote, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
From the cutting-edge queer theatre makers that brought Melbourne The Inheritance, In The Club and The Gospel According to Jesus and Queen of Heaven, comes a razor-sharp new collaboration with trans playwright Eva Rees. Presented by Darebin Arts Speakeasy, the psychological thriller has been directed by Bullet Heart Club’s Kitan…
Trent Dalton’s Love Stories

Adelaide Festival: Trent Dalton’s Love Stories

Adelaide Festival Centre Adelaide, SA, Australia
Sitting on a street corner with a typewriter, an author solicits love stories from passers-by. An exuberant and kaleidoscopic series of vignettes follows, based on stories told by real people. A man proposes to his girlfriend via flash mob; grandparents describe their love for their grandchildren; a woman reconnects with…
Editor's Choice The Removalists

Melbourne Theatre Company: The Removalists

Southbank Theatre Southbank, VIC, Australia
David Williamson’s dark satire The Removalists premiered in 1971 but remains as shocking as ever. Set in an inner suburb of Melbourne, two sisters report an act of domestic violence to the police, hoping things will be quickly resolved. However, the local constabulary likes to handle things its own way.…
Peter and the Starcatcher

Dead Puppet Society: Peter and the Starcatcher

QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
Before Neverland there was an island. Before Captain Hook, a moustachioed pirate. Before Wendy, her mother Molly. Before Peter, a nameless orphan. Peter and the Starcatcher, the smash hit Broadway production and winner of 5 Tony Awards, will have its Australian premiere, touring nationally from 2024. Originally developed by Disney…
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Crossroads Live Australia: And Then There Were None

Comedy Theatre 240 Exhibition St,, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
In 2022, Robyn Nevin directed Agatha Christie’s classic whodunit, The Mousetrap. Her production was such a big hit that producer John Frost asked if she would direct And Then There Were None, adapted by Christie from her 1939 novel. In the thriller, eight people receive an unexpected invitation to a…
Ophelia Thinks Harder

Fingerless Theatre: Ophelia Thinks Harder

KXT on Broadway Cnr Broadway & Bay St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Ophelia has a lot going on: her boyfriend, Hamlet, is being weird with her, and that was before he murdered her father and tried to cover it up. Something is rotten in the state of Denmark – it’s all these f*king men. A cheeky, irreverent, and insightful feminist reimagining of…

Ensemble Theatre: ARIA

Ensemble Theatre Sydney, NSW, Australia
A symphony of discord unfolds at Monique’s annual family gathering, celebrating her three beloved sons’ birthdays. While Monique’s adoration for her boys knows no bounds, disdain for their wives is palpable. Festivities crescendo and Monique takes the spotlight with a performance of a renowned opera aria, a poignant reminder of…
LOVE

New Ghosts Theatre Company: LOVE

The Old Fitz Theatre 129 Dowling St, Woolloomooloo, NSW, Australia
Tanya, Annie and Lorenzo are from the bottom of the heap. They’re young but already the youth has been wrung out of them. They’ve been abused, they’re abusive, and they’re difficult to like, let alone love. But it’s love in all its distorted and mutated forms that holds them together.…

Melbourne Shakespeare Company: Robin Hood

Central Park, Malvern East 148 Burke Rd, Malvern East, VIC, Australia
This March, Melbourne families are in for a rollicking good time with Melbourne Shakespeare Company’s latest laugh-out-loud family musical, Robin Hood. This 60-minute adventure follows Robin Hood and his Merry Band as they swap the green forests of Sherwood for the sunny landscapes of Australia! Along the way, they’ll face…

Adelaide Fringe: Baby Shark and Tails of the Seven Seas

Gluttony, Rymill Park Rymill Park, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Join Baby Shark and Fiddlefox for an immersive musical experience, travelling to different lands around the world seeking a lost friend, while experiencing the sights and sounds of each culture through song, magic and story. Children will participate in a choose-your-own-adventure style program, encountering a variety of friendly beasts along…

Melbourne Shakespeare Company: Robin Hood

Central Park, Malvern East 148 Burke Rd, Malvern East, VIC, Australia
This March, Melbourne families are in for a rollicking good time with Melbourne Shakespeare Company’s latest laugh-out-loud family musical, Robin Hood. This 60-minute adventure follows Robin Hood and his Merry Band as they swap the green forests of Sherwood for the sunny landscapes of Australia! Along the way, they’ll face…

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…

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