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Free-doom Down Under

OzAsia Festival: Free-doom Down Under

The Mill 154 Angas Street, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Get a first glimpse of Free-doom Down Under, a bold new work exploring what it takes to fit in. Blending theatre, photography, multimedia and interactive installations, artists Sulochana Dissanyake and Dinuka Liyanawatte take a cheeky look at the experience of skilled migrants who come to Australia in search of a…
Once Upon a Grimm Night

Odyssey Theatre: Once Upon a Grimm Night

Old Government House, Parramatta Cnr Pitt and Macquarie St, Parramatta, NSW, Australia
Once Upon a Grimm Night is an intimate, interactive adventure inside Old Government House, Parramatta. The border between our world and Everafter is fraying; Grimm Volkov enlists you and other wayfarers after the Narrator sets the scene to follow clues, brew potions and uncover what binds the Maiden and the Witch.…
Seed Hunters

Scene Theatre Sydney: Seed Hunters

Pitt Street Uniting Church Performance Space, 264 Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia 264 Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Scene Theatre Sydney is delighted to present the world premiere of Australian playwright Carol Dance’s Seed Hunters, a comedy-meets-conspiracy that challenges ideas of identity, motherhood, and what it truly means to save the world, at Pitt Street Uniting Church Performance Space from 17th – 26th October. Directed by Melissa Paris…
IMAGINE LIVE

Canberra Theatre Centre: IMAGINE LIVE

Canberra Theatre Centre Canberra, ACT, Australia
Step into a world where imagination knows no bounds! Based on Alison Lester’s beloved picture book Imagine, IMAGINE LIVE is a breathtaking theatrical experience that will transport your family to exciting and dreamlike landscapes. In this innovative performance, children and adults alike will be invited to leave the ordinary behind and explore a…
Editor's Choice Plied and Prejudice

Arts and Culture Trust: Plied and Prejudice

His Majesty's Theatre, Perth Perth, WA, Australia
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single woman in Regency England must be in want of a very stiff drink – or so they say in this raucous version of Jane Austen’s classic novel. Due to popular demand, the Perth season (which followed performances in Brisbane and London)…
Liveworks Festival 2025

Performance Space: Liveworks Festival 2025

Carriageworks Sydney, NSW, Australia
Performance Space’s biennial festival of live art, 2025 LIVEWORKS FESTIVAL has announced a jam-packed, five-day celebration of new, experimental and genre-defying art and performance from across Australia and the Asia-Pacific region, at Carriageworks from 22 to 26 October 2025. Featuring a massive line-up of never-before-seen works, including seven Australian premieres,…
Fitz Happens: Home Is Where The Haunt Is

New Ghosts Theatre Company: Fitz Happens: Home Is Where The Haunt Is

The Old Fitz Theatre 129 Dowling St, Woolloomooloo, NSW, Australia
A terrifyingly good night of spooky monologues, raising vital funds for the Old Fitz Theatre’s newly launched Playwright Fund. This thrilling production unites six of Australia's leading playwrights and a star-studded cast to premiere a powerful collection of original monologues. Inspired by the themes of Act 3 - Loyalty, Lies, and…
Daytime Deewane

National Theatre of Parramatta: Daytime Deewane

Riverside Theatres, Parramatta Parramatta, NSW, Australia
Meet cousins Farhan and Sadiq. One quiet, one wild, both looking to escape. Set in the legendary daytime raves of the 1990s, Daytime Deewane is a tender portrait of what it means to be torn between respect and rebellion. As the dance floor fills and the afternoon unfolds, Farhan is still clutching…
American Song

Flying Penguin Productions: American Song

Goodwood Theatre & Studios 166 Goodwood Rd, Goodwood, SA, Australia
Seemingly ripped straight out of today’s headlines, American Song is an intimate and deeply moving meditation on what it means to be a parent in a changing world and a searing and unforgettable exploration of the story and song that is America. As Andy heads off to work to give…
Editor's Choice Calamity Jane

One Eyed Man Productions: Calamity Jane

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
Step inside the Golden Garter Saloon and enter the Wild West as Virginia Gay reprises the role of the legendary frontierswoman Calamity Jane (for which she won a Sydney Theatre Award). Adapted from the much-loved film starring Doris Day, this stripped-back, rough-and-ready reimagining of the classic musical, directed by Richard…
The Lark

Hey Dowling: The Lark

QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
Noni Hazlehurst delivered an unforgettable performance in Daniel Keene’s one-woman play Mother – a heartbreaking story of loneliness and isolation. Now, she stars in the world premiere of The Lark, another solo drama by Keene, written especially for her. Hazlehurst plays 75-year-old Rose Grey, who is having to farewell The Lark, a small inner-city pub in…
1984 by George Orwell

shake & stir theatre co: 1984 by George Orwell

The Events Centre, Caloundra 20 Minchinton St, Caloundra, QLD, Australia
Big Brother is back. Strap in for an electrifying take on the George Orwell classic – from the multi-award winning creative minds at Shake & Stir (Frankenstein, Jane Eyre, Animal Farm and Dracula). It was a bright cold day, and the clocks were striking thirteen...  Winston Smith, an editor at the Ministry…

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