• Griffin Theatre: Lacuna

    Griffin Theatre Company: Griffin Theatre: Lacuna

    Belvoir St Theatre 25 Belvoir St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Claudia is jobless, cashless and flailing. Doomscrolling in the dark, ignoring emails from Centrelink, she wallows in the aftermath of an earth-shattering fight with her Mum. Why can’t Claudia just get a job like a good Chinese daughter? So, Claudia is delighted when a plum job opportunity falls right into…
    Editor's Choice Fiddler On The Roof

    Theatre Royal, Sydney: Fiddler On The Roof

    Theatre Royal, Sydney 108 King St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    First seen at London’s Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre in 2024, this Olivier Award-winning production, directed by Jordan Fein, transferred to the Barbican, where it became the venue’s best-selling musical of all time. Set in 1905, Tevye, a milkman in the tiny fictional village of Anatevka, tries to maintain his…
    Two Blood

    Carriageworks: Two Blood

    Carriageworks Sydney, NSW, Australia
    A Tagalaka woman and Cantonese man embark on a forbidden love affair forged in the flames of a burning country. Centuries later, their remains are discovered in a forever embrace, setting into motion a sprawling exploration of belonging and identity. Created by visionary artists S. Shakthidharan (Counting and Cracking), Daniel Riley and Jasmin Sheppard, who…
    Heartbreak Hotel

    Merrigong Theatre Company: Heartbreak Hotel

    Illawarra Performing Arts Centre 32 Burelli Street, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
    Check-in to this cathartic comedy from Aotearoa New Zealand — a fun, vibrant place to confront your heartbreak. Fresh from acclaimed seasons at RISING Festival Melbourne, the Edinburgh Festival, and Soho Theatre London, Heartbreak Hotel is a room with a view. Razor-sharp writing and compelling performances lead us into the…
    Animal Farm

    Arts Centre Melbourne: Animal Farm

    Fairfax Studio
    This isn’t the farm you thought you knew. Orwell’s classic allegory is unleashed with a sharp Australian political twist – a story for an era of climate crisis, corporate greed, relentless media spin and a revolving door of leadership. Farmer Jones has lost control. The animals of Manor Farm rise…
    Second Coming

    La Boite: Second Coming

    La Boite Roundhouse Theatre Kelvin Grove, QLD, Australia
    It’s 2065, Earth is burning, and time is running out. Geneticist Evie and the crew of the ARK MARK II spaceship are humanity’s last hope, charged with rescuing every species they can, two by two, for a new beginning on Mars. Lions, Javan warty pigs, and creatures of all kinds…
    Editor's Choice Uncle Vanya

    Melbourne Theatre Company: Uncle Vanya

    Southbank Theatre Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Chekov’s achingly sad yet mordantly funny play finds fresh life in this adaptation by Australian playwright Joanna Murray-Smith, first staged by Sydney’s Ensemble Theatre in 2024. Now, Anne-Louise Sarks directs a new production for MTC. Uncle Vanya and his niece Sonya have spent years managing a run-down country estate in rural…
    Editor's Choice Death of a Salesman

    Andrew Henry & GWB Entertainment: Death of a Salesman

    Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne 219 Exhibition St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    When Neil Armfield directed a new production of Arthur Miller’s timeless tragedy, Death of a Salesman, in 2023 with Anthony LaPaglia as Willy Loman and Alison Whyte as his long-suffering wife Linda, the reviews were ecstatic. In a five-star rave, Limelight said the “outstanding” production is “so gripping the audience doesn’t make…
    Editor's Choice Do Not Go Gentle

    Queensland Theatre Company: Do Not Go Gentle

    Bille Brown Theatre 78 Montague Rd, South Brisbane, QLD
    Patricia Cornelius’s 2006 play, Do Not Go Gentle, which takes his title from Dylan Thomas’s poem, is a poetically powerful depiction of old age and dementia. Set in an aged care home, a group of residents imagine themselves taking part in Robert Falcon Scott’s doomed 1911 expedition to the South…
    The Girl On The Train

    Mockingbird Theatre Company: The Girl On The Train

    Belconnen Arts Centre 118 Emu Bank, Belconnen, ACT
    Rachel Watson longs for a different life. Her only escape is the perfect couple she watches through the train window every day, happy and in love. Or so it appears. When Rachel learns that the woman she’s been secretly watching has suddenly disappeared, she finds herself as a witness and…
    Top Silk

    Ensemble Theatre: Top Silk

    Ensemble Theatre Sydney, NSW, Australia
    For Jane Fredericks, the fight for justice is personal. As a passionate legal aid solicitor, Jane risks everything to help an old flame, and her world quickly unravels – both in the courtroom and at home. Her husband Trevor, a prominent barrister, faces his own ethical conundrum: defend a powerful…
    Velvet Inferno

    Sydney Opera House: Velvet Inferno

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Welcome to Velvet. A nightclub where disco reigns supreme and the allure of the dancefloor is inescapable. When a bright-eyed but lost young woman walks in, club owner Country Mike (Brendan Maclean) sees the future. With the help of The Diva (Marcia Hines), a groovy coming-of-age journey ignites. Velvet Inferno is…