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The Lover & The Dumb Waiter

Ensemble Theatre: The Lover & The Dumb Waiter

Ensemble Theatre Sydney, NSW, Australia
THE LOVER Trapped in the monotony of middle-class life, Richard and Sarah’s marriage is on its last legs. Perhaps a lover could reignite their corroding relationship… or is escape from their stifling existence just a fantasy? Burning with intrigue and uneasy humour, Harold Pinter spins a dangerous game of cat…
Cancer and Cartwheels – Dr Jo Prendergast at the Brisbane Powerhouse

Brisbane Powerhouse: Cancer and Cartwheels – Dr Jo Prendergast at the Brisbane Powerhouse

Brisbane Powerhouse 119 Lamington St, New Farm, QLD, Australia
Written during her cancer treatment, Cancer and Cartwheels blends comedy, storytelling, musical numbers, and video clips to entertain and educate. With a unique perspective as both a medical professional and comedian, experience a journey of resilience, self-discovery, and humour, turning her experience into absurd and uplifting moments that will leave…
Jekyll & Hyde

Theatre North: Jekyll & Hyde

Princess Theatre, Launceston (Theatre North) 55/57 Brisbane Street, Launceston, TAS, Australia
Meet the most delightfully evil man alive, Mr Hyde. A man so evil he punches the cleaning lady, drop-kicks a precious puffin and yells ‘shark’ at the beach. This mad-cap rendition of Jekyll and Hyde celebrates the darkness within us all. A completely reworked version of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Edinburgh inspired novella.…
Heaven

Bitchen Wolf: Heaven

Qtopia Sydney 301 Forbes St, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
Bitchen Wolf presents the Australian premiere of Irish playwright Eugene O’Brien’s Heaven at Qtopia Sydney’s Loading Dock Theatre from 14 to 31 May. 'Heaven' is a hilarious yet heart-wrenching examination of identity, regret, and the lives we secretly long for. On the weekend of a wedding in rural Ireland, Mal and…
Fair Punishment

Brown’s Mart Theatre: Fair Punishment

Browns Mart 12 Smith Street, Darwin, NT, Australia
Based on the translation of the novel La petite fille qui aimait trop les allumettes by Gaëtan Soucy 1998 Éditions du Boréal. Adapted by Nicky Fearn and Gail Evans Directed by Susie Dee Presented by Brown’s Mart and Business Unusual. A Gothic tale of intrigue, revelation, survival and hope.
Shadow Boxing

Theatre Works: Shadow Boxing

Explosives Factory 67 Inkerman St, Rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware, St Kilda, VIC, Australia
Meet Flynn: a strong, rugged boxer whose world is shattered when he realises he is gay and is then brutally outed. Stripped of his dignity, Flynn fights back. ‘Shadow Boxing‘ by James Gaddas is a challenging solo work that explores identity; through examining masculinity, violence, sexuality and vulnerability. In a…
Storked

Theatre Works: Storked

Theatre Works St Kilda, VIC, Australia
An electric exploration of the choice to choose, living in a body that constantly betrays you, and finding the people in your life who matter most, STORKED interrogates the expectation upon AFAB people to have children and the growing awareness that it might not be such a hot idea in…
1984

Arts Centre Melbourne: 1984

Arts Centre Melbourne Forecourt, 100 St Kilda Road, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Presented by JMC Academy Graduating Actors Ensemble. April, 1984...? 13:00. Winston Smith is about to start a diary. If detected, it would be punished by death. Big brother is always watching. A contemporary exploration of control, surveillance, fear, and the will to keep finding human connections. A vision of the…
The Black Woman of Gippsland

Melbourne Theatre Company: The Black Woman of Gippsland

Southbank Theatre Southbank, VIC, Australia
A woman is tossed ashore from the sea, bedraggled and lost. A century and a half later, another finds herself diving deep into the truth behind a lingering legend. Jacinta’s family is driving her up the wall and her academic career is floundering, but amongst the books, something doesn’t feel…
Editor's Choice The Wrong Gods

Belvoir St Theatre: The Wrong Gods

Belvoir St Theatre 25 Belvoir St, Sydney, NSW, 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 Melbourne Theatre Company, The Wrong Gods explores the tension between tradition and progress in…
Happy Days

Sydney Theatre Company: Happy Days

Wharf 1 Theatre Sydney, NSW, Australia
Stage and screen icon Pamela Rabe (The Children, The War of The Roses, The Lost Echo) immerses herself in one of the greatest roles ever written, Happy Days’ eternal optimist, Winnie. Conceived and directed by award-winning theatre designer Nick Schlieper – Lighting Designer on The Picture of Dorian Gray, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr…
Editor's Choice The Birds

Malthouse Theatre: The Birds

Malthouse Theatre 113 Sturt St, Southbank, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
The weather has changed and the birds are behaving oddly. It’s becoming scary. One family sounds a warning – but is anyone listening? Malthouse Theatre presents a new stage version of Daphne du Maurier’s short story, immortalised on screen by Alfred Hitchcock. Adapted by Louise Fox for a solo performer…

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