Men on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Messy With the Pen: Men on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

fortyfivedownstairs 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Manes, meltdowns and masculinity collide in this unhinged equestrian brom-com road trip coming to fortyfivedownstairs this October. Quinn is a middle-aged dressage diva in distress. Loyal groom and live-in lover to top rider Randall James Beaumont-Smythe III, Quinn’s idyllic Daylesford life is shattered when Randy dumps him for a younger…
Coriolanus

Bell Shakespeare: Coriolanus

Arts Centre Melbourne Forecourt, 100 St Kilda Road, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Coriolanus is a ferocious warrior and defender of Rome. But his contempt for the public, and his refusal to play the political game, see him banished from the city he once protected. When he joins forces with his former enemy to seek vengeance against Rome, the fate of the city,…

A Daylight Connection: THE BLOK!

Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre 189 High Street, Northcote, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
A Daylight Connection, led by Kamarra Bell-Wykes and Carly Sheppard, make work that bucks theatre convention. Hilarious and irreverent, this motley crew of visionary renegades are hell-bent on reimagining what First Nations performance can be. THE BLOK! is a wild, satirical battle for creative control. An artist known as The…
The Cardinal Rules

Sydney Fringe Festival: The Cardinal Rules

PACT 107 Railway Parade, Erskineville, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Thoroughly relatable humour, staggering humanity...and pushy Aunties from the ancestral plane! Engulfed by nostalgia, a woman stands at the funeral of a primary school friend that she hasn’t seen in years. As she remembers her 90’s childhood in a close-knit suburban Catholic community, she questions how their lives diverged. When…
Holiday Island

Merrigong Theatre Company: Holiday Island

IPAC 32 Burelli St, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
A clown yearns for a summer getaway, so she decides to create it herself. With nine colourful suitcases in tow, she builds an imaginary world of play, relaxation and togetherness in Holiday Island. Like a silent film, driven by a nostalgic soundtrack, be transported to a place built from scraps…
Where to Hide a Star

Australian Chamber Orchestra: Where to Hide a Star

The Neilson, Pier 2/3 13A Hickson Road, Dawes Point, NSW, Australia
From the creative team that brought you the smash-hit production How to Catch a Star, comes a brand-new theatrical adventure based on Oliver Jeffers’ sequel, Where to Hide a Star – a sparkling celebration of imagination, friendship, empathy, courage and love. In this delightful new ACO Families production, we reunite…
The Farmy Farm

Riverside Theatres: The Farmy Farm

Riverside Theatres, Parramatta Parramatta, NSW, Australia
Set in their favourite part of Australia, Legend Farms, join Kenny & Jenny for a day in the life of getting their jobs done with a tractor-load of circus and farming tomfoolery. It’s “The Castle” meets “Babe” with jaw-dropping acrobatics on tall towers of hay, giant juggling carrots, fair dinkum…
Anything You Can Do

Pony Cam: Anything You Can Do

Hothouse Theatre Lincoln Causeway,, Wodonga, VIC, Australia
A joyful reminder that you don’t know sh*t about age. Anything You Can Do is a community-engaged performance. Beginning remotely, two months out, Pony Cam will bring together a group of 5-10 local community members aged 55+. Then, over ten days, Pony Cam will run a playful and provocative creative…
Where to Hide a Star

Australian Chamber Orchestra: Where to Hide a Star

The Neilson, Pier 2/3 13A Hickson Road, Dawes Point, NSW, Australia
From the creative team that brought you the smash-hit production How to Catch a Star, comes a brand-new theatrical adventure based on Oliver Jeffers’ sequel, Where to Hide a Star – a sparkling celebration of imagination, friendship, empathy, courage and love. In this delightful new ACO Families production, we reunite…

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…
Holiday Island

Merrigong Theatre Company: Holiday Island

IPAC 32 Burelli St, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
A clown yearns for a summer getaway, so she decides to create it herself. With nine colourful suitcases in tow, she builds an imaginary world of play, relaxation and togetherness in Holiday Island. Like a silent film, driven by a nostalgic soundtrack, be transported to a place built from scraps…

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