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The Beep Test

Theatre Works: The Beep Test

Theatre Works St Kilda, VIC, Australia
The Beep Test is a comedic, fast-paced, over-the-top new Australian musical that dives into the drama and chaos that was school Beep Tests! The musical follows four determined students and one far too enthusiastic PE Teacher of Class 7C as they compete for the number one place, whatever the cost!…
Thirst

Yirra Yaakin Theatre: Thirst

Subiaco Arts Centre 180 Hamersley Rd, Subiaco, WA, Australia
Thirst is a funny and tender comedy that explores why some people leave, some stay, and some return to regional towns. Thirst is set in the Glass Slipper Tavern, the community hub of Yellow Springs. Lola, a former popstar, and her entrepreneurial long-term partner and band member, Chico, never thought…
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…
The Dictionary of Lost Words
The Dictionary of Lost Words

State Theatre Company South Australia: The Dictionary of Lost Words

QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
Pip Williams’ award-winning New York Times bestseller The Dictionary of Lost Words is brought to vivid life in this wildly popular stage adaptation by Verity Laughton. “Filled with humour and historical awareness” (Broadway World) and expertly directed by Jessica Arthur, it’s no wonder this play has become a runaway success.…
Shakespeare’s R&J

FloMo Creative: Shakespeare’s R&J

Salamanca Arts Centre 77 Salamanca Pl, Battery Point, TAS, Australia
This multi-award winning play won great critical acclaim earning a Lortel Award as the longest-running, Off-Broadway version of Romeo and Juliet in New York history. Calarco’s R&J is the story of five senior boys living in a rigid, religious boarding school in the 1950s. One night, they discover a copy…
And Then There Were None

Crossroads Live Australia: And Then There Were None

Theatre Royal, Sydney 108 King St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Agatha Christie’s breathtaking masterpiece, And Then There Were None opens at the Comedy Theatre in February. From the producers of the hugely successful Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap comes a brand-new production of the best-selling crime novel of all time. Ten strangers are lured to a solitary mansion on an island…
Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime

Genesian Theatre: Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime

Genesian Theatre 420 Kent St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
A fortune-teller tells Lord Arthur Savile that he sees murder ahead! The only logical course of action for Arthur is to try get this dreadfully embarrassing act out of the way before his wedding in three weeks' time. But staging the perfect murder proves not nearly as easy as he…
Upside Down at the Bottom of the World

Sydney Acting Studio: Upside Down at the Bottom of the World

Sydney Acting Studio 11 Cope Street, Redfern, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Following our successful productions of In a Little Room and Mad For You, Ad Hoc Theatre in association with the Sydney Actors Studio presents a revival of David Allen’s award winning play about DH Lawrence and his wife Frieda during the time they spent in Australia in the 1920s. Very…
I & You

Belvoir St Theatre: I & You

Belvoir St Theatre 25 Belvoir St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Think back to the time in your life where every moment was new. Where every moment, was your first. First driving lesson, first party, first kiss, first love… first loss… Everything lay ahead, an intensely wonderful and simultaneously terrifying thought to cross our restless young minds, and full hearts. This…
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…
Imagine Live

Adelaide Festival Centre: Imagine Live

Adelaide Festival Centre Adelaide, SA, Australia
Performers breathe life into the pages of Alison Lester’s beloved book, revealing hidden depths and unexpected adventures. From spotting leopards to diving with dolphins, every moment is a discovery. This 60-minute interactive musical, crafted by the acclaimed team behind Robot Song, promises enchantment and excitement for all ages. Join us…

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