• The Barden Party – Shakespeare Double Bill

    The Barden Party: Shakespeare Double Bill

    Chapel off Chapel 12 Little Chapel Street, Prahran, Victoria, Australia
    The Barden Party, is back with their signature blend of humour and heart, transforming Romeo & Juliet and Macbeth into unforgettable experiences full of music, mischief and magic in a special Shakespeare Double Bill. The team brings its usual fun-loving spin to R&J, filling Shakespeare’s most famous play with its general…

    Ensemble Theatre: Primary Trust

    Ensemble Theatre Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Pulitzer Prize-winning and hailed as The New York Times Critic’s Pick, Primary Trust is an uplifting offbeat comedy about finding the courage to change. Meet Kenneth, a 38-year-old bookstore worker who spends his evenings sipping a mai tai (or two) with his best friend Bert. When a sudden layoff shatters…

    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…
    Editor's Choice Rhinestone Rex and Miss Monica

    Queensland Theatre: Rhinestone Rex and Miss Monica

    Bille Brown Theatre 78 Montague Rd, South Brisbane, QLD
    Georgie Parker and Glenn Hazeldine reprise their roles in David Williamson’s light-hearted romantic comedy. First performed at Sydney’s Ensemble Theatre in 2010, directed by Sandra Bates, it was given a new production by the Ensemble’s current Artistic Director, Mark Kilmurry, in 2023, and it’s that version which now takes the…
    Daddy, Don’t Drop the Soap!

    Qtopia Sydney: Daddy, Don’t Drop the Soap!

    Qtopia Sydney 301 Forbes St, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
    Brent Thorpe brings his iconic character 'daddy' to Qtopia's Pride Festival in this rollicking celebration of queer pride! Directed by Adam Cook, and Featuring 'Daddy's Boys' Travis De Jonk and Patrick Phillips, Don’t Drop the Soap! takes us from crazy nights at Sydney’s famous Taxi Club to stories about cruising,…

    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…
    Takatāpui

    Sydney Fringe Festival: Takatāpui

    PACT 107 Railway Parade, Erskineville, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Armed with only a microphone and a killer pair of heels, Māori shapeshifter Daley Rangi examines the spectrum of queer joy and violence with love and rage, holding a solidary flame in a blistering call to action. Takatāpui shines a light on the shadowy events of just one night among…
    The Maids

    The Street Theatre: The Maids

    The Street Theatre 15 Childers St, Canberra, ACT, Australia
    Two sisters, Solange and Claire, are maids to their wealthy, glamorous mistress in a big city apartment. When their Mistress is out they pass time in her luxurious bedroom in an obsessive game of roleplaying ‘servant and mistress’ blurring reality and fantasy. Acting out the power structures which define their…

    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 Rhinestone Rex and Miss Monica

    Queensland Theatre: Rhinestone Rex and Miss Monica

    Bille Brown Theatre 78 Montague Rd, South Brisbane, QLD
    Georgie Parker and Glenn Hazeldine reprise their roles in David Williamson’s light-hearted romantic comedy. First performed at Sydney’s Ensemble Theatre in 2010, directed by Sandra Bates, it was given a new production by the Ensemble’s current Artistic Director, Mark Kilmurry, in 2023, and it’s that version which now takes the…
    Eureka Day

    Seymour Centre: Eureka Day

    Seymour Centre Chippendale, NSW, Australia
    Outhouse Theatre Co and Seymour Centre present the hotly anticipated Sydney premiere of Jonathan Spector’s shrewd social satire, Eureka Day. It's 2018 and Eureka Day, a private primary school in Berkeley, California, is a bastion of progressive ideals: representation, gender identity, social justice. The parents on the Executive Committee value…

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