Wittenoom

Mudlark Theatre: Wittenoom

Earl Arts Centre 10 Earl Street, Launceston, TAS, Australia
A deeply regional Australian story with an operatic heartbeat; a vivid and poetic theatre work brimming with hope, humour, and humanity. Dot is dying of mesothelioma; an incurable cancer caused by blue asbestos. Pearl sits by Dot’s deathbed as the Dogs of the Apocalypse hover, waiting for Dot to finally…

Ensemble Theatre: Fly Girl

Ensemble Theatre Sydney, NSW, Australia
It’s the late 70’s and the Australian Aviation Industry is a boy’s club. The only job women are allowed involves wearing heels, lighting smokes and serving nuts. Deborah Lawrie’s got the chops to fly the big jets, but Reg Ansett won’t let her. Genevieve Hegney and Catherine Moore use their…
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,…
Romeo & Juliet

Bell Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet

The Alexander Theatre 48 Exhibition Walk, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
Did my heart love till now? After a chance meeting, an intense but forbidden love is ignited between two young lovers, Romeo and Juliet. And despite the unending, violent feud between their families, they will risk everything to be together. This raw portrayal of Romeo & Juliet will envelop you in the…
Public Access

Merrigong Theatre Company: Public Access

Wollongong Library 41 Burelli St, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
Nic wants a seachange. She’s fled Sydney to take up a job at the local library, but the ‘quiet life’ is proving a little more complicated than she hoped. The staff are set in their ways, the customers defy classification and management are already asking her to make cuts. Her…
The Edit

Legit Theatre Co.: The Edit

Belvoir St Theatre 25 Belvoir St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
“We can control what happens to you in here. But we have no control out there” Nia and Jess want the same thing. Influencer Nia, wants to find her match and win the primetime reality dating hit, Match or Snatch. Producer Jess, wants to orchestrate Nia’s every move to secure…

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…
Free-doom Down Under

OzAsia Festival: Free-doom Down Under

The Mill 154 Angas Street, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Get a first glimpse of Free-doom Down Under, a bold new work exploring what it takes to fit in. Blending theatre, photography, multimedia and interactive installations, artists Sulochana Dissanyake and Dinuka Liyanawatte take a cheeky look at the experience of skilled migrants who come to Australia in search of a…
Once Upon a Grimm Night

Odyssey Theatre: Once Upon a Grimm Night

Old Government House, Parramatta Cnr Pitt and Macquarie St, Parramatta, NSW, Australia
Once Upon a Grimm Night is an intimate, interactive adventure inside Old Government House, Parramatta. The border between our world and Everafter is fraying; Grimm Volkov enlists you and other wayfarers after the Narrator sets the scene to follow clues, brew potions and uncover what binds the Maiden and the Witch.…
Seed Hunters

Scene Theatre Sydney: Seed Hunters

Pitt Street Uniting Church Performance Space, 264 Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia 264 Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Scene Theatre Sydney is delighted to present the world premiere of Australian playwright Carol Dance’s Seed Hunters, a comedy-meets-conspiracy that challenges ideas of identity, motherhood, and what it truly means to save the world, at Pitt Street Uniting Church Performance Space from 17th – 26th October. Directed by Melissa Paris…
IMAGINE LIVE

Canberra Theatre Centre: IMAGINE LIVE

Canberra Theatre Centre Canberra, ACT, Australia
Step into a world where imagination knows no bounds! Based on Alison Lester’s beloved picture book Imagine, IMAGINE LIVE is a breathtaking theatrical experience that will transport your family to exciting and dreamlike landscapes. In this innovative performance, children and adults alike will be invited to leave the ordinary behind and explore a…

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