Peter and the Starcatcher

Dead Puppet Society: Peter and the Starcatcher

QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
Before Neverland there was an island. Before Captain Hook, a moustachioed pirate. Before Wendy, her mother Molly. Before Peter, a nameless orphan. Peter and the Starcatcher, the smash hit Broadway production and winner of 5 Tony Awards, will have its Australian premiere, touring nationally from 2024. Originally developed by Disney…
The Lotto Line

Studio 5 Productions: The Lotto Line

Flow Studios 57 Denison St, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW, Australia
The Lotto Line is an original absurdist comedy written by John Tsakiris, making its world premiere at Flow Studios in April 2025. Presented by Studio 5 Productions, this show is bound to have you in stitches whether you’re a regular theatre-goer, a first-timer, or a stack of toddlers in a…
The Glass Menagerie

Ensemble Theatre: The Glass Menagerie

Ensemble Theatre Sydney, NSW, Australia
Following the success of Suddenly Last Summer, Ensemble Theatre is thrilled to present one of the most iconic dramas of the 20th century, the timeless Tennessee Williams masterpiece, The Glass Menagerie, on from Friday 21st March to Saturday 26th April. Directed by Liesel Badorrek (Master Class), Williams’ first great theatrical…

Melbourne International Comedy Festival: Alanah Parkin’s Garage Sale

DoubleTree by hilton 270 Flinders St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Greg and Denise have too much stuff! Narre Warren South's most notorious couple are moving to the retirement village up the road, and they can't possibly take everything with them. Join Greg, Denise and a smorgasbord of increasingly unlikely characters at the greatest Garage Sale the south-eastern suburbs has ever…
End Game

Melbourne International Comedy Festival: End Game

MC Showroom Level 1, 48 Clifton Street, Prahran, VIC, Australia
Joanie, an eccentric cabaret performer, arrives in the afterlife for her soul review. Did she learn her lessons at Earth School? Or did she get distracted? The results are in. It's all about one woman, Eva. But who on earth is Eva? Multi award-winning writer/performer Katie Reddin-Clancy (★★★★★ Mumble Theatre)…
The Glass Menagerie

Ensemble Theatre: The Glass Menagerie

Ensemble Theatre Sydney, NSW, Australia
Following the success of Suddenly Last Summer, Ensemble Theatre is thrilled to present one of the most iconic dramas of the 20th century, the timeless Tennessee Williams masterpiece, The Glass Menagerie, on from Friday 21st March to Saturday 26th April. Directed by Liesel Badorrek (Master Class), Williams’ first great theatrical…

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…
Editor's Choice Henry 5

Bell Shakespeare: Henry 5

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
Returning to Bell Shakespeare after 15 years, Marion Potts directs a new production of Shakespeare’s famous war play with newcomer JK Kazzi in the title role. Young Prince Hal has turned his back on Falstaff, left his wild adolescence behind and taken on the mantle of monarch. When he is…
Editor's Choice The Player Kings

Sport for Jove: The Player Kings (Part 1)

Seymour Centre Chippendale, NSW, Australia
In its most ambitious undertaking yet, Sport for Jove is staging a new version of Shakespeare’s great history cycle, adapted and directed by Artistic Director Damien Ryan. Tracing the journey from Richard II to Richard III, including the Bard’s plays relating to Henry IV, Henry V and Henry VI, the epic production…

Sydney Theatre Company: Picnic at Hanging Rock

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
Five modern teenage girls recount a story burnt into the Australian psyche. In Tom Wright’s lyrical and daring adaptation, Joan Lindsay’s hypnotic classic becomes a form-shattering mix of storytelling, gossip, and reenactment. Seen through the eyes of STC Resident Director Ian Michael (Stolen, Constellations), “the most exciting new director of…
Editor's Choice

Melbourne Theatre Company: The Removalists

Southbank Theatre Southbank, VIC, Australia
David Williamson’s dark satire The Removalists premiered in 1971 but remains as shocking as ever. Set in an inner suburb of Melbourne, two sisters report an act of domestic violence to the police, hoping things will be quickly resolved. However, the local constabulary likes to handle things its own way.…

essential workers: Amber

The Old Fitz Theatre 129 Dowling St, Woolloomooloo, NSW, Australia
Meet Amber. She's a Richard Curtis Rom-Com fanatic and has been praying for God to send her the man of her dreams ever since she was fifteen. When she's first kissed and half-fingered by the coolest boy in school at the back of Edgecliff Centre, she's pretty sure her love…

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