• Editor's Choice Carol

    Black Swan State Theatre Company: Carol

    Heath Ledger Theatre 174 William St, Perth, WA, Australia
    Carol is Christmas personified. Born on 25 December, she’s been holding the whole Christmas shebang together for decades – and she’s loved every minute of it. But this year, things are looking a lot less jolly. Now 60, she suddenly finds herself living in her car, with council move-on notices…
    Editor's Choice Much Ado About Nothing

    Melbourne Theatre Company: Much Ado About Nothing

    Southbank Theatre Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Talk about a battle of the sexes! Beatrice and Benedick are Shakespeare’s most modern couple. They love to hate each other, yet everyone knows they’re perfect for one another. For the first time in 30 years, MTC presents a brand-new production of The Bard’s razor-sharp comedy, directed by Associate Artist…
    Cowbois

    Siren Theatre Co: Cowbois

    Seymour Centre Chippendale, NSW, Australia
    A rollicking queer Western like nothing you've seen before. In a sleepy town in the Wild West, the women drift through their days like tumbleweed. Their husbands, swept up in the goldrush, have been missing for almost a year and show no sign of returning. In fact, the town is…
    Hand to God

    Everyman Theatre: Hand to God

    ACT Hub 14 Spinifex St, Kingston, ACT, Australia
    In the tiny, conservative town of Cypress, Texas, the shy, mild-mannered Jason is just trying to be a good son. When he joins his mother Margery’s Christian Puppet Ministry at the local church, Jason discovers a burgeoning talent for puppetry, and after his father’s sudden death it seems like things…
    Present Laughter by Noel Coward

    New Theatre: Present Laughter by Noel Coward

    New Theatre 542 King St, Newtown, NSW
    “Everybody worships me. It’s nauseating.” Actor Garry Essendine is possibly the most desired man in the world. He is handsome, charming, self-deprecating, self-obsessed, and in the midst of a mid-life crisis. Over the course of a few days, on the eve of an overseas tour, he finds his life bombarded…
    Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn

    Well Done Creative: Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn

    Riverside Theatres, Parramatta Parramatta, NSW, Australia
    Bursting with irrepressible charm, irresistible humour and a nostalgia that promises to delight, Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn tap dances onto the Riverside Live at PHIVE stage to ring in the Christmas season. Crooner Jim Hardy says goodbye to the hustle and bustle of big-city showbiz to settle down on his farmhouse in Connecticut. He longs for…
    As You Like It

    Melbourne Shakespeare Company: As You Like It

    St Kilda Botanical Gardens 11 Herbert St, St Kilda, VIC, Australia
    This December, the Melbourne Shakespeare Company are back in the Rose Garden, and things are getting gloriously out of hand. Get ready for an enchanting new musical reimagining of Shakespeare's As You Like It, an outdoor spectacular bursting with pop hits, slapstick shenanigans and more decadence than a Versailles tea…
    Dial M for Murder

    Ensemble Theatre: Dial M for Murder

    Ensemble Theatre Sydney, NSW, Australia
    The ever-so-charming ex-tennis-pro Tony Wendice has his eye on the prize. The prize in question? His wife Margot’s eye-wateringly enormous inheritance. Fuelled by greed and revenge, he concocts the perfect plan to eliminate her from the equation. But after a small mishap, Tony must spin a web of lies to…

    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…
    Ken Ludwig’s MORIARTY

    Genesian Theatre: Ken Ludwig’s Moriarty

    Genesian Theatre 420 Kent St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Brilliant detective Sherlock Holmes and his faithful companion Dr. Watson have a new case to solve! An investigation into the Bohemian King’s stolen letters suddenly cascades into an international mystery filled with spies, blackmail and intrigue. With world peace at stake, Holmes and Watson join forces with American actress Irene…
    A Thing Called Birthday

    Shopfront Arts Co-Op: A Thing Called a Birthday

    Shopfront Arts Co-Op 86-88 Carlton Pde, Carlton, NSW, Australia
    Do we need another hero? This is a much debated question but the answer is probably, yes! Do you like births? Do you like days? We've combined the two into one concept- a birthday! Do you like tights and mortality? Join us for our Birth Day celebration! Where:... When:... How:...…
    As You Like It

    Melbourne Shakespeare Company: As You Like It

    St Kilda Botanical Gardens 11 Herbert St, St Kilda, VIC, Australia
    This December, the Melbourne Shakespeare Company are back in the Rose Garden, and things are getting gloriously out of hand. Get ready for an enchanting new musical reimagining of Shakespeare's As You Like It, an outdoor spectacular bursting with pop hits, slapstick shenanigans and more decadence than a Versailles tea…