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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…
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 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…

Genesian Theatre: Macbeth

Genesian Theatre 420 Kent St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
A military hero returning from war is presented with a prophesy which, when shared with his wife, becomes the spur to murder. MACBETH is one of the greatest of all literary and dramatic works about temptation, conscience, great crime and consequence. It is Shakespeare’s towering vision of the power of…
ArtsLab: Reverb – ‘REX’ by Jasper Lee-Lindsay

Shopfront Arts Co-Op: REX

Shopfront Arts Co-Op 86-88 Carlton Pde, Carlton, NSW, Australia
An ambitious translation adaption adaptation of epic grand good proportions, Sophocles’ three Theban plays will be packed into a one-person show, told through the eyes of idiot me dumb a fool. When we take a step back and look at these myths stories of a royal family whose kingdom suffers,…
Editor's Choice The Player Kings

Sport for Jove: The Player Kings (Part 2)

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…
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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.…
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…
ArtsLab: Reverb – ‘We Have Stolen Our Bodies From God’ by Matthew Forbes

Shopfront Arts Co-Op: We Have Stolen Our Bodies From God

Shopfront Arts Co-Op 86-88 Carlton Pde, Carlton, NSW, Australia
On a tranquil afternoon, in rural New South Wales township, a deeply religious community watches as a UFO crash-lands into a nearby bushland. Some deem it a biblical apocalypse, some form entirely new belief systems around it, while others struggle to reconcile everything they thought to be true with the…

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…
Shirley Valentine

Woodward Productions & Neil Gooding Productions: Shirley Valentine

Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide Adelaide, SA, Australia
Experience the heartwarming, hilarious, and utterly inspiring story of Shirley Valentine, brought to life by Australian stage and screen star Natalie Bassingthwaighte. Written by Willy Russell and Directed by Lee Lewis this timeless West End and Broadway comedy will take you on a journey of self-discovery, laughter, and second chances.…

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