Love and Information

Theatre Works: Love and Information

Theatre Works St Kilda, VIC, Australia
In this fast-moving kaleidoscope, over 100 spirited characters search for meaning in their lives. Through sex, death, feeling, taxidermy and karaoke they discover each other and couched within their whispers, exchanges, and revelations, we see ourselves and the people we love. One of the world’s foremost living playwrights, Caryl Churchill’s…
L’Hôtel

Foundry Theatre: L’Hôtel

Foundry Theatre 55 Pirrama Rd,, Pyrmont, NSW, Australia
Welcome To L’Hôtel: A Tryst Into Temptation. Enter a lobby brimming with bohemian verve, an immersive theatrical world of French intrigue. Savour the champagne, graze on a French cheese board and meet the cast of characters who call L’Hôtel home – a crème de la crème of performers from the…
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…
Eureka Day

Outhouse Theatre Co: Eureka Day

Seymour Centre Chippendale, NSW, Australia
Screamingly funny and wildly topical, Eureka Day lasers in on the poverty of modern discourse and our inability to listen to those with whom we disagree. It's 2019 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 Lover & The Dumb Waiter

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…
1984 by George Orwell

shake & stir theatre co: 1984 by George Orwell

Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre, Nowra 42 Bridge Rd, Nowra, NSW, Australia
Big Brother is back. Strap in for an electrifying take on the George Orwell classic – from the multi-award winning creative minds at Shake & Stir (Frankenstein, Jane Eyre, Animal Farm and Dracula). It was a bright cold day, and the clocks were striking thirteen...  Winston Smith, an editor at the Ministry…
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,…
Editor's Choice The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)

Woodward Productions & Neil Gooding Productions: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)

QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
To see or not to see . . . Written by Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield, this no-holds-Bard comedy condenses Shakespeare’s 37 plays into a 97-minute irreverent romp featuring the best and weirdest moments. Directed by Australian comedy genius Darren Gilshenan, a cast of three deliver tragic deaths, wild romances and…
Editor's Choice The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)

Woodward Productions & Neil Gooding Productions: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)

QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
To see or not to see . . . Written by Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield, this no-holds-Bard comedy condenses Shakespeare’s 37 plays into a 97-minute irreverent romp featuring the best and weirdest moments. Directed by Australian comedy genius Darren Gilshenan, a cast of three deliver tragic deaths, wild romances and…

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…
Frankenstein

shake & stir theatre co: Frankenstein

QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
The critically-acclaimed, theatrical adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic has electrified sold-out audiences in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. Now, the monster returns home to QPAC. Victor Frankenstein, a grieving but brilliantly ambitious young scientist, pushes the boundaries of theory and morality to create a living being from the remains of the dead. But…
Editor's Choice Blue

Black Swan State Theatre Company: Blue

State Theatre Centre of WA Perth, WA, Australia
Fresh from winning Brisbane’s 2024 Matilda Award for Best New Australian Work, Thomas Weatherall’s touching, poetic one-man play arrives in Perth. When Blue premiered in Sydney in 2023, it was performed by the playwright himself. Now proud Whadjuk Noongar actor Owen Hasluck takes on the monologue about family, loss, mental health…

Limelight 250

Limelight magazine covers

What's your Limelight story?

Celebrating 250 issues of music, arts and culture.

Competitions

View current offers

Win CDs, tickets to the latest shows, cinema screening invitations and more.

Season Preview

Season Preview

Explore the 2026 season

Our specialist writers analyse this year’s offerings in theatres and concert halls.

Featured

Queensland Spotlight

Your guide to the arts in the Sunshine State.

What’s On

Explore the online calendar

Find out what’s happening this week and add your own events to our free online calendar.

Limelight+

Dual Subscriptions

Substantial discounts when you subscribe to Limelight and a partner arts organisation.

Playlists

Playlists

Listen now

Looking for something new to listen to? Check out our playlists from our latest issue.

Emails

Sign up now

Receive free email updates on a range of topics from Limelight.