• Melbourne Theatre Company: The Black Woman of Gippsland

    Southbank Theatre Southbank, VIC, Australia
    A woman is tossed ashore from the sea, bedraggled and lost. A century and a half later, another finds herself diving deep into the truth behind a lingering legend. Jacinta’s family is driving her up the wall and her academic career is floundering, but amongst the books, something doesn’t feel…
    Sistren

    Green Door Theatre Company: Sistren

    The Old Fitz Theatre 129 Dowling St, Woolloomooloo, NSW, Australia
    Isla and Violet are a ‘lethal combination’. Their self-righteous headmaster thinks that’s an insult. They think it’s a cute name for a girl group. Too-smart, too precocious and way too outspoken, it’s no surprise when these self-proclaimed soulmates are ‘separated’ until the end of the year. But the world outside…

    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…

    Sydney Theatre Company: Happy Days

    Wharf 1 Theatre Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Stage and screen icon Pamela Rabe (The Children, The War of The Roses, The Lost Echo) immerses herself in one of the greatest roles ever written, Happy Days’ eternal optimist, Winnie. Conceived and directed by award-winning theatre designer Nick Schlieper – Lighting Designer on The Picture of Dorian Gray, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr…

    Melbourne Theatre Company: The Black Woman of Gippsland

    Southbank Theatre Southbank, VIC, Australia
    A woman is tossed ashore from the sea, bedraggled and lost. A century and a half later, another finds herself diving deep into the truth behind a lingering legend. Jacinta’s family is driving her up the wall and her academic career is floundering, but amongst the books, something doesn’t feel…
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    Belvoir St Theatre: The Wrong Gods

    Belvoir St Theatre 25 Belvoir St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    S. Shakthidharan enjoyed international success with his epic 2019 play Counting and Cracking about a Sri Lankan-Australian family across four generations. His latest stage work is a more intimate, 90-minute piece, featuring four performers. Co-produced with Melbourne Theatre Company, The Wrong Gods explores the tension between tradition and progress in…
    I & You

    Belvoir St Theatre: I & You

    Belvoir St Theatre 25 Belvoir St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Think back to the time in your life where every moment was new. Where every moment, was your first. First driving lesson, first party, first kiss, first love… first loss… Everything lay ahead, an intensely wonderful and simultaneously terrifying thought to cross our restless young minds, and full hearts. This…
    Fair Punishment

    Brown’s Mart Theatre: Fair Punishment

    Browns Mart 12 Smith Street, Darwin, NT, Australia
    Based on the translation of the novel La petite fille qui aimait trop les allumettes by Gaëtan Soucy 1998 Éditions du Boréal. Adapted by Nicky Fearn and Gail Evans Directed by Susie Dee Presented by Brown’s Mart and Business Unusual. A Gothic tale of intrigue, revelation, survival and hope.
    Henry 5

    Bell Shakespeare: Henry 5

    Arts Centre Melbourne Forecourt, 100 St Kilda Road, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Young Prince Hal has left his wayward adolescence behind and assumed the mantle of kingship. Following a humiliating insult by the French prince, King Henry launches England into a war with France to claim the throne he believes is rightfully his. Against all odds, he leads his troops from despair…

    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…

    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…

    Sydney Theatre Company: Happy Days

    Wharf 1 Theatre Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Stage and screen icon Pamela Rabe (The Children, The War of The Roses, The Lost Echo) immerses herself in one of the greatest roles ever written, Happy Days’ eternal optimist, Winnie. Conceived and directed by award-winning theatre designer Nick Schlieper – Lighting Designer on The Picture of Dorian Gray, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr…

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