• The Artground: Hu木an

    Adelaide Botanic Garden North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    In the enchanted Hu木an, which means forest in Malay, wiggle your fingers and toes through textured leaves, smell the flowers, and play hide-and-seek with Hornbill. Spot Owl under the moonlight and help Kingfisher look after her eggs. Even passing rain brings cheeky Gibbons with a tropical fruit picnic for their…
    Naturism

    Griffin Theatre Company: Naturism

    Wharf 2 Theatre The Wharf, Dawes Point, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    No internet. No intruders. No clothes. Far from the trappings of civilisation, a group of nudist baby boomers have created their very own off-grid bush eco-paradise. An unseasonably hot summer approaches, but no worries! They’ve got enough preserves, pickles, and Fleetwood Mac to get them through it… probably. Enter Evangeline—a…
    The Female Pope

    OzAsia Festival: The Female Pope

    Art Gallery of South Australia Adelaide, SA, Australia
    You are invited to an audience with The Female Pope. Witness Rakini Devi’s powerful transformative performance, inspired by the 10th-century Pope Joan and the Hindu Goddess Kali. In this interactive, durational performance, Devi challenges patriarchal religious iconography and traditional gender roles in society and religion whilst reclaiming power and protesting…
    Dying: A Memoir

    Melbourne Theatre Company: Dying: A Memoir

    Arts Centre Melbourne Forecourt, 100 St Kilda Road, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    When the acclaimed author Cory Taylor was diagnosed with a terminal illness, what followed was an astonishing creative surge that resulted in a memoir Barack Obama named as one of his favourite books of 2017. Taylor’s wry insights into the rituals, language and taboos surrounding mortality can be witty, provocative or eye-opening…
    Editor's Choice The Shiralee

    Sydney Theatre Company: The Shiralee

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Kate Mulvany did a fabulous job adapting Ruth Park’s Harp in the South trilogy for Sydney Theatre Company. Now she has turned her attention to the 1955 Australian classic The Shiralee, written by D’Arcy Niland (who was married to Park). The story centres on Macauley, a rugged swagman, who roams Australia…

    Topology: The Third Space

    The Princess Theatre, Brisbane 8 Annerly Rd, Woollongabba, QLD, Australia
    A Sacred place, A cultural meeting place. Ceremony and Musical conversations that challenge the boundaries. A journey that flows unbroken. A powerful cross-cultural collaboration with ancient traditions of Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander storytelling. Cultural songlines and music converge in a moment of transformation and journey through the pacific to the…
    Phar Lap The Musical

    Hayes Theatre Co: Phar Lap The Musical

    Hayes Theatre Co 19 Greenknowe Avenue, Elizabeth Bay, NSW, Australia
    Not just another absurdist, electro-swing musical comedy about a thoroughbred racehorse, Phar Lap is a rags-to-riches story with a big heart. If you’re thinking elaborate life-size puppetry and dazzling special effects, you couldn’t be more wrong (we don’t have the budget). Suspend your disbelief as an actor swaps his horseshoes…
    Beethoven’s Eighth

    Australian Haydn Ensemble: Beethoven’s Eighth

    City Recital Hall Sydney, NSW, Australia
    This superb program revolves around the tantalizing enigma of the Immortal Beloved letters. AHE performs Beethoven unplugged, while young Sydney composer Ella Macens embraces baroque tuning with a new commission inspired by Ludwig’s passionate Declarations. Beethoven’s Eighth Symphony is an utterly delightful homage to Haydn, full of wit and humour. Also on the…
    NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DRAMATIC ART (NIDA) SPRING SEASON

    NIDA: Spring Season

    NIDA - National Institute of Dramatic Art 215 Anzac Parade, Kensingtion, NSW, Australia
    This Spring Season, NIDA lights up with royal battles, divine chaos, forgotten histories, and restless dreams. Mary Stuart pits two queens in a fight for one throne. Orpheus in the Underworld hurls us into a riotous, Can-Can-fuelled afterlife. The World Premiere of The Royal Experiment uncovers the women who held…
    Romeo & Juliet

    Bell Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet

    Princess Theatre, Launceston (Theatre North) 55/57 Brisbane Street, Launceston, TAS, Australia
    Did my heart love till now? After a chance meeting, an intense but forbidden love is ignited between two young lovers, Romeo and Juliet. And despite the unending, violent feud between their families, they will risk everything to be together. This raw portrayal of Romeo & Juliet will envelop you in the…
    Editor's Choice The Barber of Seville

    Opera Australia: The Barber of Seville

    Regent Theatre 191 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Elijah Moshinsky’s delightful OA production of Rossini’s comedy has stayed the test of time. Now, it’s back in Melbourne with Orchestra Victoria conducted by Tahu Matheson. Shanul Sharma and John Longmuir divvy up the role of the hot-to-trot Count Almaviva who employs a series of disguises plus the wily barber…

    The Japan Foundation: Japanese Film Festival 2025

    Palace Raine Square, Perth 300 Murray St, Perth, WA, Australia
    Australia’s largest celebration of Japanese cinema returns this spring! Touring Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra & Perth from October 27th to December 19th 2025, the Japanese Film Festival (JFF), presented by The Japan Foundation, is back for its 29th year with new releases, anime favourites, thrillers, and timeless classics. Opening the…