End Game

Melbourne International Comedy Festival: End Game

MC Showroom Level 1, 48 Clifton Street, Prahran, VIC, Australia
Joanie, an eccentric cabaret performer, arrives in the afterlife for her soul review. Did she learn her lessons at Earth School? Or did she get distracted? The results are in. It's all about one woman, Eva. But who on earth is Eva? Multi award-winning writer/performer Katie Reddin-Clancy (★★★★★ Mumble Theatre)…
Nijinsky

The Australian Ballet: Nijinsky

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
Vaslav Nijinsky was at the height of his career during the early 20th century. His unparalleled performances brought him adoring fans while his evocative and sensual choreography caused riots in theatres in Paris. In a tragic turn of events, Nijinsky succumbed to the effects of schizophrenia, spending the remainder of…
Editor's Choice

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 Bloom

Sydney Theatre Company: Bloom

Roslyn Packer Theatre 22 Hickson Rd, Sydney, NSW, Australia
This new Australian musical played to sold-out houses when it premiered at Melbourne Theatre Company in 2023. The fact that Tom Gleisner of Working Dog fame (The Castle, The Dish, Utopia, Have You Been Paying Attention?) wrote the book and lyrics was doubtless part of the appeal. Bloom (with music…
RBG: Of Many, One

Sydney Theatre Company: RBG: Of Many, One

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
After a triumphant premiere season in 2022, and a sold-out national tour in 2024, the smash-hit RBG: Of Many, One returns to the Sydney stage once more in 2025, due to popular demand. The brilliant Heather Mitchell will be reviving her award-winning and critically acclaimed “virtuosic performance” (The Conversation) of the woman…
Editor's Choice Calamity Jane

Queensland Theatre: Calamity Jane

Bille Brown Theatre 78 Montague Rd, South Brisbane, QLD
First seen at Sydney’s Hayes Theatre Co in 2107, Richard Carroll’s inspired, side-splitting production, starring Virginia Gay in the title role, proved an enormous hit. Reviewing it for Limelight, Clive Paget wrote, “this tiny jewel of a production hits every note square between the eyes.” Naomi Price now steps into…
Kiss Me, Kate

Neglected Musicals: Kiss Me, Kate

Foundry Theatre 55 Pirrama Rd,, Pyrmont, NSW, Australia
Cole Porter’s legendary musical comedy Kiss Me, Kate comes to Foundry Theatre in April 2025. Based on Taming of the Shrew, this treasured 1940s musical takes us to Broadway’s backstage with chorus boys and singing gangsters – not to mention a romance that’s just too darn hot –with Cole Porter…
Editor's Choice Abel Selaocoe

Australian Chamber Orchestra: Abel Selaocoe

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Making his Australian debut, South African cellist Abel Selaocoe directs the world premiere of Nigel Westlake’s Ascension, commissioned by the ACO, and the Australian premiere of Giovanni Sollima’s When We Were Trees, for which he is joined by Timo-Veikko Valve. The program also includes Platti’s Cello Concerto in D major,…
Glass Child

Seymour Centre: Glass Child

Seymour Centre Chippendale, NSW, Australia
Glass Child depicts the sibling relationship between Kayah, a young man with Down Syndrome, and his sister Maitreyah. Glass Child is a beautiful portrayal of intertwining sibling relationships performed by real-life brother and sister Kayah and Maitreyah Guenther. Expressed through dance, theatre and storytelling, Glass Child highlights their connection and how their lives…

Eliza Shephard: Tailors: Conversations about the Impossible

Tempo Rubato 34 Breese St, Brunswick, VIC, Australia
In celebration of the sixth year of Eliza Shephard’s March of the Women project, Tailors presents a concert full of repertoire written by Australian and international female composers. This concert showcases the pierrot ensemble in a diverse collection of music exploring light and shade, abstract notions, and undergoes sonic exploration.

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