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Whitefella Yella Tree

Griffin Theatre Company: Whitefella Yella Tree

Wharf 1 Theatre Sydney, NSW, Australia
First love: joyous, sweet and youthful. Two boys from neighbouring mobs, puffed up with teenage giddiness, poised on the edge of a world about to change. Their budding love taking root in Country that is about to be declared ‘Australia’. In the early years of colonisation, a young Aboriginal man,…
Playhouse Week 1

The Australian Ballet: Playhouse Week 1

Arts Centre Melbourne Forecourt, 100 St Kilda Road, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Playhouse Theatre Royal New Zealand Ballet, Te Ao Mārama The Australian Ballet and The Australian Ballet School, Allegro Brillante by George Balanchine ©The George Balanchine Trust Restless Dance Theatre, Seeing Through Darkness The Australian Ballet and Lucy Guerin, Ground Control Dancenorth Australia, Wayfinder (Excerpt)
Manon

The Australian Ballet: Manon

Regent Theatre 191 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s adaptation of Abbé Prévost’s 1731 novel, Manon is a tragic romance unlike any other in ballet. From the echelons of high society 18th-century Paris to the gritty streets of New Orleans, Manon tells a story of a young girl desperate to rise above her lowly origins, seduced…
Dangerous Liaisons

Queensland Ballet: Dangerous Liaisons

Thomas Dixon Centre 406 Montague Rd, West End, QLD, Australia
Delve into the scandalous world of the Paris elite in Liam Scarlett’s vivid interpretation of Pierre Choderlos de Laclos’ novel, Les Liaisons dangereuses. An internationally-renowned choreographer celebrated for his vision and storytelling, Scarlett crafted this evocative ballet on Queensland Ballet for a world premiere in 2019. Set in 18th century France,…
Featured The Sorcerer

Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Sydney: The Sorcerer

Smith Auditorium, Shore School Blue St, North Sydney, NSW, Australia
Fall in Love with the Magical Mayhem of The Sorcerer! Step into a charming English village where love and chaos collide in Gilbert & Sullivan's delightfully mischievous comic opera! When Alexis employs a mysterious sorcerer to spread love throughout town, his potion creates hilarious pandemonium as villagers fall for the…
& Juliet

PACA Productions: & Juliet

Riverside Theatres, Parramatta Parramatta, NSW, Australia
What if the greatest love story ever told was just the beginning? Find out what happens when Juliet discovers there’s life after Romeo. Experience the premiere staging of a Broadway hit! PACA Productions is thrilled to present its inaugural staging of & Juliet, the sensational musical that has captivated audiences…
Leanne Kenneally & Alex Raineri – Songs of Light and Sky

Opera Queensland: Leanne Kenneally & Alex Raineri – Songs of Light and Sky

Opera Queensland Studio South Bank, QLD, Australia
A radiant evening of soaring voices and timeless melodies, celebrating the elegance and emotional power of the world’s greatest lyric sopranos. One of Australia’s and Brisbane’s very own great lyric soprano, Leanne Kenneally, explores the beauty of the human voice and the music of the skies, with unforgettable songs of…
Where to Hide a Star

Australian Chamber Orchestra: Where to Hide a Star

The Neilson, Pier 2/3 13A Hickson Road, Dawes Point, NSW, Australia
From the creative team that brought you the smash-hit production How to Catch a Star, comes a brand-new theatrical adventure based on Oliver Jeffers’ sequel, Where to Hide a Star – a sparkling celebration of imagination, friendship, empathy, courage and love. In this delightful new ACO Families production, we reunite…
Editor's Choice

Port Fairy Spring Music Festival: Time Transfixed

Lecture Hall, Port Fairy Sackville Street, Port Fairy, VIC, Australia
Curators Monica Curro and Stefan Cassomenos have set out to examine our heritage and bloodlines, and to rejoice in “the miracle of how millions of notes in the hands of master musicians are crafted into stunning sonic stories,” all the while paying homage to the Ancient Greek mosaic and the…
Editor's Choice

Port Fairy Spring Music Festival: Lux Aeterna

St John's Anglican Church, Port Fairy 21 Regent St, Port Fairy, VIC, Australia
Curators Monica Curro and Stefan Cassomenos have set out to examine our heritage and bloodlines, and to rejoice in “the miracle of how millions of notes in the hands of master musicians are crafted into stunning sonic stories,” all the while paying homage to the Ancient Greek mosaic and the…
Editor's Choice

Port Fairy Spring Music Festival: Ancestral Echoes

Reardon Theatre 35 Bank St, Port Fairy, VIC, Australia
Curators Monica Curro and Stefan Cassomenos have set out to examine our heritage and bloodlines, and to rejoice in “the miracle of how millions of notes in the hands of master musicians are crafted into stunning sonic stories,” all the while paying homage to the Ancient Greek mosaic and the…

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