• Mackenzie

    Bell Shakespeare: Mackenzie

    The Neilson Nutshell, Pier 2/3 13A Hickson Road, Dawes Point, NSW, Australia
    Mackenzie is 13 and she’s booked her first-ever TV gig: a tiny part on a huge kids show. It’s a small start, but Mackenzie’s mum has always felt sure that her daughter was destined for superstardom. One day, Mackenzie and her best on-set friend Beau encounter a geriatric make-up artist…

    Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets™ in Concert

    Hamer Hall 100 St Kilda Rd, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Cars fly, trees fight back, and monsters are on the loose in Harry’s second year at Hogwarts™ School of Witchcraft and Wizardry! This concert features the film Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets™ in high-definition, on a giant screen, while the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra performs John Williams’ unforgettable score.…
    Monsteen

    RISING Festival: Monsteen

    Arts Centre Melbourne Forecourt, 100 St Kilda Road, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Monsteen, a participatory theatre work where teens create characters and face off with friends and enemies at a supernatural high school. Vampires, werewolves, sirens, and witches. It’s just another school day for teenagers in the world of Monsteen. But, as heatwaves hits, tensions bubble to the surface. Inspired by cosplay and…
    U>N>I>T>E>D

    Carriageworks: U>N>I>T>E>D

    Carriageworks Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Chunky Move return to Sydney for the first time since 2022 with U>N>I>T>E>D, the latest boundary-pushing work from Artistic Director Antony Hamilton. Performed by six masterful dancers, this epic vision of machine mysticism fuses sophisticated choreography, propulsive sound and science-fiction-inspired design in a powerful synthesis of body, machine and spirit. A major international collaboration, the…
    Sheltering

    Bangarra Dance Theatre: Sheltering

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Beneath the constellation of its creative and cultural legacy, Bangarra Dance Theatre, will present a program of three powerful works: 'Keeping Grounded', 'Brown Boys', and 'Sheoak', which honour Bangarra's past while looking to the future. 'Sheltering' will tour nationally from May to July 2026. An intergenerational thread connects this bold triple bill,…
    AN ILIAD

    Sydney Theatre Company: AN ILIAD

    Wharf 1 Theatre Sydney, NSW, Australia
    A wry, witty and world-weary poet introduces himself as a storyteller, bound to recount the myth of the Trojan War until humanity can overcome its rage for violence and destruction. Award-winning international star David Wenham returns to Sydney Theatre Company as the Poet: a man who has spent millennia walking…
    Editor's Choice Romeo and Juliet

    The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet

    Regent Theatre 191 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    When Artistic Director David Hallberg restored John Cranko’s Romeo and Juliet to The Australian Ballet’s repertoire in 2022, 19 years had passed since its last outing. We haven’t had to wait as long this time. The iconic 1962 production is back, lavishly designed by Cranko’s longtime collaborator Jürgen Rose and brimming with…
    Scary Piece of Work

    Sydney Opera House: Scary Piece of Work

    Sydney Opera House - Studio
    Choreographer Martin del Amo takes on one of our most primal emotions: fear. The result is a strange, darkly funny solo performance blending intimate storytelling and compelling movement sequences. Spotlights stalk the darkness. Sound erupts without warning. Even his own voice begins to distort. At a time of global uncertainty…
    Editor's Choice Prima Facie

    Sydney Theatre Company: Prima Facie

    Roslyn Packer Theatre 22 Hickson Rd, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Suzie Miller’s play Prima Facie had its world premiere at Sydney’s Griffin Theatre Company in 2019. Directed by Lee Lewis, the riveting production starred Sheridan Harbridge (read our feature on page 30). Since then, the one-woman play has been produced in nearly 50 countries and published as a novel. Jodie…
    Editor's Choice Stravinsky’s The Firebird

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Stravinsky’s The Firebird

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Former Music & Artistic Director of the Warsaw Philharmonic Andrey Boreyko conducts a program of elemental drama and orchestral colour. Grounded in the traditions that shaped Stravinsky, Liadov’s Kikimora is followed (on 12 & 13 June) by Shostakovich’s First Cello Concerto, performed here by ECHO Klassik-winning cellist Maximilian Hornung in…
    Izzard – The Tragedy of Hamlet

    BOHM Presents: Izzard – The Tragedy of Hamlet

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Direct from triple-extended solo runs in New York, Chicago and London, Eddie Izzard brings her acclaimed one-person performance of Hamlet to Sydney. Nominated for New York’s Drama League Distinguished Performance Award and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Solo Performance, this production has captivated audiences around the world. Akin…
    Shooting Hedda Gabler

    Secret House: Shooting Hedda Gabler

    Seymour Centre Chippendale, NSW, Australia
    Seymour Centre and Secret House present the Australian premiere of Shooting Hedda Gabler by Nina Segal—a darkly unsettling, wickedly funny examination of ambition, manipulation and coercive control. When offered the lead part in a Norwegian film adaptation of Hedda Gabler, an actress seizes the opportunity to escape her past and gain…