• Editor's Choice Pretty Woman: The Musical

    JONES Theatrical Group: Pretty Woman: The Musical

    QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
    When Pretty Woman: The Musical opened on Broadway in 2018, the reviews weren’t kind, but audiences didn’t care. The show ran there for a year and has since been produced around the world, including in London’s West End. Based on the 1990 film starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere, the…

    Elder Conservatorium: Lunchtime Concert – Timeless Strings

    Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    This 2010 commission from the Seraphim Trio has a libretto from the Australian author Peter Goldsworthy. Subtitled a ‘cabaret quintet for soprano, violin, cello, piano and iPhone’, it is a mini-operetta that tells of a love affair starring a modern-day Brünnhilde and her phone. Koehne’s continuous flow of music recalls…
    Chess – The Musical

    NOVA Music Theatre: Chess – The Musical

    The Round 379 - 399 Whitehorse Road,, Nunawading, VIC
    When American grandmaster Freddie Trumper faces off against Russian champion Anatoly Sergievsky, their rivalry extends beyond the chessboard. With Cold War tensions rising and political forces at play, chess second Florence Vassy finds herself torn between loyalty, love, and ambition. With lyrics by Tim Rice (Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita) and…
    Daytime Deewane

    National Theatre of Parramatta: Daytime Deewane

    Riverside Theatres, Parramatta Parramatta, NSW, Australia
    Meet cousins Farhan and Sadiq. One quiet, one wild, both looking to escape. Set in the legendary daytime raves of the 1990s, Daytime Deewane is a tender portrait of what it means to be torn between respect and rebellion. As the dance floor fills and the afternoon unfolds, Farhan is still clutching…
    Editor's Choice Rebecca

    Melbourne Theatre Company: Rebecca

    Southbank Theatre Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Daphne du Maurier’s 1938 Gothic novel was adapted as a suspenseful film by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine. This new production, adapted and directed by MTC Artistic Director Anne-Louise Sarks, takes us back to Manderley, the grand mansion where Maxim de Winter returns home with his second…
    The Lark

    Hey Dowling: The Lark

    QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
    Noni Hazlehurst delivered an unforgettable performance in Daniel Keene’s one-woman play Mother – a heartbreaking story of loneliness and isolation. Now, she stars in the world premiere of The Lark, another solo drama by Keene, written especially for her. Hazlehurst plays 75-year-old Rose Grey, who is having to farewell The Lark, a small inner-city pub in…
    Dracula

    BIG Live Pty Ltd: Dracula

    Canberra Theatre Centre Canberra, ACT, Australia
    Dracula rises in a thrilling world premiere at the Canberra Theatre Centre this October Driven by masterpieces from Tchaikovsky, Bach, Stravinsky and Rachmaninov — this haunting retelling unleashes a collision of desire, torment, and immortality. Choreographed by Joel Burke, Dracula features a powerhouse alumni cast from the Mariinsky Theatre, English National…
    Mozart, Salieri & Pleyel

    Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Mozart, Salieri & Pleyel

    City Recital Hall Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Experience the full force of the Brandenburg in a dramatic and large-scale Classical concert that pairs familiar brilliance with rediscovered treasure. Anchored by Mozart’s Symphony No. 39 — one of his most majestic and emotionally charged works — this program features the Australian premiere of a cracking Sinfonia by Antonio…
    The Addams Family

    TEATRO in association with ON YOUR FEET PRODUCTIONS: The Addams Family

    Teatro at the Italian Forum 23 Norton St, Leichhardt, NSW, Australia
    The Tony Award® nominated, global smash-hit musical THE ADDAMS FAMILY MUSICAL lands in Sydney from 3 October at TEATRO at the Italian Forum. Join the kookiest family on the planet, Morticia, Gomez their children Wednesday and Pugsley, along with Uncle Fester, Lurch and someone who doesn’t need a hand, Thing!…
    &Juliet

    CLOC Musical Theatre: &Juliet

    The National Theatre, St Kilda 20 Carlisle Street, St Kilda, VIC, Australia
    The secret’s out — Juliet’s rewriting her story! CLOC Musical Theatre proudly presents the non-professional Victorian premiere of &Juliet, which will burst onto the stage at the National Theatre St Kilda for a strictly limited season from 10 – 25 October 2025. This bold and electrifying musical flips the script on Shakespeare’s classic, asking: What if Juliet chose her own fate instead…
    Free-doom Down Under

    OzAsia Festival: Free-doom Down Under

    The Mill 154 Angas Street, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Get a first glimpse of Free-doom Down Under, a bold new work exploring what it takes to fit in. Blending theatre, photography, multimedia and interactive installations, artists Sulochana Dissanyake and Dinuka Liyanawatte take a cheeky look at the experience of skilled migrants who come to Australia in search of a…
    Side by Side by Sondheim

    Genesian Theatre: Side by Side by Sondheim

    Genesian Theatre 420 Kent St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    A sparkling celebration of the late, great Stephen Sondheim – Broadway’s sharpest wit & greatest storyteller. This award-winning musical revue brings together the brilliance, humour & heart of Sondheim’s work, alongside classics he co-wrote with legends like Leonard Bernstein, Jule Styne & Richard Rodgers. Featuring songs from Follies, A Little…