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Sydney Opera House: Grug and the Rainbow

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
A magical adaptation of Ted Prior’s beloved picture books, Grug and the Rainbow sees our grassy little friend embark on an epic adventure to bask in the colours of the illusive rainbow. Featuring exquisite puppetry and heart-warming humour back to delight audiences, this smash hit is not one to miss…
Evolution Revolution

Kate Smurthwaite: Evolution Revolution

Souths Merewether, John Fleming Room 46 Llewellyn St, Merewether, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
An interactive games show all about evolution using the audience themselves as raw materials! Find out how closely related your family is to the great apes. Join a team and test your knowledge of weird and wonderful animals and win stickers, prizes and, of course, glory! Written and hosted by…

Melbourne Recital Centre: Ravel and the Spirit of French Music

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Pianists Daniel Le and Allie Xinyu Wang unite for a special afternoon concert to celebrate Maurice Ravel’s 150th birthday, with a program of French piano masterpieces. The recital showcases the rich history of French music, from the elegance of Ravel’s predecessors to his own innovative style. Featuring Ravel’s Miroirs, a…
Editor's Choice Henry 5

Bell Shakespeare: Henry 5

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
Returning to Bell Shakespeare after 15 years, Marion Potts directs a new production of Shakespeare’s famous war play with newcomer JK Kazzi in the title role. Young Prince Hal has turned his back on Falstaff, left his wild adolescence behind and taken on the mantle of monarch. When he is…
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JONES Theatrical Group: Hadestown

Theatre Royal, Sydney 108 King St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Anaïs Mitchell’s contemporary musical theatre retelling of the doomed love story of Orpheus and Eurydice is cleverly combined with another Greek myth – Hades’ abduction of Persephone, the goddess of the seasons. The mesmerising score, which draws on New Orleans jazz, blues, American folk, gospel and railroad songs, is brilliantly…

Sydney Theatre Company: Picnic at Hanging Rock

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
Five modern teenage girls recount a story burnt into the Australian psyche. In Tom Wright’s lyrical and daring adaptation, Joan Lindsay’s hypnotic classic becomes a form-shattering mix of storytelling, gossip, and reenactment. Seen through the eyes of STC Resident Director Ian Michael (Stolen, Constellations), “the most exciting new director of…

NOVA Music Theatre: The Music Man

The Round 379 - 399 Whitehorse Road,, Nunawading, VIC
Join NOVA Music Theatre for a delightful production of The Music Man! Fast-talking traveling salesman ‘Professor’ Harold Hill comes to River City, Iowa, a town hesitant of letting strangers in, especially ones trying to sell something! Harold calls himself a music professor, selling band instruments and uniforms, and the idea of starting a…

Merrigong Theatre Company: The Pirates of Penzance

Illawarra Performing Arts Centre 32 Burelli Street, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
Merrigong Theatre Company presents the Gilbert and Sullivan classic The Pirates of Penzance at the Illawarra Performing Arts Centre from 26 to 29 March 2025. Five performers, one piano, this is Gilbert and Sullivan like you’ve never seen before! Making waves in the Sydney theatre scene, Hayes Theatre Co captures…

Australian Boys Choir: Bach – St Mark Passion

Ballarat Central Uniting Church 103 Lydiard St South, Ballarat, VIC, Australia
For the opening program of its 2025 concert season, the Australian Boys Choral Institute presents the Australian premiere of Robert Koolstra's reconstruction of J.S. Bach's lost St. Mark passion in the lead-up to Easter. Singers from the Australian Boys Choir and The Vocal Consort will join an outstanding cast of…
Somos

Sydney Dance Company: Somos

Sydney Dance Company Studios Wharf 4/5, Walsh Bay Arts Precinct, 15 Hickson Rd, Dawes Point, NSW, Australia
Rafael Bonachela’s smash-hit Somos returns for an encore season in our Neilson Studio at Sydney Dance Company. Enriched with new poetic moments for 2025, Somos means “we are” in Spanish, and features a cascade of intimate solos, duets and trios with a distinct Spanish flavour. Set to music by powerhouse…

Terrapin: Goldfish

Theatre Royal, Hobart 29 Campbell Street, Hobart, TAS, Australia
We’re in the middle of a performance. Suddenly, the theatre must transform into an evacuation centre due to an impending flood. Yet, the show must go on, right? In Goldfish, reality and fantasy collide, creating a world where magic takes the lead. It’s a dynamic, inventive performance—a game of eye…

Bowral Autumn Music Festival: Momentum Ensemble with William Barton, Veronique Serret, Meagan Turner, Hyung Suk Bae and Aunty Delmae Barton

St Jude's Church, Bowral 38 Bendooley St, Bowral, NSW, Australia
Join us for this thrilling performance celebrating these highly esteemed, well established artists alongside the exciting emerging talents of the 2025 AYO Momentum Ensemble. The program includes Arvo Pärt Fractres, Britten's Lachrymae for solo viola and chamber orchestra, C.P.E Bach's String Symphony in B flat Major, Dvořák's Silent Woods and…

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