• Waitress

    John Frost for Crossroads Live Australia: Waitress

    Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne 219 Exhibition St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    If only life were as easy as pie… Broadway’s smash-hit musical WAITRESS is baking its way to Melbourne for the very first time! Inspired by Adrienne Shelly’s beloved film and brought to life by a trailblazing creative team, including a book by acclaimed screenwriter Jessie Nelson, an original, uplifting score…
    Balloon Dog

    Merrigong Theatre Company: Balloon Dog

    Illawarra Performing Arts Centre 32 Burelli Street, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
    Come and experience humour, heart, live music and pure theatrical magic from Aotearoa New Zealand’s legendary Indian Ink Theatre Company, with a new dramatic comedy, Balloon Dog. From master theatre maker and actor Jacob Rajan and director and co-writer Justin Lewis (the team who brought us the acclaimed Guru of…

    : Santa Claus is Autistic

    Dust off your ugly sweaters, wrap yourself in tinsel and head to the Wynnum Fringe Spiegeltent for Santa Claus is Autistic, the Christmas in July celebration which will sleigh them in the aisles. Direct from appearances on ABC TV’s The Assembly, Brisbane cabaret performer Oliver Hetherington-Page will bring the gift…
    The Day Of The Triffids

    New Theatre: The Day Of The Triffids

    New Theatre 542 King St, Newtown, NSW
    London, 1951: In an attempt to solve the world’s energy crisis, scientists engineer the Triffids: a biofuel crop that is highly efficient, strangely sentient, and disturbingly carnivorous. When a freak cosmic event blinds most of the world’s population, one man wakes into a collapsing society where fear, opportunism, and chaos…
    The Roommate

    Ensemble Theatre: The Roommate

    Ensemble Theatre Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Ensemble Theatre is delighted to present the Australian premiere of The Roommate - a witty and surprising dark comedy by acclaimed playwright Jen Silverman. Directed by Lee Lewis and starring Australian stage and screen legends Lucy Bell  and Belinda Bromilow, The Roommate brings together two compelling performers in a bold, intimate…
    The Lark

    Hey Dowling: The Lark

    Adelaide Festival Centre Festival Drive, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Noni Hazlehurst, beloved star of stage and screen, takes centre stage in this new work written by Daniel Keene and directed by Matt Scholten. Rose Grey is saying her final goodbye to The Lark, a small inner-city pub in Melbourne. It’s been closed for six months and will be demolished…
    Pictures at an Exhibition

    Willoughby Symphony: Pictures at an Exhibition

    The Concourse, Chatswood 409 Victoria Ave, Chatswood, NSW, Australia
    Stroll through Mussorgsky’s musical art gallery with Dr Nicholas Milton AM and the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra in an unforgettable concert of Russian classics. Ravel’s colourful orchestration of Mussorgsky’s piano masterpiece Pictures at an Exhibition breathes magic into the composer’s musical depictions of artworks from the majestic Old Castle to Baba Yaga’s quirky Hut on…
    Editor's Choice Leila Josefowicz & John Novacek

    Musica Viva Australia: Leila Josefowicz & John Novacek

    Brisbane Powerhouse 119 Lamington St, New Farm, QLD, Australia
    American-Canadian violinist Leila Josefowicz and pianist John Novacek present a program spanning early Modernism to the present day, including Debussy’s Violin Sonata, Szymanowski’s Mythes and Stravinsky’s Divertimento from The Fairy’s Kiss. The program also features the Australian premiere of Charlotte Bray’s Mriya, commissioned by Musica Viva Australia and Wigmore Hall. Limelight…
    Editor's Choice Gil Shaham performs Beethoven’s Violin Concerto

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Gil Shaham performs Beethoven’s Violin Concerto

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    American violinist Gil Shaham returns with former Chief Conductor David Robertson to perform Beethoven’s Violin Concerto. The timpani feature prominently in this program, beginning with the opening taps of the concerto, which proved a striking gesture at its 1806 premiere. Later, in Carl Nielsen’s Fourth Symphony – the first Robertson…
    Beetlejuice The Musical

    Michael Cassel Group: Beetlejuice The Musical

    QPAC - Lyric Theatre
    Based on Tim Burton’s dearly beloved film, BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL tells the story of Lydia Deetz, a strange and unusual teenager whose whole life changes when she meets a recently deceased couple and a demon with a thing for stripes. With an irreverent book, an astonishing set, and a score that’s out of…
    Editor's Choice

    Festival of Voices: Country Pub Chorus – The Wolfe Brothers

    Longley International Hotel 1678 Huon Rd, Longley, TAS, Australia
    The Tasmanian celebration of all things vocal returns with a host of performers from Australia and overseas. Traditional and contemporary works rub shoulders with cabaret and educational workshops, while headline acts include Hobart-based vocal ensemble JESSA performing contemporary classical repertoire at the Port Arthur Asylum, and vocal works setting words…
    Editor's Choice

    Festival of Voices: Meg Washington at the Female Factory

    Cascades Female Factory Historic Site 16 Degraves St,, South Hobart, TAS
    The Tasmanian celebration of all things vocal returns with a host of performers from Australia and overseas. Traditional and contemporary works rub shoulders with cabaret and educational workshops, while headline acts include Hobart-based vocal ensemble JESSA performing contemporary classical repertoire at the Port Arthur Asylum, and vocal works setting words…