• Editor's Choice Do Not Go Gentle

    Queensland Theatre Company: Do Not Go Gentle

    Bille Brown Theatre 78 Montague Rd, South Brisbane, QLD
    Patricia Cornelius’s 2006 play, Do Not Go Gentle, which takes his title from Dylan Thomas’s poem, is a poetically powerful depiction of old age and dementia. Set in an aged care home, a group of residents imagine themselves taking part in Robert Falcon Scott’s doomed 1911 expedition to the South…
    How to Train Your Dragon 2 in Concert

    Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: How to Train Your Dragon 2 in Concert

    Hamer Hall 100 St Kilda Rd, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Winner of the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film, DreamWorks’ How to Train Your Dragon 2 is that rare sequel that’s a worthy successor to the original. Hailed by critics and audiences alike, the acclaimed adventure continues featuring ground-breaking animation, brilliant storytelling and stirring emotion. When Hiccup and…
    Editor's Choice Into the Woods

    State Opera South Australia: Into the Woods

    Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Happily ever after . . . and then what? Composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim and book writer James Lapine ask the question in their stunning 1986 musical Into the Woods. The witty, whimsical, poignant show interweaves fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm – Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, Little Red Riding Hood and Rapunzel – with an…
    How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying

    LPD Productions: How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying

    Hayes Theatre Co 19 Greenknowe Avenue, Elizabeth Bay, NSW, Australia
    You can achieve anything if you just set everyone's mind to it. Armed with a quirky instructional guide, J. Pierrepont Finch is set on climbing the corporate ladder—without breaking a sweat. With equal parts cunning and charm, he sidesteps snares, outwits obstacles, and plots his rise to the top. How…
    The Big Chillout

    Good Company Entertainment: The Big Chillout

    Brolga Theatre 5 Walker Street,, Maryborough, QLD, Australia
    Get ready to relive the music that defined a generation in The Big Chillout, a joyous, soul-stirring celebration of the legendary Big Chill soundtrack and the Motown revival it sparked. This powerful live show brings to life the timeless classics of Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, The Rolling Stones, Aretha Franklin,…
    The Sacrifice of Farinelli

    Subverse Theatre: The Sacrifice of Farinelli

    Bluestone Church Arts Space 8A Hyde St, Footscray, VIC, Australia
    Created with the support of the Maribyrnong City Council through their Artist in Residence program, this winter Subverse Theatre proudly present the premiere season of The Sacrifice of Farinelli. An original Australian work, this compelling production is a fictional interpretation of history inspired by real figures from the 1700s, Riccardo…
    I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change

    ACT Hub: I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change

    ACT Hub 14 Spinifex St, Kingston, ACT, Australia
    Ever been on a painfully awkward first date? Navigated the highs (and lows) of love? Wondered if anyone else goes through the same relationship chaos as you? This hilarious and heartfelt musical revue says it all, out loud. Told through a series of sharp, relatable vignettes and catchy songs, I…
    Editor's Choice Fiddler On The Roof

    Theatre Royal, Sydney: Fiddler On The Roof

    Theatre Royal, Sydney 108 King St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    First seen at London’s Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre in 2024, this Olivier Award-winning production, directed by Jordan Fein, transferred to the Barbican, where it became the venue’s best-selling musical of all time. Set in 1905, Tevye, a milkman in the tiny fictional village of Anatevka, tries to maintain his…
    Editor's Choice Hansel and Gretel

    State Opera South Australia: Hansel and Gretel

    His Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide
    Constantine Costi applies his fertile brain to Humperdinck’s Wagnerian family favourite based on a typically gory story from the Brothers Grimm. With its haunted forest, gingerbread house and child-gobbling witch, there’s plenty for a director to get their teeth into, and while the marketing hyperbole suggests that this will be Hansel…

    Seymour Centre: Cabaret, Cocktails and Karaoke

    Seymour Centre Chippendale, NSW, Australia
    After a six-week refurbishment, we're throwing open the doors and welcoming audiences back to the Sound Lounge. Our August Edition begins with an exhilarating live cabaret performance hosted by Kimie Tsukakoshi, with special guest artist Michael Hing, and more. We feature a rotating lineup of exceptional Asian Australian artists. Expect…
    Cicada

    Merrigong Theatre Company: Cicada

    Wollongong Art Gallery 46 Burelli St, Wollongong NSW 2500, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
    From dusty 90s suburbia to the dazzling world of upscale art galleries, Cicada follows a young artist from childhood dreams under the Hills Hoist to the dizzying heights of success and the subsequent fall from grace. Be transported to the sun-soaked suburban childhood of a young boy. It is summer…
    The Nightline

    Malthouse Theatre: The Nightline

    Malthouse Theatre 113 Sturt St, Southbank, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Come share the small hours with sleepless parents, shift workers, the homesick, the restless, the grieving. Pick up your phone and use your personal switchboard to explore messages collected from local late-night callers. Listen to their serenades, secrets, confessions of love, strange memories, and perhaps a vent or two. We…