• Queensland Baroque: Music for Mum

    City Tabernacle Baptist Church 163 Wickham Terrace,, Spring Hill, QLD, Australia
    Come and spoil your Mum this Mother’s Day with beautiful, virtuoso music for Baroque Guitar, Lute, and Orchestra.

    Genesian Theatre: Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime

    Genesian Theatre 420 Kent St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    A fortune-teller tells Lord Arthur Savile that he sees murder ahead! The only logical course of action for Arthur is to try get this dreadfully embarrassing act out of the way before his wedding in three weeks' time. But staging the perfect murder proves not nearly as easy as he…
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    Belvoir St Theatre: The Wrong Gods

    Belvoir St Theatre 25 Belvoir St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    S. Shakthidharan enjoyed international success with his epic 2019 play Counting and Cracking about a Sri Lankan-Australian family across four generations. His latest stage work is a more intimate, 90-minute piece, featuring four performers. Co-produced with Melbourne Theatre Company, The Wrong Gods explores the tension between tradition and progress in…

    Queen Hades Productions: Posh

    The Old Fitz Theatre 129 Dowling St, Woolloomooloo, NSW, Australia
    At an exclusive Oxford dining club, ten wealthy young men gather for a night of indulgence, revelry, and destruction. Fueled by privilege, arrogance, and an unwavering belief in their own power, they’re ready to take on the world—until the night spirals out of control. Laura Wade’s Posh is a razor-sharp,…
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    fortyfivedownstairs: Beethoven Triple Concerto and Septet

    fortyfivedownstairs 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Beethoven’s great Triple Concerto for violin, cello, piano and orchestra Opus 56 is one of his most celebrated masterpieces. The prolific Romantic composer Carl Reinecke, a student of Liszt, Schumann and Mendelssohn, arranged the work as a highly virtuosic, intricate piano trio, with each instrument taking their solo roles whilst…

    Belvoir St Theatre: I & You

    Belvoir St Theatre 25 Belvoir St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Think back to the time in your life where every moment was new. Where every moment, was your first. First driving lesson, first party, first kiss, first love… first loss… Everything lay ahead, an intensely wonderful and simultaneously terrifying thought to cross our restless young minds, and full hearts. This…

    The Concourse: Merci Charles

    The Concourse, Chatswood 409 Victoria Ave, Chatswood, NSW, Australia
    World class, Armenian singer, Hayk Petrosyan, also known and recognised in France, has truly captured the artistry of the phenomenon that is Charles Aznavour. Having performed numerous times for the legend himself, Hayk has earnt Aznavour’s praise and admiration. “Merci Charles” the World Tour, was formed by Hayk and his…
    Jesus Christ Superstar

    John Frost for Crossroads Live Australia: Jesus Christ Superstar

    Princess Theatre, Melbourne 163 Spring St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    The iconic global phenomenon, Jesus Christ Superstar is coming to Australia in 2024 with a mesmerising new production that has garnered unprecedented reviews and accolades as it has toured the US and UK, including winning an Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival. Featuring lyrics and music by Emmy, GRAMMY, Oscar and…
    Annie (Melbourne)

    John Frost for Crossroads Live Australia: Annie

    Capitol Theatre, Sydney 13 Campbell St, Haymarket, NSW
    The beloved tale of Annie has been capturing the hearts of theatregoers around the globe for generations. And now the production returns to the Capitol Theatre from March for a strictly limited season. Starring the incomparable Anthony Warlow as “Daddy” Warbucks, the show-stopping Debora Krizak as the infamous Miss Hannigan,…
    Editor's Choice Les Misérables The Arena Spectacular

    Cameron Mackintosh: Les Misérables The Arena Spectacular

    ICC Sydney 14 Darling Drive, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Boublil and Schönberg’s landmark musical has been thrilling audiences around the world since its 1985 London premiere. As Les Mis celebrates its 40th anniversary, Cameron Mackintosh has created a spectacular new production, specially designed for large-scale venues. It arrives in Australia with a star-studded cast. Alfie Boe and Killian Donnelly…
    Beauty and the Beast

    Disney: Beauty and the Beast

    Adelaide Festival Centre Adelaide, SA, Australia
    We proudly invite you to 'Be Our Guest' as Disney’s new production of Beauty and the Beast comes to Adelaide for the very first time, arriving at Adelaide Festival Centre in May 2025. This enchanting and timeless tale has been brought to life in a ‘★★★★★ remarkable reimagination’ (Daily Telegraph)…

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