• Editor's Choice Steel Magnolias

    Woodward Productions & Neil Gooding Productions: Steel Magnolias

    Theatre Royal, Sydney 108 King St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Robert Harling wrote his 1987 play Steel Magnolias after his sister died from complications relating to diabetes following the birth of her son. The tragicomedy is set in Truvy’s beauty parlour in a small Southern town in Louisiana, where a group of women support each other through life’s ups and downs. The…

    Canberra Theatre Centre: Lisa Simone: A Daughter’s Tribute to Nina Simone

    The Playhouse
    Following her sold out tour-de-force performances in 2023 and at Adelaide Cabaret Festival in 2024, the highly anticipated return of Dame Lisa Simone to Australia is coming in 2026, to reprise the iconic classics of her mother, Dr Nina Simone, as only she can. Lisa Simone’s voice and stage prowess…
    The Drover’s Wife

    Opera Australia: The Drover’s Wife

    QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
    Molly Johnson is a survivor. Heavily pregnant, she’s left alone to care for her children in a remote Snowy Mountains shanty. Between the snakes, bullocks and hostile travellers on her doorstep, she faces no shortage of threats. With her husband away droving sheep, she faces them alone. But when Yadaka,…
    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…
    Steel Magnolias

    Theatre Royal, Sydney: Steel Magnolias

    Theatre Royal, Sydney 108 King St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Written by Robert Harling, the timeless tale of Steel Magnolias comes alive under the direction of Lee Lewis (Shirley Valentine) and a cast of six powerhouse actors. Step inside Truvy’s beauty salon, the heart of a small Southern town, where local women share their joys, struggles and a little neighbourly gossip. From weddings and…
    The Pirates of Penzance.

    Hayes Theatre Co: The Pirates of Penzance.

    Foundry Theatre 55 Pirrama Rd,, Pyrmont, NSW, Australia
    For the first time ever, Hayes Theatre Co brings one of its landmark productions to the Foundry Theatre stage. Five actors. Every role. After a sold-out extended season at Hayes, plus stops in Wyong, Wollongong and Canberra, this acclaimed, irreverent adaptation of The Pirates of Penzance returns — madcap, hilarious,…
    Slop by Aviva Endean and Rebecca Jensen

    Darebin Arts Speakeasy: Slop by Aviva Endean and Rebecca Jensen

    Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre 189 High Street, Northcote, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Presented by Darebin Arts Speakeasy “Jensen and Endean are a remarkable duo” - Paul Neeson, Arts Wednesday “riveting, engrossing and curiously moving” - Michael Brindley, Stage Whispers (on Slip) Following the international success of their duet Slip, Rebecca Jensen and Aviva Endean return with Slop, a visceral sequel that plunges…
    Red Sky Morning

    Theatre Works: Red Sky Morning

    Theatre Works St Kilda, VIC, Australia
    A powerful and poetic story about family, silence, and finding hope in the everyday. Life in the country can be beautiful and brutally honest. In RED SKY MORNING, we meet a woman, a man, and a girl who live under the same roof but have slowly drifted apart. Over the…
    Once

    Chapel off Chapel: Once

    Chapel off Chapel 12 Little Chapel Street, Prahran, VIC, Australia
    From the very first note, Once draws you in and never lets go. This emotionally captivating musical is the only show to feature music that has won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, an Olivier Award and a Tony Award, and it’s easy to hear why. Set on the streets of Dublin, Once follows an Irish…
    AN ILIAD

    Sydney Theatre Company: AN ILIAD

    Wharf 1 Theatre Sydney, NSW, Australia
    A wry, witty and world-weary poet introduces himself as a storyteller, bound to recount the myth of the Trojan War until humanity can overcome its rage for violence and destruction. Award-winning international star David Wenham returns to Sydney Theatre Company as the Poet: a man who has spent millennia walking…
    Editor's Choice The Sapphires

    Queensland Theatre Company: The Sapphires

    Bille Brown Theatre 78 Montague Rd, South Brisbane, QLD
    Tony Briggs’ popular musical The Sapphires debuted at Melbourne Theatre Company in 2004 and has since been staged in Sydney, Adelaide, Perth, London and South Korea. In 2021, it was adapted into a film starring Jessica Mauboy and Miranda Tapsell. Based on the true story of Briggs’ mother, Laurel Robinson, The Sapphires is set…
    Beethoven’s Ghost

    Musica Viva Australia: Beethoven’s Ghost

    Winthrop Hall Perth, WA, Australia
    What makes a great piano trio? Is it celebrity? Is it longevity? Or is it serendipity? Three magnificent musicians, brought together at the right time and the right place? Aura Go, Australian pianist, storyteller and FutureMaker, has worked with Finnish/Australian-based cellist Timo-Veikko (Tipi) Valve for many years, performing nationally and…