• Schubert’s Fantasy & Octet

    Australian Chamber Orchestra: Schubert’s Fantasy & Octet

    Newcastle City Hall Newcastle, NSW, Australia
    Schubert composed like an oil painter, drawing from a rich palette of melodic and harmonic colours. With a divine lyricism at its heart, his music is imbued with an intimacy and intensity that taps into the full range of human emotion. Richard Tognetti’s affinity for Schubert is evident in every…
    Ensemble Theatre: 84 Charing Cross Road

    Ensemble Theatre: 84 Charing Cross Road

    Ensemble Theatre Sydney, NSW, Australia
    A heartwarming true story of friendship, 84 CHARING CROSS ROAD celebrates the enduring bonds forged through letters, books, and a shared love of words. When a wisecracking New York writer and a reserved London bookdealer strike up a correspondence over their shared love of dusty old books, neither expects to…
    Editor's Choice The Importance of Being Earnest

    State Theatre Company South Australia: The Importance of Being Earnest

    Adelaide Festival Centre Festival Drive, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    STCSA Artistic Director Petra Kalive directs a radically reimagined version of The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde’s celebrated comedy of manners about deception, identity, class and desire. The play follows two young men, Jack and Algernon, who create elaborate alter egos – each calling themselves “Earnest” – to escape social…
    Dancing at Lughnasa

    New Theatre: Dancing at Lughnasa

    New Theatre 542 King St, Newtown, NSW
    “I want to dance, Kate. It’s the Festival of Lughnasa. I’m only thirty-five. I want to dance.” It’s the summer of 1936, during the pagan festival of Lughnasa, and young Michael watches his five aunts navigate the fragile joys and looming hardships of rural Irish life. Brief moments of freedom,…
    Editor's Choice The Shepherd’s Hut

    Black Swan State Theatre Company: The Shepherd’s Hut

    Heath Ledger Theatre 174 William St, Perth, WA, Australia
    Commissioned by Black Swan, Tim McGarry’s adaptation of Tim Winton’s novel has its world premiere this month. After finding his violent father dead, 15-year-old Jaxie Clackton escapes in a stolen car, knowing that he will be blamed. He doesn’t really know what he’s looking for, except that he’s on the…

    QPAC: Radiohead for Solo Piano II performed by Josh Cohen

    QPAC - Concert Hall
    Master of improvisation, Berlin-based Australian pianist Josh Cohen takes on legendary rock band Radiohead in this live show of idiosyncratic covers from the group’s famous back catalogue – interpretations that have gone viral on YouTube with more than ten million views and counting. Although fiercely protective of their reputation, it’s…
    Editor's Choice La Traviata

    Opera Australia: La Traviata

    Regent Theatre 191 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Verdi’s iconic tale makes landfall in Melbourne. Sarah Giles, one of Australia’s most thoughtful theatremakers, deploys a lightly updated setting to explore the opera’s emotional heart. Stacey Alleaume and Maria Laura Iacobellis share the role of the consumptive heroine Violetta, with Filipe Manu and Oreste Cosimo as her lover Alfredo,…
    Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

    Mockingbird Theatre Company: Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

    Belconnen Arts Centre 118 Emu Bank, Belconnen, ACT
    In VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE, master of comedy, Christopher Durang, takes characters and themes from Chekhov, pours them into a blender and mixes them up. The utterly hilarious and occasionally touching result is his multi-award-winning play set in present day Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Vanya and his stepsister…
    Editor's Choice CINDERELLA (La Cenerentola)

    State Opera South Australia: CINDERELLA (La Cenerentola)

    Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide Adelaide, SA, Australia
    In a theatrical coup, Neil Armfield heads to Adelaide to direct Rossini’s comedy in which a resourceful young woman outwits her mean-spirited family to win the heart of a prince, without the aid of magic. The production, which promises a retro 1970s twist, stars Anna Dowsley as Angelina (Cinderella) and…
    Footloose The Musical

    DV Live: Footloose The Musical

    Civic Theatre Newcastle 375 Hunter Street, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
    The ’80s phenomenon FOOTLOOSE: THE MUSICAL is cutting loose in Australia — bigger, bolder, and more explosive than ever! This fully remastered production has fans dancing in the aisles to iconic hits, including Holding Out for a Hero, Almost Paradise, Let’s Hear It for the Boy, and, of course, the unforgettable title track, Footloose. Join Ren,…

    Qtopia Sydney: Pride Fest

    Qtopia Sydney The Loading Dock Theatre 301 Forbes St, Darlinghurst NSW 2010, Australia, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
    2026 will showcase Pride Fest's biggest program yet featuring over 300 events to celebrate International Pride Month from 1 to 30 June 2026, in a big, bold and beautiful celebration of community, culture and conversation. With a dynamic program of theatre, cabaret, music, comedy, visual art, workshops, talks, fitness, food,…
    Bernie Dieter’s Club Kabarett

    Velvick: Bernie Dieter’s Club Kabarett

    Meat Market 3 Blackwood Street, North Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Season extended until 7th June due to phenomenal demand!!! Following a phenomenal, sell-out 2025 season, and due to overwhelming demand, Club Kabarett returns to North Melbourne’s iconic Meat Market. The critically acclaimed show is once again led by the undisputed queen of Weimar kabarett, Bernie Dieter. Renowned for her immense…