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Head First Acrobats: PreHysterical

Festival Park - The Vault Testing Grounds Market Sq, Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
A multi-award-winning show for little and big kids alike, PreHysterical follows three foolish Neanderthals as they struggle to survive, taking its audience through an action-packed hour of incredible circus while they avoid predators, navigate severe environments, and learn to work together. Complete with hilarious slapstick comedy for the kids, and…

Bell Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Arts Centre Melbourne Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Love is in the air in Athens – and it’s contagious. Besides the royal wedding, which is just days away, there are young lovers dreaming of enchanted futures together. Hermia and Lysander are besotted with one another, while Helena adores Demetrius. The only snag is that Demetrius loves Hermia –…
Event Series Tell Me On A Sunday

Hayes Theatre Co: Tell Me On A Sunday

Hayes Theatre Co 19 Greenknowe Avenue, Elizabeth Bay, NSW, Australia
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Don Black’s classic Tell Me On A Sunday is a one-woman show that charts the course of a young English girl newly arrived in New York. Brimming with optimism, she sets out to seek success, companionship and, of course, love. But as she weaves her way through…
Editor's Choice Event Series Into The Shimmering World

Sydney Theatre Company: Into The Shimmering World

Wharf 1 Theatre Sydney, NSW, Australia
Angus Cerini’s new play follows in the footsteps of his gothic dramas The Bleeding Tree and Wonnangatta, both of which used a visceral, poetic language, while plugging into Australia’s complex relationship with the bush. Into the Shimmering World is a quieter, more contemplative piece. Colin Friels and Kerry Armstrong give moving…

Ensemble Offspring: Avant Gardens I

Private Home in Alexandria Alexandria, NSW, Australia
Read the Limelight review. Back by popular demand, Avant Gardens presents living music in living spaces. The series pairs genre-bending classics with Australian premieres in stunning ‘house concerts’ throughout Sydney. Enjoy chamber music as intended: up close, in a relaxed atmosphere, and surrounded by friendly faces – your safe space to…
Event Series Peacemongers by The People

Darebin Arts: Peacemongers by The People

Darebin Arts Centre Cnr Bell St & St Georges Rd, Preston, VIC, Australia
You’re invited to dinner and a show. The show is about bigotry and polarisation. It’s also a musical to lighten the mood. Dinner will be hearty and simple, served by our good friends at Moon Rabbit. Peacemongers is a real-life attempt at utopia. It’s documentary theatre at its most absurd, and…

Melbourne Youth Orchestra: Triumph of the Human Spirit

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Infused throughout with joyous musical echoes of Russia’s religious and peasant past, Borodin’s popular Symphony No.2 is a bold and brilliant work; the perfect vehicle for MYO’s passionate young musicians. Together with Sibelius’ Karelia Suite, it will create a concert overflowing with melody, pageantry, and power. Both works are much…
Event Series The Rocky Horror Show

Crossroads Live Australia: The Rocky Horror Show

Theatre Royal, Sydney 108 King St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Back by phenomenal demand, the iconic Rock ‘N’ Roll musical The Rocky Horror Show is back in 2024 starring Australian superstar Jason Donovan as Frank N Furter. Written and created by Richard O’Brien, The Rocky Horror Show has become one of the world’s favourite musicals and returns after enjoying sell out performances and rave reviews during…
Event Series Grease Sydney

John Frost for Crossroads Live Australia: Grease

Capitol Theatre, Sydney 13 Campbell St, Haymarket, NSW
It’s the one that you want, Sydney! Grease is back, in an all-new production, and it promises to be slicker, sexier, and more electrifying than ever before. It’s one of the world’s most iconic and loved musicals and nothing beats the feeling you get, going back to Rydell High. Danny,…
Event Series DOGHOLE

Underground Theatre Company: DOGHOLE

Queensland Multicultural Centre 102 Main St, Kangaroo Point, QLD, Australia
Meet DOG or Camille Evans (don't call them that to their face, though.) They think all writers are bad, they think Tim Winton isn’t that great of an author, they think they have the next big hit under their fingers. It's called DOGHOLE – and it's their ticket out of…
& Juliet
Event Series & Juliet

Michael Cassel Group: & Juliet

Sydney Lyric Theatre 55 Pirrama Rd, Pyrmont, NSW, Australia
Read the Limelight review. In this pop-driven, girl-power romp, Juliet is given a second chance at life when Shakespeare’s wife, Anne Hathaway, persuades him to change the ending of Romeo and Juliet. The show features songs by Swedish hitmaker Max Martin, made famous by the likes of Britney Spears, Ariana Grande…
Event Series A Midsummer Night’s Dream

The Australian Shakespeare Company: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Belvedere Amphitheatre Broome Ave, Centennial Park, NSW, Australia
There's magic afoot in the Park as The Australian Shakespeare Company makes its long awaited return to Sydney in celebration of its 35th anniversary with Glenn Elston’s acclaimed flagship production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Bound to dazzle and delight audiences of all ages, this is an experience not to…

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