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The Early Music Collective: The Inspired JS Bach – Return from Lübeck

St Brigid's, Marrickville 392 Marrickville Rd, Marrickville, NSW, Australia
The highlight of the evening will be Bach's poignant Cantata Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit’ BWV 106, also known as Actus Tragicus, a profoundly moving composition that will transport the audience to the heart of the Baroque period. The program will also include the delightful recorder duets of Telemann,…
Editor's Choice Event Series Barracking for the Umpire

Black Swan Theatre Company of WA: Barracking for the Umpire

Subiaco Arts Centre 180 Hamersley Rd, Subiaco, WA, Australia
Andrea Gibbs’ debut play was a big hit when it premiered at Black Swan in 2022. In a four-and-a-half-star review, Limelight described it as “hilarious and heartbreaking”. Doug Williams is the greatest footballer Donnybrook has ever seen. His wife Delveen has been by his side through head knock after head…
Event Series The 13th Month

Flight Path Theatre: The 13th Month

Flight Path Theatre 142 Addison Rd, Marrickville, NSW, Australia
A political farce written by Greek-Australian playwright Cassandra-Elli Yiannacou, this work takes a scathing look at who really runs this country. Following a successful run of The Marvellous Life of Carlo Gatti at TheatreWorks in Melbourne, we are excited for our all-female cast to bring Cass's latest work to Sydney…
Event Series Do We Need Another Hero?

Opera Queensland: Do We Need Another Hero?

JL Kelly Theatre 76 Townsville Rd, Ingham, QLD, Australia
Timeless hits about bravery and heroism from artists like David Bowie, John Farnham and more, intertwine with opera classics from composers like Beethoven and Bizet to provide the soundtrack for our story as we search for what it means to be a hero. Exploring the musical archives, we discover that…
Event Series SILENCE

BlakDance: SILENCE

His Majesty's Theatre, Perth Perth, WA, Australia
BlakDance brings the Western Australian premiere of SILENCE by Karul Projects at His Majesty’s Theatre from 1 to 2 May. SILENCE pulls the Treaty conversation out from under the rug and slams it back on the table. With thrashing live drumming and a raw aesthetic, Thomas E.S. Kelly combines intimate…
Event Series The Other Side of Me

BlakDance: The Other Side of Me

State Theatre Centre of WA Perth, WA, Australia
BlakDance brings the Western Austalian premiere of The Other Side of Me by Gary Lang NT Dance Company at the State Theatre Centre from 30 April - 2 May. Gary Lang’s The Other Side of Me shares a poignant new angle on Stolen Generations – one young man adopted and raised…

Orchestra Victoria: The Eight Seasons

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Join the musicians of Orchestra Victoria as they explore two extraordinary interpretations of nature’s beauty and the seasons that shape our world. Play-directed by one of Australia’s most remarkable violinists, Sulki Yu (Concertmaster), The Eight Seasons intertwines two works of unparalleled charisma, journeying audiences throughout the world and around the…
Editor's Choice Event Series The Almighty Sometimes

Melbourne Theatre Company: The Almighty Sometimes

Southbank Theatre Southbank, VIC, Australia
Kendall Feaver’s knotty drama takes an unflinching look at mental illness and medication among young people. Anna threw herself out of a window when she was seven. The following year, having read her somewhat macabre stories, her worried mother Renée took her to see a child psychiatrist, who prescribed a…
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…
Event Series The Front Page

New Theatre: The Front Page

New Theatre 542 King St, Newtown, NSW
Late at night, in the crowded press room at Chicago’s Criminal Courts, a group of reporters is waiting to cover a controversial execution the next morning. Then an unexpected event breaks through the banter and bravura, the cynicism and ennui, and suddenly a scoop is on the cards. This landmark…
Editor's Choice Event Series 37

Queensland Theatre: 37

Bille Brown Theatre 78 Montague Rd, South Brisbane, QLD
The Cutting Cove Currawongs have spent so long at the bottom of the footy ladder, they are the laughing stock of their small coastal town. But with the arrival of two talented Marngrook cousins, things might just turn around. But not everyone’s happy. Named after the number Adam Goodes wore…

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 –…

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