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Live Nation: Ray O’Leary: Laughter? I Hardly Know Her!

The Victoria Hotel, Melbourne 215 Lt Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Ray O’Leary (Taskmaster, Have You Been Paying Attention?) pulled a man from a wrecked car and as the man lay dying, he used his last ounce of strength to ask Ray (Nominee 2024 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award for Most Outstanding Show) to tell his children that he loved them.…

BLINKING LIGHT: These Youths Be Protesting

KXT on Broadway Cnr Broadway & Bay St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ meets ‘Don’t Look Up’ in this comedy about climate change. The students of Sunlake Downs High School’s Recycling club hold a cake stall to raise money for one of those cool machines that turns cans and bottles into money. When a local politician donates to their…
Megalong Music Festival

Megalong Music Festival: Friday Frolic

Megalong Community Hall Megalong Road, Megalong Valley, NSW, Australia
The Megalong Music Festival (MMF) is thrilled to announce its inaugural chamber music concerts, taking place from April 18th to 20th, 2025, in the heart of the Blue Mountains' stunning Gundungurra country. Over the Easter weekend, attendees are invited to escape the hustle and bustle, and immerse themselves in these…

Canticum Chamber Choir: Stabat Mater – Music for Holy Week

Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Paddington 369 Given Terrace, Paddington, QLD, Australia
Canticum Chamber Choir and Orchestra, with conductor Emily Cox AM, and soloists present the Australian premiere of a brand new choral work by Swedish composer Fredrik Sixten in our annual "Music for Holy Week" series. The Stabat Mater portrays Mary at the foot of the cross experiencing her son's crucifixion…

Melbourne International Comedy Festival: Melanie Bracewell; A Little Treat

Max Watt's Melbourne 125 Swanston St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Bad day? Time for a little treat. Good day? I think that deserves a little treat. With the end of her 20s rapidly approaching, Melanie Bracewell unpacks the last decade of her life. As seen on The Cheap Seats, Taskmaster (NZ), Have You Been Paying Attention? and Thank God You're…
Editor's Choice Easter Festival

Four Winds: Easter Friday Evening: Gathering

Four Winds Barragga Bay, NSW, Australia
Held over the Easter weekend and curated by pianist Andrea Lam, this concert series brings together violinists Andrew Haveron and Alexandra Osborne, violist Tobias Breider, cellist Mihai Marica, clarinettist Dean Newcomb and tenor Andrew Goodwin. Opening with Amy Beach’s Piano Quintet and Schumann’s Fantasiestücke, the program also includes Schubert’s Winterreise;…
Editor's Choice Festival of Outback Opera

Opera Queensland: Opera Ball

Smithy's Camp, Longreach River Farms Road, Longreach, QLD, Australia
Once again, Opera Queensland goes on the road to some of the region’s finest outback towns combining opera with ochre sunsets and great pubs! There’s a gala ball for those who like to glam up and a gathering under the night skies during Dark Sky Serenade. Or you can enjoy the camaraderie…

Live Nation: Stop Being So Dramatic!

The Westin 205 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Please join me, Chris Parker, for an hour of high-intensity, feverishly paced and dizzyingly expressive comedy. Sure, I’ve cried in every speech I’ve ever had to deliver publicly, and yes, there may have been a situation this year where I slept on my neck weirdly and bought an unnecessary neck…

Live Nation: Who’s Talking?

Federation Square Swanston St & Flinders St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Ever wanted to know what your high school teacher actually thought of you? Or whether she believed your excuses? Or what she wanted to say to the Year 8 boy who refused to leave the class? Well, you’re going to want to see this show. Before Bron Lewis was one…

Melbourne International Comedy Festival: PAUL WILLIAMS: Don’t Look At Me

The Westin 205 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Thank you for reading my blurb. I have told over a thousand jokes and received countless rounds of applause and bouts of laughter. Not to mention the smiles I’ve procured. I hope you attend this festival and I hope that of all the shows in the festival, you choose to…

Lumens Chamber Choir: Haydn’s Seven Last Words of Christ

St John's Anglican Cathedral, Brisbane 373 Ann Street, Brisbane City, QLD
The Seven Last Words of Christ by Joseph Haydn sung by Lumens Chamber Choir, directed by Kathryn Morton will lift your spirits on this Good Friday.
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,…

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