Hayes Theatre Co: The Producers

Hayes Theatre Co 19 Greenknowe Avenue, Elizabeth Bay, NSW, Australia
Bialystock and Bloom! Those names strike terror and hysteria into anyone familiar with Mel Brooks’ classic cult-comedy film, or the smash-hit, record-breaking Broadway musical it inspired. Now, the show comes to the Hayes in an all-new production! The plot is simple: a down-on-his-luck Broadway producer and a mild-mannered accountant come…

State Theatre Company South Australia: The Dictionary of Lost Words

Adelaide Festival Centre Adelaide, SA, Australia
Motherless and ever curious, Esme spends her childhood in the Scriptorium – the “Scrippy”, a garden shed in Oxford where her father and a team of lexicographers are gathering words for the very first Oxford English Dictionary. She hides beneath the table and catches discarded words as they fall –…
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JONES Theatrical Group: Hadestown

Theatre Royal, Sydney 108 King St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Anaïs Mitchell’s contemporary musical theatre retelling of the doomed love story of Orpheus and Eurydice is cleverly combined with another Greek myth – Hades’ abduction of Persephone, the goddess of the seasons. The mesmerising score, which draws on New Orleans jazz, blues, American folk, gospel and railroad songs, is brilliantly…

Boroondara Arts: Woody’s Giggle and Strum Show

Kew Court House 188 High Street, Kew, VIC, Australia
Kids are getting their own Melbourne International Comedy Festival experience at Kew Court House this school holidays. Woody’s Giggle and Strum Show brings silly songs, hilarious storytelling and a mountain of ukeleles for a Comedy Festival show that’s perfect for kids and their grown-ups. Woody has taught over 10,000 kids…
Velveteen Rabbit

Born in a Taxi: Velveteen Rabbit

The Pavilion Performing Arts Centre 30 Eton St, Sutherland, NSW, Australia
A must-see for families and anyone who has ever cherished a beloved toy! Lights! Cameras! Action! Set within a film shoot, layered with live projections, make sure you bring your own toy to this thoughtful, reimagined production of Velveteen Rabbit. This is a show where the toys are in charge…
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Melbourne Theatre Company: The Removalists

Southbank Theatre Southbank, VIC, Australia
David Williamson’s dark satire The Removalists premiered in 1971 but remains as shocking as ever. Set in an inner suburb of Melbourne, two sisters report an act of domestic violence to the police, hoping things will be quickly resolved. However, the local constabulary likes to handle things its own way.…

Belvoir St Theatre: Big Girls Don’t Cry

Belvoir St Theatre 25 Belvoir St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Redfern 1966. Cheryl, Lulu and Queenie are young and life is glorious, full of hilarity and joy, even if jobs are precarious, the police harass them, and racism seeps into everything. But as they gear up for the biggest night of the year – the Deb Ball – their lives,…
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Queensland Theatre: Calamity Jane

Bille Brown Theatre 78 Montague Rd, South Brisbane, QLD
First seen at Sydney’s Hayes Theatre Co in 2107, Richard Carroll’s inspired, side-splitting production, starring Virginia Gay in the title role, proved an enormous hit. Reviewing it for Limelight, Clive Paget wrote, “this tiny jewel of a production hits every note square between the eyes.” Naomi Price now steps into…
Seussical the Musical

Stage School Australia: Seussical the Musical

The Draney Theatre, Ashgrove 112 Glenlyon Dr, Ashgrove, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Seussical the Musical, a whimsical adaptation of the beIoved works of Dr. Seuss, is coming to Brisbane this April for a limited season at the Draney Theatre in Ashgrove. Presented by Stage School Australia, Seussical the Musical promises hilarious characters, colourful costumes, and enchanting musical numbers that will delight audiences…
Non Stop

Circus Oz: Non Stop

Melbourne Town Hall 90-130 Swanston St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Presented by a multi-generational ensemble, for audiences of every age, Circus Oz's Non Stop is a dazzling mix of comedy, acrobatics, music, and breathtaking daredevilry. Audiences will marvel at jaw-dropping aerial stunts, laugh out loud at clowning antics, and be captivated by juggling and skipping routines. With an eclectic cast…
Beethoven’s World

Australian National Academy of Music: Hero

The Good Shepherd Chapel 1 St Heliers St,, Abbotsford, VIC, Australia
This concert invites you to step into Beethoven’s world of grand gestures, where music transcends mere entertainment to reveal deeper truths. Beethoven believed music could express the core of human experience, and this performance echoes that very idea. ANAM Musicians, led by Paavali Jumppanen, perform Beethoven's Three Equals for trombones, a compact yet…

Ensemble Theatre: The Glass Menagerie

Ensemble Theatre Sydney, NSW, Australia
Following the success of Suddenly Last Summer, Ensemble Theatre is thrilled to present one of the most iconic dramas of the 20th century, the timeless Tennessee Williams masterpiece, The Glass Menagerie, on from Friday 21st March to Saturday 26th April. Directed by Liesel Badorrek (Master Class), Williams’ first great theatrical…

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