• Editor's Choice Rebecca

    Melbourne Theatre Company: Rebecca

    Southbank Theatre Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Daphne du Maurier’s 1938 Gothic novel was adapted as a suspenseful film by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine. This new production, adapted and directed by MTC Artistic Director Anne-Louise Sarks, takes us back to Manderley, the grand mansion where Maxim de Winter returns home with his second…
    Editor's Choice The Shiralee

    Sydney Theatre Company: The Shiralee

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Kate Mulvany did a fabulous job adapting Ruth Park’s Harp in the South trilogy for Sydney Theatre Company. Now she has turned her attention to the 1955 Australian classic The Shiralee, written by D’Arcy Niland (who was married to Park). The story centres on Macauley, a rugged swagman, who roams Australia…
    Whitefella Yella Tree

    La Boite: Whitefella Yella Tree

    La Boite Roundhouse Theatre Kelvin Grove, QLD, Australia
    Once in a blue moon, in the middle of nowhere, two teenage boys meet under a lemon tree. When they look at each other, it’s tense, exciting, and strange. Ty and Neddy fall madly in love, as teenagers are wont to do. After a rough start, a fragile friendship fruits…
    Malacañang Made Us

    Queensland Theatre: Malacañang Made Us

    Bille Brown Theatre 78 Montague Rd, South Brisbane, QLD
    The fall of a dictator and the reverberations on the generation he jeopardised. 1986, Manila, the Philippines. The world finally looks on as history is being made by a society tearing at the fabric of a regime and demanding change. On the fateful evening of President Ferdinand Marcos’ exile, young…
    Editor's Choice Calamity Jane

    One Eyed Man Productions: Calamity Jane

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Step inside the Golden Garter Saloon and enter the Wild West as Virginia Gay reprises the role of the legendary frontierswoman Calamity Jane (for which she won a Sydney Theatre Award). Adapted from the much-loved film starring Doris Day, this stripped-back, rough-and-ready reimagining of the classic musical, directed by Richard…
    The Play That Goes Wrong

    GMG Productions: The Play That Goes Wrong

    Canberra Theatre Centre Canberra, ACT, Australia
    The Play That Goes Wrong is a hilarious hybrid of Monty Python and Sherlock Holmes, things go from bad to utterly disastrous when the Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society performs a classic murder mystery. You all know the classic whodunnit story; there has been a murder at a country manor and…
    Beauty and the Beast Jr

    Encore Theatre Company (TAS): Beauty and the Beast Jr

    Princess Theatre, Launceston (Theatre North) 55/57 Brisbane Street, Launceston, TAS, Australia
    A magical musical for the whole family! Encore Theatre Academy proudly presents its debut production, Beauty and the Beast Jr - a heartwarming, high-energy musical that promises to charm audiences of all ages. Based on the beloved Disney classic, this enchanting tale follows the courageous Belle, a book-loving young woman…
    Bill Frisell Trio

    John Cristian Productions: Bill Frisell Trio

    Rosny Farm Arts Centre Lot 2 Rosny Hill Rd, Rosny Park, TAS, Australia
    A giant of modern guitar. A sound all his own. Bill Frisell returns to Australia for the first time in seven years - bringing his long-time trio with Rudy Royston (drums) and Thomas Morgan (bass). Winner of 12 DownBeat Best Guitarist titles and a Grammy Award, Frisell has shaped the sound of…
    Callum Mintzis: And the Wind was my Dear Friend, Once Again

    Phoenix Central Park: Callum Mintzis – And the Wind was my Dear Friend, Once Again

    Phoenix Central Park NSW
    Composed, directed and produced by Callum Mintzis, this performance is a multimedia adaption of his new album, And the Wind was my Dear Friend, Once Again. Featuring movement-artist MaggZ, electronic artist Tilman Robinson and string quartet (Madeleine Jevons, Georgia Cartlidge, Dana Lee & Jack Ward), the work reflects a longtime…
    Phar Lap The Musical

    Hayes Theatre Co: Phar Lap The Musical

    Hayes Theatre Co 19 Greenknowe Avenue, Elizabeth Bay, NSW, Australia
    Not just another absurdist, electro-swing musical comedy about a thoroughbred racehorse, Phar Lap is a rags-to-riches story with a big heart. If you’re thinking elaborate life-size puppetry and dazzling special effects, you couldn’t be more wrong (we don’t have the budget). Suspend your disbelief as an actor swaps his horseshoes…
    Marcin Australian Tour

    MG Live: Marcin

    City Recital Hall Sydney, NSW, Australia
    He’s hailed as “one of the most talented guitarists of his generation” (Guitar World) – a virtuosic talent who’s captivated fans across the globe, earning hundreds of millions of streams and fans in the process. MG Live and Frontier Touring are pleased to announce the Australian headline shows by Marcin,…