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Editor's Choice Manon

The Australian Ballet: Manon

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s masterpiece makes a welcome return after more than a decade. Originally created for The Royal Ballet in 1974, it came to our shores 20 years later, thrilling audiences with its sumptuous retelling of Abbé Prévost’s 1731 novel. Prepare to be moved by Manon’s doomed love affair with…
Theremin & Beyond

Australian Chamber Orchestra: Bach to the Beach Boys and Beyond

Wollongong Town Hall Crown St &, Kembla St,, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
The theremin is utterly unique. It’s a sound you’ve definitely heard, even if you’ve never heard of it. Following the success of our sold-out tour of A Clockwork Orange & Beyond comes this series showcasing the range and power of the world’s first electronic instrument. Richard Tognetti directs an eclectic…
Editor's Choice Les Misérables The Arena Spectacular

Cameron Mackintosh: Les Misérables The Arena Spectacular

ICC Sydney 14 Darling Drive, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Boublil and Schönberg’s landmark musical has been thrilling audiences around the world since its 1985 London premiere. As Les Mis celebrates its 40th anniversary, Cameron Mackintosh has created a spectacular new production, specially designed for large-scale venues. It arrives in Australia with a star-studded cast. Alfie Boe and Killian Donnelly…
Editor's Choice The Wrong Gods

Belvoir St Theatre: The Wrong Gods

Belvoir St Theatre 25 Belvoir St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
S. Shakthidharan enjoyed international success with his epic 2019 play Counting and Cracking about a Sri Lankan-Australian family across four generations. His latest stage work is a more intimate, 90-minute piece, featuring four performers. Co-produced with Melbourne Theatre Company, The Wrong Gods explores the tension between tradition and progress in…
Happy Days

Sydney Theatre Company: Happy Days

Wharf 1 Theatre Sydney, NSW, Australia
Stage and screen icon Pamela Rabe (The Children, The War of The Roses, The Lost Echo) immerses herself in one of the greatest roles ever written, Happy Days’ eternal optimist, Winnie. Conceived and directed by award-winning theatre designer Nick Schlieper – Lighting Designer on The Picture of Dorian Gray, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr…

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Discover Sibelius

Arts Centre Melbourne Forecourt, 100 St Kilda Road, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Discover the genius of Finnish composer Jean Sibelius through this guided concert presentation by Benjamin Northey, members of the MSO and Melbourne Youth Orchestra. Featuring his most iconic works including Finlandia and highlights from his symphonies and Violin Concerto, this concert will be illuminating and inspiring no matter how familiar you are…
Editor's Choice Are You Lonesome Tonight

Opera Queensland: Are You Lonesome Tonight

Tamworth Memorial Town Hall 28 Fitzroy St,, Tamworth, NSW, Australia
Opera and country and western might sound like curious musical bedfellows, but this quirky show was a hit for Opera Queensland back in 2021. Now, it’s touring nationally. Patrick Nolan’s clever concept mixes arias by the likes of Puccini and Verdi with classic country songs by Slim Dusty, Troy Cassar-Daley,…
Scenes from the Climate Era
Scenes From The Climate Era

Belvoir St Theatre: Scenes From The Climate Era

Hothouse Theatre Lincoln Causeway,, Wodonga, VIC, Australia
A frog, the last of its species, starts calling for a mate, but there’s no-one to hear. A group of friends reminisce about the last time they took a flight, before all that came to an end. Landholders in Borneo confront western environmentalists over who owns the forest. A scientist…
fortyfivedownstairs Chamber Music Festival

fortyfivedownstairs: Violeta Parra’s Chile

fortyfivedownstairs 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Virtuoso young Chilean Pianist Ricardo Roche Idini joins forces with renowned Chilean poet and journalist Alejandro Vargas and singer Tash Vargas to present a kaleidoscopic look at Chile’s troubled past through the music and lyrics of iconic Chilean artist Violeta Parra. Featuring music never heard before in Australia, telling an…
Kew Court House Live

Boroondara Arts: Noriko

Kew Court House 188 High Street, Kew, VIC, Australia
Noriko is an ever-evolving creative force who continues to take her Japanese music to places few have ventured. A culturally diverse female musician and performer, Noriko seeks out unique collaborations and creative practises that extend well beyond her music into acting and theatre, sound art and composing. She strives to…
The Lover & The Dumb Waiter

Ensemble Theatre: The Lover & The Dumb Waiter

Ensemble Theatre Sydney, NSW, Australia
THE LOVER Trapped in the monotony of middle-class life, Richard and Sarah’s marriage is on its last legs. Perhaps a lover could reignite their corroding relationship… or is escape from their stifling existence just a fantasy? Burning with intrigue and uneasy humour, Harold Pinter spins a dangerous game of cat…
Editor's Choice Flight

State Opera South Australia: Flight

Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide Adelaide, SA, Australia
Jonathan Dove’s Flight is that rare bird, a genuinely popular contemporary opera. Based on the true story of a man with no paperwork living in an airport, this zany, yet occasionally bittersweet comedy follows a group of passengers and crew forced to hole up in a terminal building overnight. Mistaken…

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