• Heaven

    Bitchen Wolf: Heaven

    Qtopia Sydney 301 Forbes St, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
    Bitchen Wolf presents the Australian premiere of Irish playwright Eugene O’Brien’s Heaven at Qtopia Sydney’s Loading Dock Theatre from 14 to 31 May. 'Heaven' is a hilarious yet heart-wrenching examination of identity, regret, and the lives we secretly long for. On the weekend of a wedding in rural Ireland, Mal and…
    Fair Punishment

    Brown’s Mart Theatre: Fair Punishment

    Browns Mart 12 Smith Street, Darwin, NT, Australia
    Based on the translation of the novel La petite fille qui aimait trop les allumettes by Gaëtan Soucy 1998 Éditions du Boréal. Adapted by Nicky Fearn and Gail Evans Directed by Susie Dee Presented by Brown’s Mart and Business Unusual. A Gothic tale of intrigue, revelation, survival and hope.
    Beauty and the Beast

    Disney: Beauty and the Beast

    Adelaide Festival Centre Adelaide, SA, Australia
    We proudly invite you to 'Be Our Guest' as Disney’s new production of Beauty and the Beast comes to Adelaide for the very first time, arriving at Adelaide Festival Centre in May 2025. This enchanting and timeless tale has been brought to life in a ‘★★★★★ remarkable reimagination’ (Daily Telegraph)…
    Hollywood Songbook

    Musica Viva Australia: Hollywood Songbook

    City Recital Hall Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Signum Saxophone Quartet and renegade opera star, Ali McGregor, reclaim the Hollywood Songbook in a journey from moody monochrome to vibrant technicolour. Trip the light fantastic from Berlin to Hollywood, via a Shakespearean tragedy, a Broadway musical and a Wild West rodeo in this sonic documentary of turbulent times.
    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,…
    And Then There Were None

    Crossroads Live Australia: And Then There Were None

    Theatre Royal, Sydney 108 King St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Agatha Christie’s breathtaking masterpiece, And Then There Were None opens at the Comedy Theatre in February. From the producers of the hugely successful Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap comes a brand-new production of the best-selling crime novel of all time. Ten strangers are lured to a solitary mansion on an island…

    Camelot Lounge: Chutney

    Camelot Lounge 19 Marrickville Rd, Marrickville, NSW, Australia
    Celebrate the sounds of klezmer fusion with one of Australia’s most exciting live acts. Fresh from winning Triple Gold at the Global Music Awards, Chutney returns to the stage for a one-night-only performance at Marrickville’s Camelot Lounge. Known for their wild energy and genre-bending style, Chutney blends Eastern European soul…
    Editor's Choice

    GWB Entertainment: The Lord of the Rings – A Musical Tale

    Comedy Theatre 240 Exhibition St,, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Condensing J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic fantasy novel into a three-hour musical takes some doing, but the main plot points are here as Frodo Baggins and three fellow Hobbits set out on a dangerous journey to save Middle-earth by destroying the all-powerful One Ring. Most of the performers are actor-musicians and it’s…
    Editor's Choice Beetlejuice the Musical

    Michael Cassel Group: Beetlejuice the Musical

    Regent Theatre 191 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    This wonderfully entertaining musical captures the hilarious horror and demented joy of Tim Burton’s 1988 film Beetlejuice, and then some. Eddie Perfect’s songs, with their cleverly crafted lyrics and dizzy range of musical styles, mesh flawlessly with the book by Scott Brown and Anthony King. Directed by Alex Timbers, the…
    Shadow Boxing

    Theatre Works: Shadow Boxing

    Explosives Factory 67 Inkerman St, Rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware, St Kilda, VIC, Australia
    Meet Flynn: a strong, rugged boxer whose world is shattered when he realises he is gay and is then brutally outed. Stripped of his dignity, Flynn fights back. ‘Shadow Boxing‘ by James Gaddas is a challenging solo work that explores identity; through examining masculinity, violence, sexuality and vulnerability. In a…
    Storked

    Theatre Works: Storked

    Theatre Works St Kilda, VIC, Australia
    An electric exploration of the choice to choose, living in a body that constantly betrays you, and finding the people in your life who matter most, STORKED interrogates the expectation upon AFAB people to have children and the growing awareness that it might not be such a hot idea in…
    momenta

    Sydney Dance Company: momenta

    Geelong Arts Centre 81 Ryrie Street, Geelong, VIC, Australia
    From the most tender exchanges to an intense physical storm, witness an extraordinary force of movement, striking individuality and powerful unity, escalating to a joyous release. The connection is instinctive. The moment is transformational. momenta takes audiences on a journey into the poetry and physicality of human bonds. This mesmerising…

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