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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…

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 –…
Kiss Me, Kate

Neglected Musicals: Kiss Me, Kate

Foundry Theatre 55 Pirrama Rd,, Pyrmont, NSW, Australia
Cole Porter’s legendary musical comedy Kiss Me, Kate comes to Foundry Theatre in April 2025. Based on Taming of the Shrew, this treasured 1940s musical takes us to Broadway’s backstage with chorus boys and singing gangsters – not to mention a romance that’s just too darn hot –with Cole Porter…

Melbourne Town Hall: 2 Truths, 1 Lie & 17 Slight Exaggerations

Melbourne Town Hall 90-130 Swanston St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Tom Cashman is flying to Perth/Adelaide as we speak, with a new hour of stand up that may or may not include the secret to happiness. You might know Tom from TikTok, you might know him from Taskmaster Australia, or you might be grappling with the idea of him for…
Editor's Choice Abel Selaocoe

Australian Chamber Orchestra: Abel Selaocoe

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Making his Australian debut, South African cellist Abel Selaocoe directs the world premiere of Nigel Westlake’s Ascension, commissioned by the ACO, and the Australian premiere of Giovanni Sollima’s When We Were Trees, for which he is joined by Timo-Veikko Valve. The program also includes Platti’s Cello Concerto in D major,…

Seymour Centre: Glass Child

Seymour Centre Chippendale, NSW, Australia
Glass Child depicts the sibling relationship between Kayah, a young man with Down Syndrome, and his sister Maitreyah. Glass Child is a beautiful portrayal of intertwining sibling relationships performed by real-life brother and sister Kayah and Maitreyah Guenther. Expressed through dance, theatre and storytelling, Glass Child highlights their connection and how their lives…

Eliza Shephard: Tailors: Conversations about the Impossible

Tempo Rubato 34 Breese St, Brunswick, VIC, Australia
In celebration of the sixth year of Eliza Shephard’s March of the Women project, Tailors presents a concert full of repertoire written by Australian and international female composers. This concert showcases the pierrot ensemble in a diverse collection of music exploring light and shade, abstract notions, and undergoes sonic exploration.

Enter Closer: Blake Everett: Kindly Remove Your Shoes

Tasma Terrace 6 Parliament Pl, East Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Take off your shoes (slippers provided) and step into the cosiest show of the Festival! The comedian (Blake) will be wearing a dressing gown (BYO). Once everyone is comfy, Blake will perform an hour of comedy (and one poem). He has won an Adelaide Fringe Weekly Award for Best Comedy…

Melbourne International Comedy Festival: End Game

MC Showroom Level 1, 48 Clifton Street, Prahran, VIC, Australia
Joanie, an eccentric cabaret performer, arrives in the afterlife for her soul review. Did she learn her lessons at Earth School? Or did she get distracted? The results are in. It's all about one woman, Eva. But who on earth is Eva? Multi award-winning writer/performer Katie Reddin-Clancy (★★★★★ Mumble Theatre)…

CDP Kids: Dog Man: The Musical

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
Best buddies George and Harold have been creating comics for years, but now that they’re in 5th grade, they figure it's time to level up and write a musical based on their favourite character, Dog Man, the crime-biting sensation who is part dog, part man and ALL HERO!!  How hard…
Woody’s Giggle and Strum Show at kew Court House

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…

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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