• Griffin Theatre Company: Griffin Theatre: The Elocution of Benjamin Franklin

    Belvoir St Theatre 25 Belvoir St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    A landmark work of Australian theatre returns to the stage where it first sprang to inglorious life. Steve J. Spears’ The Elocution of Benjamin Franklin scandalised and mesmerised in equal measure when it premiered in 1976, touring across the world and collecting awards everywhere it ventured. Now, on its 50th…
    Fair Play

    Lost Thought: Fair Play

    The Old Fitz Theatre 129 Dowling St, Woolloomooloo, NSW, Australia
    Fair Play is a blistering, urgent two-hander about ambition, friendship, and the brutal cost of elite sport. Set in the high-pressure world of competitive middle-distance running, the play follows teenage athletes Ann and Sophie as they train, race, and grow up together — until success, scrutiny, and institutional power threaten…
    Do Not Pass Go

    Melbourne Theatre Company: Do Not Pass Go

    Southbank Theatre Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Laced with acerbic humour, Do Not Pass Go turns hustle culture inside out to ask: when the system is built to break you, what’s left to hold onto? Flux and Penny are colleagues whiling away their lives in the nondescript purgatory of a workplace no-one seems to run, doing a job no-one…
    Editor's Choice Anastasia

    John Frost for Crossroads Live Australia: Anastasia

    Crown Theatre Great Eastern Hwy, Burswood, WA, Australia
    The 2017 Broadway musical, with music by Stephen Flaherty, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and book by Terrence McNally, is based on the much-loved 1997 animated film. It centres on the mystery surrounding the Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna who was rumoured to have escaped (since disproved) when the Russian Imperial family…

    Melbourne Conservatorium of Music: Melbourne Conservatorium Faculty Composer Performer Collective

    Hanson Dyer Hall, University of Melbourne 33-43 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC
    This concert brings together Melbourne Conservatorium composers, performers, and improvisers across the Performance Composition Musicology and Ethnomusicology and Interactive Composition areas. We will unveil world premieres by our faculty to showcase our creative work in its most current form, and zoom in on what's "happening now" in our very special…
    AFTERGLOW

    Midnight Theatricals: AFTERGLOW

    Eternity Playhouse 39 Burton Street, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
    The climax is just the beginning. S. Asher Gelman international hit play AFTERGLOW is finally heading to Sydney! When Josh and Alex, a married couple in an open relationship, invite Darius to share their bed for a night, a new and intimate connection is ignited. As all three men come…
    & Juliet

    John X: & Juliet

    Theatre Royal, Hobart 29 Campbell Street, Hobart, TAS, Australia
    The most famous love story of all time…remixed. Get ready for the larger-than-life musical & Juliet! The joyous jukebox musical featuring all your favourite pop anthems will be sure to make you roar with laughter and blow you away with its themes of empowerment and self-acceptance. Created by the Emmy–winning…
    Editor's Choice Flora

    The Australian Ballet: Flora

    Regent Theatre 191 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Resilience. Kinship. Connection. This bold new, full-length dance work by Mirning woman and Bangarra’s Artistic Director Frances Rings traces the evolution of Australian flora. Brought to life by 35 dancers from both companies, it examines the impact of historic and environmental events on the landscape and its people, from devastation wrought…
    Antigone

    La Boite: Antigone

    La Boite Roundhouse Theatre Kelvin Grove, QLD, Australia
    A Show of Rage and Defiance Antigone explodes onto the Roundhouse stage with raw energy and unflinching relevance on the eve of International Women’s Day 2026. This dynamic interpretation of Sophocles’ timeless tragedy centres on a fearless young woman who refuses to stay silent. Set within a world shaped by political unrest,…
    Stage Kiss

    New Theatre: Stage Kiss

    New Theatre 542 King St, Newtown, NSW
    “When I kissed you just now, did it feel like an actor kissing an actor or a person kissing a person…?” Two actors, and former lovers, unexpectedly reunite when cast opposite each other in a forgotten 1930s melodrama. As rehearsals progress and onstage romance echoes their past, the lines between…

    Celtic Thunder: A Celebration of Their Greatest Songs

    State Theatre, Sydney 49 Market St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    This unique production will bring audiences a heartfelt celebration of the group’s most beloved songs while reuniting past and present members for an unforgettable evening of music, memories, and camaraderie. An Intimate Evening with Celtic Thunder is more than just a concert—it’s a journey through the group’s incredible legacy. Featuring…
    Editor's Choice La Traviata

    West Australian Opera: La traviata

    His Majesty's Theatre, Perth Perth, WA, Australia
    Verdi’s iconic tale of doomed love returns to Perth. The production, directed by Sarah Giles, one of Australia’s most thoughtful theatremakers, uses a lightly updated setting to delve deeply into the opera’s emotional heart. Lochlan Brown conducts the West Australian Symphony Orchestra and WASO Chorus, with Jessica Blunt as consumptive…