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The Music Man

NOVA Music Theatre: The Music Man

The Round 379 - 399 Whitehorse Road,, Nunawading, VIC
Join NOVA Music Theatre for a delightful production of The Music Man! Fast-talking traveling salesman ‘Professor’ Harold Hill comes to River City, Iowa, a town hesitant of letting strangers in, especially ones trying to sell something! Harold calls himself a music professor, selling band instruments and uniforms, and the idea of starting a…
Editor's Choice The Pirates of Penzance

Hayes Theatre Co: The Pirates of Penzance

Hayes Theatre Co 19 Greenknowe Avenue, Elizabeth Bay, NSW, Australia
Stuart Maunder’s rollicking production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic operetta comes to Perth. When Frederic turns 21, he thinks he will be free at last from the band of pirates to whom he was bound as an apprentice. A numerological paradox, however, has other thoughts. Hits include Poor Wandering One and A…
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Melbourne Theatre Company: The Removalists

Southbank Theatre Southbank, VIC, Australia
David Williamson’s dark satire The Removalists premiered in 1971 but remains as shocking as ever. Set in an inner suburb of Melbourne, two sisters report an act of domestic violence to the police, hoping things will be quickly resolved. However, the local constabulary likes to handle things its own way.…
Editor's Choice Faith

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: Faith

St Peter's Cathedral, Adelaide 27 King William Rd, North Adelaide, SA, Australia
Adelaide audiences are in for a treat with these two must-see concerts. The first is part of the Light-Song series and features the world premieres of Awakening by Ngaanyatjarra composer Vonda Last and Fast Blue Village 5 by Elena Kats-Chernin (see page 63). In Faith, Erin Helyard joins forces with award-winning…

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: The Heart of the Violin: James Ehnes

Her Majesty's Theatre, Ballarat 17 Lydiard St, Ballarat, VIC, Australia
James Ehnes leads this all-strings program bridging the old and new world with works ranging from classical to contemporary. Journey into the heart of the violin with one of today’s most masterful soloists.
Breaking the Castle

Cluster Arts: Breaking the Castle

QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
After five-star seasons at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival and in London last year and following a sold-out season at QPAC in 2023, Breaking the Castle returns to Brisbane in 2025. Described as “the most significant theatre production audiences may ever experience”, it follows the story of David, a struggling actor…

Melbourne Recital Centre: The Five Elements

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
According to traditional Chinese medicine, life on earth is composed of five elements––wood, fire, earth, metal, and water––with each element connected in an endless regenerative cycle. This cycle can be found in the passing of seasons, in the transmutation of matter, and even in the complex systems of the human…

One Equal Music: Beloved

St Brigid's Church, Red Hill 78 Musgrave Rd, Red Hill, QLD, Australia
One Equal Music presents Beloved, an exploration of love’s enduring power and beauty. A collection of sumptuous choral repertoire inspired by the sanctity of marriage, the poetry of Song of Songs and the passion of romance. We speak words of love with the voice, and when we sing, these words…
Come from Away

Empire Theatre: Come from Away

The Empire Theatres, Toowoomba 54-56 Neil Street, Toowoomba, QLD, Australia
The Tony and Olivier Award-winning Broadway musical Come From Away tells the remarkable true story of 7,000 airline passengers stranded in the aftermath of 9/11 and the small Canadian town that welcomed them with open arms. When US airspace was abruptly closed, the isolated community of Gander, Newfoundland, found itself…
Peter and the Starcatcher

Dead Puppet Society: Peter and the Starcatcher

QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
Before Neverland there was an island. Before Captain Hook, a moustachioed pirate. Before Wendy, her mother Molly. Before Peter, a nameless orphan. Peter and the Starcatcher, the smash hit Broadway production and winner of 5 Tony Awards, will have its Australian premiere, touring nationally from 2024. Originally developed by Disney…
Jesus Christ Superstar

John Frost for Crossroads Live Australia: Jesus Christ Superstar

Princess Theatre, Melbourne 163 Spring St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
The iconic global phenomenon, Jesus Christ Superstar is coming to Australia in 2024 with a mesmerising new production that has garnered unprecedented reviews and accolades as it has toured the US and UK, including winning an Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival. Featuring lyrics and music by Emmy, GRAMMY, Oscar and…
A woman in a yellow ball gown looks solemnly into a mirror, with people talking and laughing in the background.
Editor's Choice La Traviata

Opera Australia: La Traviata

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
OA has four shows on the go. First up is an abridged, English-language version of Massenet’s Cinderella (Cendrillon) in the visually ravishing, frequently hilarious production by Laurent Pelly. Then there’s Sarah Giles’ thoughtful take on La traviata and Dean Bryant’s staging of Bernstein’s sparkling Candide (with Eddie Perfect as the relentlessly…

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