Victorian State Ballet: Swan Lake

Geelong Arts Centre 81 Ryrie Street, Geelong, VIC, Australia
Following Petipa's original choreography in traditional scenes, this stunning production is also beautifully choreographed and re-staged by Victorian State Ballet's director Michelle Sierra. Don't miss out on the unforgettable White Swan pas de deux, the thrilling 32 fouettés of the Black Swan and the world-famous Act II - Four Cygnets'…
The Lark

Hey Dowling: The Lark

QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
Noni Hazlehurst delivered an unforgettable performance in Daniel Keene’s one-woman play Mother – a heartbreaking story of loneliness and isolation. Now, she stars in the world premiere of The Lark, another solo drama by Keene, written especially for her. Hazlehurst plays 75-year-old Rose Grey, who is having to farewell The Lark, a small inner-city pub in…
Fortūna

Canberra Theatre Centre: Fortūna

Canberra Theatre Centre Canberra, ACT, Australia
In the Philippines, people often say kung ano ang itinanim, siya’ng aanihin — “what you reap is what you sow.” But does it really matter what we do, or is everything simply a matter of good fortune? What IS good fortune? Fortūna is a powerful new solo dance/theatre work that dives into the…

Melbourne International Jazz Festival: Masters & Apprentices

The JazzLab 27 Leslie St, Brunswick, VIC, Australia
Danilo Pérez has led the way as one of the most influential pianists and composers in contemporary jazz. His deeply expressive improvisation and virtuosic piano technique combined with his unique blend of Latin American, African and European influences, has been admired by his contemporaries and audiences for nearly four decades.…
Burlesque: The (parody) Dinner Show

Talk and Tease Comedy Cabaret: Burlesque – The (parody) Dinner Show

Level 1 Level 1/ 33 darlinghurst Rd, Potts Point, Sydney, NSW, Australia
This is an immersive musical theatre and culinary experience unlike any other! Relish the theatrical whirlwind of acting, dancing, singing and storytelling as it unfolds around you from the comfort of your cabaret table...all while wining and dining on delicious modern Australian cuisine. This is a parody adaptation of the…

OzAsia Festival: Mo’Ju

OzAsia Festival Stage, Lucky Dumpling Market Elder Park, King William Rd, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Filipinx / Wiradyuri artist Mo’Ju is a third gender, third culture kid, whose music traverses a full spectrum of emotion and sonic textures, marrying together glitchy electronic neo-soul production and masterful songwriting, unbound by genre. Their 2018 album, Native Tongue arrived to critical acclaim, igniting long overdue conversations, their visceral…
Ruins أطلال

Seymour Centre: Ruins أطلال

Seymour Centre Chippendale, NSW, Australia
Seymour Centre and Clockfire Theatre Company are delighted to present the full-scale world premiere of Emily Ayoub and Madeline Baghurst’s RUINS أطلال at the Reginald Theatre from 25th September to 18th October. Grief-stricken by her father’s sudden death, Amelia Alissa travels to her ancestral homeland, Lebanon. Amid the ancient Baalbek…
Sincere Apologies

Melbourne Fringe: Sincere Apologies

Trades Hall, Melbourne 2 Lygon St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Say sorry. Really mean it. Experience a performance built from all the apologies that the world keeps offering — the famous, the ridiculous, the deeply personal and those that begin every second email in our inboxes. Part theatrical ritual, part social experiment, Sincere Apologies explores what it means to apologise…
Work, But This Time Like You Mean It

Canberra Youth Theatre: Work, But This Time Like You Mean It

The Rebel Theatre, Pier 2/3 Suite 2/13A Hickson Rd, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Canberra Youth Theatre's unhinged, deep-fryer dive into the lives of overworked, underpaid, teenage wage-slaves comes to Sydney following its sell-out debut season. Winner of the 2022 Emerging Playwright Commission, Work, But This Time Like You Mean It by Honor Webster-Mannison is a darkly surreal comedy about young people’s first experiences…
Whitefella Yella Tree

Griffin Theatre Company: Whitefella Yella Tree

Wharf 1 Theatre Sydney, NSW, Australia
First love: joyous, sweet and youthful. Two boys from neighbouring mobs, puffed up with teenage giddiness, poised on the edge of a world about to change. Their budding love taking root in Country that is about to be declared ‘Australia’. In the early years of colonisation, a young Aboriginal man,…

Melbourne Chamber Orchestra: Carnival

75 Reid Street, Fitzroy North 75 Reid St, Fitzroy North, VIC, Australia
Writing when he was a mere 16 years old, Mendelssohn noted that his newly composed Octet “must be played by all the instruments in symphonic orchestral style.” It beggars belief that someone so young could have written one of the grandest chamber music works. The Octet is epic in proportion,…
La Ronde

Strut & Fret: La Ronde

The Grand Electric 199 Cleveland St, Surry Hills, Sydney, NSW, Australia
NEWCASTLE, IT’S YOUR TURN TO BE SEDUCED BY THE WORLD’S VERY BEST VARIETY ARTISTS. Blending the exquisite, the elegant and the extraordinary, with the twisted and the utterly delightful. Taking home 14 five-star reviews in its debut season at this year’s Adelaide Fringe Festival, La Ronde is set to dazzle…

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