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    • BlakDance: Preparing Ground

    The Art House 19-21 Margaret Street, Wyong, NSW, Australia
    Preparing Ground, co-directed by Marilyn Miller, Jasmin Sheppard and Katina Olsen, is a powerful new language that dances the weight of history and the fire of resistance. It holds the warmth of family voices, quiet moments of care, and the heartache of displacement. This is a call to join First…
    Popera: Sex, Death & Politics

    Sydney Comedy Festival: Popera – Sex, Death & Politics

    Factory Theatre 105 Victoria Road, Marrickville, NSW, Australia
    Uma Dobia is your game show host for the evening as we spin the wheel, shake our maracas and ding our dong. Spotify playlists collide in Popera with questions such as "Why did Trevor leave? What’s cockrockera? And, who will win the air fryer?". Directed by Bronny Lane, get ready…
    Palestrina 500

    Australian Chamber Choir: Palestrina 500

    Sterling Place Community Centre 14 Sterling St, Dunkeld, VIC, Australia
    Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina was born between 3 February 1525 and 2 February 1526. This year we celebrate his 500th birthday. A prolific composer, Palestrina was the first Italian to successfully adopt the polyphonic style practiced by Flemish composers like Guillaume du Fay and Josquin des Prez (both of whom…

    Elder Conservatorium: Saxophone Mega Day

    Hartley Concert Room, The University of Adelaide 14 Kintore Ave, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    A full day dedicated to all things saxophone! Whether you're a student, teacher, or passionate sax enthusiast, the Elder Conservatorium's Saxophone Mega Day offers a jam-packed schedule of workshops, performances and expert sessions. Enjoy the opportunity to try new equipment, thanks to Grevillea Distributions and Presto Music – including saxophones,…
    Editor's Choice The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)

    Woodward Productions & Neil Gooding Productions: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)

    QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
    To see or not to see . . . Written by Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield, this no-holds-Bard comedy condenses Shakespeare’s 37 plays into a 97-minute irreverent romp featuring the best and weirdest moments. Directed by Australian comedy genius Darren Gilshenan, a cast of three deliver tragic deaths, wild romances and…

    Sydney Opera House: Grug and the Rainbow

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    A magical adaptation of Ted Prior’s beloved picture books, Grug and the Rainbow sees our grassy little friend embark on an epic adventure to bask in the colours of the illusive rainbow. Featuring exquisite puppetry and heart-warming humour back to delight audiences, this smash hit is not one to miss…
    Ratburger

    CDP Kids: Ratburger

    Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre Tarcutta Street, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia
    A play by Maryam Master based on the bestselling book by David Walliams directed by Liesel Badorrek. From the creative mind of bestselling children’s author David Walliams, don’t miss the screamingly funny Ratburger when it comes to life on stage, with visually stunning sets and charming puppetry! Zoe lives with…
    Editor's Choice The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)

    Woodward Productions & Neil Gooding Productions: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)

    QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
    To see or not to see . . . Written by Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield, this no-holds-Bard comedy condenses Shakespeare’s 37 plays into a 97-minute irreverent romp featuring the best and weirdest moments. Directed by Australian comedy genius Darren Gilshenan, a cast of three deliver tragic deaths, wild romances and…
    The Dictionary of Lost Words
    The Dictionary of Lost Words

    Sydney Theatre Company: The Dictionary of Lost Words

    Canberra Theatre Centre Canberra, ACT, Australia
    In 1901, the word bondmaid was discovered to be missing from the Oxford English Dictionary. The Dictionary of Lost Words is the story of the girl who stole it. Motherless and ever curious, Esme spends her childhood in the Scriptorium – the “Scrippy”, a converted garden shed in Oxford where her father…
    Editor's Choice Manon

    The Australian Ballet: Manon

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s masterpiece makes a welcome return after more than a decade. Originally created for The Royal Ballet in 1974, it came to our shores 20 years later, thrilling audiences with its sumptuous retelling of Abbé Prévost’s 1731 novel. Prepare to be moved by Manon’s doomed love affair with…

    Sydney Theatre Company: Happy Days

    Wharf 1 Theatre Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Stage and screen icon Pamela Rabe (The Children, The War of The Roses, The Lost Echo) immerses herself in one of the greatest roles ever written, Happy Days’ eternal optimist, Winnie. Conceived and directed by award-winning theatre designer Nick Schlieper – Lighting Designer on The Picture of Dorian Gray, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr…
    Scenes from the Climate Era
    Scenes From The Climate Era

    Belvoir St Theatre: Scenes From The Climate Era

    IPAC 32 Burelli St, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
    A frog, the last of its species, starts calling for a mate, but there’s no-one to hear. A group of friends reminisce about the last time they took a flight, before all that came to an end. Landholders in Borneo confront western environmentalists over who owns the forest. A scientist…

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