• Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival: Melanie Charles (USA) with Ignabu x Paul Wilson Bae

    Mary's Underground 29 Reiby Place, Circular Quay, NSW, Australia
    Brooklyn-born singer-songwriter-flutist Melanie Charles is set to stun Sydney audiences on Sunday, October 26th, in a headline performance for the 2025 Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival at Mary’s Underground.   Charles, renowned for her genre-bending style of jazz, soul and R&B, mixed with electronics, samples and hints of her Haitian roots, will perform with her…
    Penelope – a song cycle by Sarah Kirkland Snider

    Abbotsford Convent: Penelope

    Abbotsford Convent 1 St Heliers St, Abbotsford, VIC, Australia
    Melbourne’s Alta Collective will premiere a world-first choral arrangement of Sarah Kirkland Snider’s acclaimed song cycle Penelope this October, bringing new theatricality and emotional depth to the modern reimagining of Homer’s epic. A soldier returns after twenty years away in an unnamed war. But neither he nor his wife are…
    Control by Keziah Warner

    flatpack.: Control

    For the first time since its original Red Stitch production in 2019, Keziah Warner's epic sci-fi odyssey makes its return to Melbourne. In the not-so-distant future, a heavily pregnant ex-ballerina, a child detective, a bitter puppeteer and a feminist pop princess hurtle towards Mars in a Big Brother-style spaceship. The…

    Melbourne International Jazz Festival: Hiromi – The Piano Quintet

    Arts Centre Melbourne Forecourt, 100 St Kilda Road, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Fearless musical innovator and GRAMMY-winning pianist, Hiromi, is widely regarded as one of Japan’s most extraordinary artists. Renowned for her technical mastery and her remarkable ability to reimagine genre and form, Hiromi erases the lines between jazz and classical, taking audiences on an unchartered sonic journey. In The Piano Quintet, Hiromi expands…
    Gregory Porter

    Perth International Jazz Festival: Gregory Porter

    Regent Theatre 191 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Gregory Porter, the internationally acclaimed jazz and soul singer, is returning to Australia in 2025. He captivates audiences around the globe with his soulful baritone and deeply emotional performances with a voice that has been described as "liquid gold". His unique blend of jazz, soul, and gospel has earned him…
    Marcin Australian Tour

    MG Live: Marcin

    Northcote Theatre 216-218 High Street, Northcote, Victoria, Australia
    He’s hailed as “one of the most talented guitarists of his generation” (Guitar World) – a virtuosic talent who’s captivated fans across the globe, earning hundreds of millions of streams and fans in the process. MG Live and Frontier Touring are pleased to announce the Australian headline shows by Marcin,…
    Editor's Choice Roméo et Juliette

    State Opera South Australia: Roméo et Juliette

    Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Gounod’s operatic take on Shakespeare’s tale gets a new staging in this co-production by SOSA, West Australian Opera and Irish National Opera. The French composer sticks pretty close to the play with a sparkling score that includes Juliette’s famous waltz song, Ah! Je veux vivre, four love duets and a…
    The Edit

    Legit Theatre Co.: The Edit

    Belvoir St Theatre 25 Belvoir St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    “We can control what happens to you in here. But we have no control out there” Nia and Jess want the same thing. Influencer Nia, wants to find her match and win the primetime reality dating hit, Match or Snatch. Producer Jess, wants to orchestrate Nia’s every move to secure…
    Bill Frisell Trio

    John Cristian Productions: Bill Frisell Trio

    The JazzLab 27 Leslie St, Brunswick, VIC, Australia
    Mesmerising, elegant and electric, multi- Grammy-winning jazz guitarist Bill Frisell returns to Brisbane. For over 40 years, the extraordinarily original and prolific Bill Frisell has been a seminal figure in modern American music. From jazz, bluegrass, country, rock and roll, to folk, interwoven with metamorphic splendor with bursts of the…
    Late Night Jams

    Melbourne International Jazz Festival: Late Night Jams

    The JazzLab 27 Leslie St, Brunswick, VIC, Australia
    Champions of the UK’s cutting-edge jazz scene, Jazz re:freshed return with a bold and boundary-pushing double bill featuring Amy Gadiaga and DoomCannon, alongside a line-up of their best DJs. Originally founded to spotlight the talent of underrepresented young artists, Jazz re:freshed has since scouted and nurtured the biggest names in UK jazz including Shabaka Hutchings, Yussef Dayes,…

    The Japan Foundation: Japanese Film Festival 2025

    Palace Raine Square, Perth 300 Murray St, Perth, WA, Australia
    Australia’s largest celebration of Japanese cinema returns this spring! Touring Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra & Perth from October 27th to December 19th 2025, the Japanese Film Festival (JFF), presented by The Japan Foundation, is back for its 29th year with new releases, anime favourites, thrillers, and timeless classics. Opening the…

    Jewish International Film Festival: Jewish International Film Festival 2025

    Ritz Cinemas 45 St Pauls St, Randwick, NSW, Australia
    Jewish International Film Festival (JIFF) is returning to Sydney at Ritz Cinemas Randwick (20 Oct – 26 Nov) and Roseville Cinemas Roseville (30 Oct – 12 Nov) with a powerful collection of world-class cinema. An annual spotlight on the world’s best Jewish-themed films the 2025 JIFF program features award-winners from…