• Australian National Academy of Music: Shared Memories with Paavali Jumpannen

    Abbotsford Convent 1 St Heliers St, Abbotsford, VIC, Australia
    For his final concert as ANAM Artistic Director, Paavali Jumppanen brings together four composers united by their fascination with Finnish and Hungarian folk music. Shared Memories traces how these traditions have shaped some of the most distinctive voices of the 20th and 21st centuries. The program opens with Béla Bartók’s…
    Macbeth

    Bell Shakespeare: Macbeth

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Following a bloody battle, Macbeth and his comrade Banquo are met by three Weird Sisters who prophesy Macbeth will one day be king. Unable to shake the thought, Macbeth tells his wife, Lady Macbeth. Driven by an insatiable hunger for power, posterity and certainty, they commit a murder and set…
    Bull

    Mockingbird Theatre Company: Bull

    Belconnen Arts Centre 118 Emu Bank, Belconnen, ACT
    WELCOME TO THE RING. ONLY ONE SURVIVES. A lean, brutal modern classic — a companion piece to C*ck, turning the workplace into a gladiatorial arena. Just one month after staging Bartlett’s C*ck, we turn to Bull — an   elemental, unflinching exploration of power, survival and psychological warfare in a boardroom-as-arena. If C*ck interrogates identity and…
    Blithe Spirit

    New Theatre: Blithe Spirit

    New Theatre 542 King St, Newtown, NSW
    Charles Condomine is a man trapped between two wives – one living, one very much deceased. When Charles and his second wife, Ruth, invite eccentric medium Madame Arcati to conduct a séance, he hopes to gather inspiration for his next novel. Instead, Madame Arcati inadvertently summons the mischievous ghost of…
    Caesar Caesar

    Theatre Works: Caesar Caesar

    Theatre Works St Kilda, VIC, Australia
    St Kilda transforms into a fractured republic on the brink of collapse in CAESAR | CAESAR, a radical reimagining of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. Told from competing perspectives, and unfolding simultaneously across two iconic venues, this groundbreaking theatrical event places audiences at the centre of a society tearing itself apart. As action…
    The Gospel According To Paul

    Sydney Theatre Company: The Gospel According To Paul

    Wharf 1 Theatre Sydney, NSW, Australia
    A soufflé might not rise twice, but this hit comedy will! The sermon on the mount returns to our stages for a victory lap as Jonathan Biggins – co-creator and star of The Wharf Revue and one of Australia’s favourite comic actors – transforms into the visionary, reformer and rabble-rouser,…
    Silver Tongue

    Hayes Theatre Co: Silver Tongue

    Hayes Theatre Co 19 Greenknowe Avenue, Elizabeth Bay, NSW, Australia
    A bold, funny, wryly inventive, and gloriously offbeat re-imagining of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island – new musical Silver Tongue rips up the map and re-draws the legend with killer songs, knockabout humour, and a touch of that special Hayes Theatre magic. Created by breakout Australian talents Miranda Middleton, Jacob Parker…
    Copland Dance Episodes

    The Australian Ballet: Copland Dance Episodes

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    In a stunning explosion of colour and music, New York City Ballet Resident Choreographer Justin Peck’s Copland Dance Episodes arrives in Australia. Featuring Choctaw/Cherokee painter and sculptor Jeffrey Gibson's set designs, former New York City Ballet dancer Ellen Warren’s costumes and lighting design by Brandon Stirling Baker, Copland Dance Episodes is…
    Belvoir Theatre: Runt

    Belvoir St Theatre: Belvoir Theatre: Runt

    Belvoir St Theatre 25 Belvoir St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    NEIL ARMFIELD DIRECTS CRAIG SILVEY’S GREAT AUSTRALIAN UNDERDOG STORY For anyone aged 8 to 108, Craig Silvey’s funny and touching tale of the hoops all of us – human and canine – must jump through. 11-year-old Annie Shearer lives in the little town of Upson Downs with her best friend,…
    The Heartbreak Choir

    State Theatre Company South Australia: The Heartbreak Choir

    Adelaide Festival Centre Festival Drive, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    From award-winning Australian writer Aidan Fennessy comes The Heartbreak Choir — a love song to kindness, courage and the humble community choir. In a weathered CFA hall on the edge of town, five locals gather to sing. They’ve broken away from their old choir over a matter of principle —…
    Lord Of The Flies

    Theatre Works: Lord Of The Flies

    Theatre Works St Kilda, VIC, Australia
    When a plane crashes and a group of boys find themselves alone on a remote island, they begin, with youthful optimism and a sense of adventure, to build order from the chaos. They make rules, elect leaders, and imagine a world where fairness and cooperation will keep them safe. But…
    The Nutcracker

    West Australian Ballet: The Nutcracker

    His Majesty's Theatre, Perth Perth, WA, Australia
    LIKE NOTHING YOU'VE EVER SEEN, BUT JUST AS YOU REMEMBER. This festive family favourite is back! Ring in the holiday season with the magical story of Clara and the Nutcracker as they defeat the rascally Rat King and dance through the Land of Sweets with the majestic Sugar Plum Fairy.…