• Editor's Choice

    Queensland Symphony Orchestra: Italian Gala

    QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
    Under Chief Conductor Umberto Clerici, the QSO celebrates Italy with a rich program spanning opera, film and the concert hall. Classical accordion soloist James Crabb and Concertmaster Natsuko Yoshimoto join Clerici on cello for Vivaldi’s Triple Concerto, alongside Rossini’s The Barber of Seville Overture and two works by Verdi: Violetta’s aria from…
    Editor's Choice The Shepherd’s Hut

    Black Swan State Theatre Company: The Shepherd’s Hut

    Heath Ledger Theatre 174 William St, Perth, WA, Australia
    Commissioned by Black Swan, Tim McGarry’s adaptation of Tim Winton’s novel has its world premiere this month. After finding his violent father dead, 15-year-old Jaxie Clackton escapes in a stolen car, knowing that he will be blamed. He doesn’t really know what he’s looking for, except that he’s on the…
    Bernie Dieter’s Club Kabarett

    Velvick: Bernie Dieter’s Club Kabarett

    Meat Market 54 Courtney St, North Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Following a phenomenal, sell-out 2025 season, and due to overwhelming demand, Club Kabarett returns to North Melbourne’s iconic Meat Market. The critically acclaimed show is once again led by the undisputed queen of Weimar kabarett, Bernie Dieter. Renowned for her immense vocal talent, riotous original songs, and flair for debaucherous…
    Editor's Choice La Traviata

    Opera Australia: La Traviata

    Regent Theatre 191 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Verdi’s iconic tale makes landfall in Melbourne. Sarah Giles, one of Australia’s most thoughtful theatremakers, deploys a lightly updated setting to explore the opera’s emotional heart. Stacey Alleaume and Maria Laura Iacobellis share the role of the consumptive heroine Violetta, with Filipe Manu and Oreste Cosimo as her lover Alfredo,…
    My Brilliant Career

    Merrigong Theatre Company: My Brilliant Career

    IPAC 32 Burelli St, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
    Hailed as a ‘funny, feminist triumph’ (The Guardian) and earning multiple five-star reviews for its sold-out premiere season in Melbourne, the joyous My Brilliant Career now embarks on a limited, exclusive Australian tour. Ready to blow Wollongong away, it’s a big-hearted musical for all who dream of a bigger, more brilliant life. Set in…
    Waitress

    John Frost for Crossroads Live Australia: Waitress

    Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne 219 Exhibition St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    If only life were as easy as pie… Broadway’s smash-hit musical WAITRESS is baking its way to Melbourne for the very first time! Inspired by Adrienne Shelly’s beloved film and brought to life by a trailblazing creative team, including a book by acclaimed screenwriter Jessie Nelson, an original, uplifting score…
    Steel Magnolias

    Theatre Royal, Sydney: Steel Magnolias

    Theatre Royal, Sydney 108 King St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Written by Robert Harling, the timeless tale of Steel Magnolias comes alive under the direction of Lee Lewis (Shirley Valentine) and a cast of six powerhouse actors. Step inside Truvy’s beauty salon, the heart of a small Southern town, where local women share their joys, struggles and a little neighbourly gossip. From weddings and…
    The Admiral Crichton

    Genesian Theatre Company: The Admiral Crichton

    Genesian Theatre 420 Kent St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    What happens when Edwardian aristocrats and their unflappable butler, Crichton, are stranded on a desert island? In Barrie’s delicious satire, the social order flips upside-down in ways both hilarious and revealing. Think Downton Abbey meets Survivor: witty, playful, and packed with class-skewering fun. Light, bright, and utterly charming!
    Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

    Mockingbird Theatre Company: Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

    Belconnen Arts Centre 118 Emu Bank, Belconnen, ACT
    In VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE, master of comedy, Christopher Durang, takes characters and themes from Chekhov, pours them into a blender and mixes them up. The utterly hilarious and occasionally touching result is his multi-award-winning play set in present day Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Vanya and his stepsister…
    Editor's Choice

    State Opera South Australia: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma

    His Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide
    Bellini’s opera is considered the pinnacle of the bel canto repertoire. Pollione, the Roman proconsul of Gaul, has had a secret affair and two children with Norma, a Druid high priestess, but his attention has now turned to a young novice, Adalgisa. Helena Dix, who made her recent Metropolitan Opera…
    Editor's Choice Alexander Gavrylyuk performs Rachmaninov

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Alexander Gavrylyuk Performs Rachmaninov

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Recently announced as General Music Director in Stuttgart, Nicholas Carter conducts an ocean-inspired program featuring Benjamin Britten’s Sea Interludes, Claude Debussy’s La Mer and the Australian premiere of Jeanne Demessieux’s Poème. Pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk joins the SSO for Rachmaninov’s notoriously difficult Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, composed in 1934…