Haydn’s Sunrise

Australian Haydn Ensemble: Haydn’s Sunrise

Berry Uniting Church Hall 71-77 Albert St, Berry, NSW, Australia
The AHE commence their season with two wonderful quartets that morph effortlessly from the lofty to the lowbrow. Then Fanny Mendelssohn’s quartet, apparently the first ever composed by a woman, offers an elegant, if far from ladylike, riposte. Beethoven never set Shakespeare, even in translation, but his instrumental works often…

Melbourne Shakespeare Company: Romeo and Juliet

Central Park, Malvern East 148 Burke Rd, Malvern East, VIC, Australia
This March, Melbourne Shakespeare Company transforms Central Park, Malvern, into the intrigue-filled streets of 1940s Vienna for a bold reimagining of Romeo & Juliet. Experience Shakespeare’s most famous love story like never before, with live music, vibrant costumes, and a breathtaking outdoor setting. Directed by Emma Austin (Much Ado About…

Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Disney in Concert

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
With captivating clips from your favourite Disney animated films projected live on the big screen, this world premiere concert promises to mesmerise and delight! Featuring musical highlights from Moana, The Lion King, Hercules, Frozen and many more performed live on stage by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Philharmonia Choirs and an ensemble of internationally acclaimed…

D’faces: War of the Worlds

Middleback Arts Centre 141 Nicolson Ave, Whyalla Norrie, SA, Australia
In a groundbreaking collaboration spanning more than a thousand kilometres of mallee scrub and desert, country teens bunker down to survive the War of the Worlds. Performed simultaneously in three locations by exceptional local casts, young people across two states hold tight to their friends, their noise cancelling headphones and whatever…

Arena Theatre Company: War of the Worlds

The Engine Room 58 View St,, Bendigo, VIC, Australia
In a groundbreaking collaboration spanning more than a thousand kilometres of mallee scrub and desert, country teens bunker down to survive the War of the Worlds. Performed simultaneously in three locations by exceptional local casts, young people across two states hold tight to their friends, their noise cancelling headphones and whatever…

Riverland Youth Theatre: War of the Worlds

Bonney Theatre 2 Barwell Avenue,, Barmera, SA, Australia
In a groundbreaking collaboration spanning more than a thousand kilometres of mallee scrub and desert, country teens bunker down to survive the War of the Worlds. Performed simultaneously in three locations by exceptional local casts, young people across two states hold tight to their friends, their noise cancelling headphones and whatever…

New Ghosts Theatre Company: Iphigenia In Splott

The Old Fitz Theatre 129 Dowling St, Woolloomooloo, NSW, Australia
Stumbling down Clifton Street at 11:30am drunk, Effie is the kind of girl you'd avoid eye contact with, silently passing judgement. We think we know her, but we don't know the half of it. Effie's life spirals through a mess of drink, drugs and drama every night, and a hangover…

Fractio Modi: Domna

Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Paddington 369 Given Terrace, Paddington, QLD, Australia
Join Fractio Modi for an evening of music exploring medieval female nobility. The "domna," an Occitan word denoting female lordship, has been called a kind of third gender used to describe medieval women who assumed roles of power and governance. Our program features troubadour lyric poetry (where the term "domna"…
Shen Yun Performing Arts

Falun Dafa Association of Australia: Shen Yun Performing Arts

HOTA Home of the Arts 135 Bundall Road, Surfers Paradise, QLD, Australia
A global sensation returns! After sold-out performances last season, Shen Yun is back to Australia with an all-new production. Watch ancient legends, heavenly realms, and modern tales of courage spring to life through classical Chinese dance. See ethnic dances, dazzling costumes, and powerful flips fill the stage with colour and…
Freakshow

Flight Path Theatre: Freakshow

Flight Path Theatre 142 Addison Rd, Marrickville, NSW, Australia
Come and experience the last freakshow on earth! Are you brave enough to feast your eyes upon the conjoined twins? How about the psychopathic tattooed man? Or a mermaid pulled from the depths and displayed for the first time in 500 years? Are you ready to belly laugh at or…

John Frost for Crossroads Live Australia: Sister Act

QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
Read the Limelight review. The global smash hit musical sent from above, is coming to the Lyric Theatre. Sister Act is without doubt, the must-see new musical of the year! Based on the film, which quickly became a global phenomenon, Sister Act is set to light up our theatres and lift…

Black Swan State Theatre Company: August: Osage County

State Theatre Centre of WA Perth, WA, Australia
Pawhuska, Oklahoma, 2007. In the scorching heat of summer, the Weston family has come together following the disappearance of their alcoholic patriarch, Beverly, a world-class poet. While his wife, Violet, spirals into opiate addiction, the three daughters dutifully return to their childhood home with their spouses, children and unfinished business…

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