• Canta Viva: Opera’s bad girl: Anna Bishop, the world’s first daringly defiant diva

    MC Showroom Level 1, 48 Clifton Street, Prahran, VIC, Australia
    Scandal, seduction, shipwreck and song. Original diva Anna Bishop, a daring contemporary of Queen Victoria, shattered expectations and redefined independence when she left her famous composer husband to forge her own artistic path. Bravely defying social norms of the time, and forced to leave her beloved children behind, she toured…
    Koreaboo

    Malthouse Theatre: Koreaboo

    Malthouse Theatre 113 Sturt St, Southbank, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    The road to reunion is paved with awkward moments. Hannah had her trip all planned out. Travel to Korea. Visit her birth mother. Spend a golden summer creating precious memories. But when she arrives in Seoul reality hits hard. Her Umma works in a convenience store day and night, barely…
    Editor's Choice Eliza

    Melbourne Theatre Company: Eliza

    Southbank Theatre Southbank, VIC, Australia
    As society grapples with the implications and ethics of rapidly advancing artificial technologies, Melbourne Theatre Company presents the world premiere of Eliza by Tom Holloway. The psychological thriller about the birth of AI is based on real events. Dr Joseph Weizenbaum, a brilliant professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, carries the trauma of…
    Editor's Choice The Spare Room

    Victorian Opera: The Spare Room

    Arts Centre Melbourne - Playhouse
    In composer Jane Hammond and librettist Therèsa Borg’s adaptation of Helen Garner’s acclaimed novel, Helen has offered her spare room to her friend Nicola, who is coming to Melbourne for an unconventional treatment that she believes will cure her cancer. Over three weeks, Helen becomes nurse, judge and guardian angel…
    And Then There Were None

    John X Presents: And Then There Were None

    Theatre Royal, Hobart 29 Campbell Street, Hobart, TAS, Australia
    Ten strangers are lured to a solitary mansion off the coast, each harbouring a dark secret. When a recorded message accuses them all of unpunished crimes, the tension becomes palpable. One by one, they begin to die in accordance with a sinister nursery rhyme, and the realisation sets in that…
    Editor's Choice A Beautiful Noise – The Neil Diamond Musical

    Paul Dainty, Ken Davenport & Bob Gaudio: A Beautiful Noise – The Neil Diamond Musical

    Princess Theatre, Melbourne 163 Spring St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Created in consultation with Neil Diamond himself, the jukebox musical, A Beautiful Noise, charts his rise to superstardom through the songs that defined his life and career, among them Cracklin’ Rosie, Forever in Blue Jeans and Sweet Caroline. Famous for his swaggering sexuality and velvet-meets-gravel voice, Diamond is conjured by two…
    Editor's Choice Pride And Prejudice* (*sort of)

    Woodward Productions & Neil Gooding Productions: Pride And Prejudice* (*sort of)

    QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
    Audiences never seem to tire of Jane Austen’s classic novel, with umpteen adaptations over the years. Now comes a raucous stage production, complete with karaoke, in which five female servants take on all the roles, while offering biting insights. Written by Isobel McArthur, who co-directed the show with Simon Harvey, Pride &…
    & Juliet

    Elder Conservatorium Music Theatre: & Juliet

    Scott Theatre, University of Adelaide Enter off Gate 14, Kintore Ave, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
    Presented by the 2026 Graduating Class and second year students of Elder Conservatorium Music Theatre & Juliet flips the script on one of the world’s most famous love stories and asks the question, “What if Juliet chose her own ending?” This vibrant, hilarious musical follows Juliet as she refuses to…