• The Breath of Kings

    Theatre Works: The Breath of Kings | Henry 6

    Theatre Works St Kilda, VIC, Australia
    Shakespeare's Henry 6 plays are one of the great undiscovered gems of Western Literature. An intoxicating mix of violence, politics and romance, this civil war is as machiavellian as Succession and as brutal as Game of Thrones. Henry 6 is a rare thing - a religious pacifist in a time…
    MJ The Musical

    Michael Cassel Group: MJ the Musical

    Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne 219 Exhibition St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    He is one of the greatest entertainers of all time. Now, Michael Jackson’s unique and unparalleled artistry is startin’ somethin’ in Melbourne, in the multiple Tony Award®-winning MJ the Musical. Centred around the making of his 1992 Dangerous World Tour, MJ the Musical goes beyond the singular moves and signature sound of the…

    Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival: Juanita Tippins with special guest Rellek Brown

    Butcher’s Brew Bar 499 Marrickville Rd, Dulwich Hill, NSW, Australia
    JUANITA TIPPINS has spent years touring & recording with some of the most accomplished Australian & international artists, lending her signature vocals to everyone from Joe Bonamassa & The Brand New Heavies, to Marcia Hines, Ian Moss & Cold Chisel.  She’s long been a favourite on the Sydney soul scene due…

    Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival: Lauren Tsamouras’ Another Green World

    The Vanguard 42 King Street, Newtown, NSW, Australia
    A collaboration between SIMA and The Vanguard, ‘In Residence’ highlights the sound of Sydney music by presenting some of the city’s most distinctive creative voices in performance over the course of a month. Across weekly shows audiences are allowed to witness the construction, development and refinement of a musical conversation…
    Two Blood

    Australian Dance Theatre: Two Blood

    Odeon Theatre, Norwood 57a Queen St, Norwood, SA, Australia
    A Tagalaka woman and Cantonese man embark on a forbidden love affair forged in the flames of a burning country. Centuries later, their remains are discovered in a forever embrace, setting into motion a sprawling exploration of belonging that pierces the core of our identity. Created by visionary artists S.…

    OzAsia Festival: Hiromi – The Piano Quintet

    Adelaide Town Hall off Pirie St, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
    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 on her impressive emotional range, joining forces with multi-GRAMMY-nominated string quartet, PUBLIQuartet (USA), to present a breathtaking blend…
    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…
    Dying: A Memoir

    Melbourne Theatre Company: Dying: A Memoir

    Arts Centre Melbourne Forecourt, 100 St Kilda Road, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    When the acclaimed author Cory Taylor was diagnosed with a terminal illness, what followed was an astonishing creative surge that resulted in a memoir Barack Obama named as one of his favourite books of 2017. Taylor’s wry insights into the rituals, language and taboos surrounding mortality can be witty, provocative or eye-opening…

    FANE: Dr Stacy Sims in conversation with Sarah Grynberg

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    What happens when cutting-edge science meets a quest for inner greatness? Join world-renowned exercise physiologist and author of ROAR and Next Level, Dr. Stacy Sims, in conversation with Sarah Grynberg-mindset coach and host of the top-rated podcast A Life of Greatness, for an enlightening evening that explores the synergy between…
    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 Australian Shakespeare Company:

    Athenaeum Theatre 188 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Identity, community, global responsibility and peace, HAIR remains relevant as ever as it examines what it means to be a young person in a changing world. The tribal love rock musical, HAIR celebrates the sixties counterculture in all its barefoot, long-haired, bell-bottomed, beaded and fringed glory. To an infectiously energetic…
    Mountain

    Australian Chamber Orchestra: Mountain

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    After more than a decade of producing films, the ACO premiered Mountain in 2017 as one of its boldest explorations of music and nature. Only three centuries ago, the idea scarcely existed that wild landscapes might hold any sort of attraction. Mountains were places of peril, not beauty. An upper world…