• Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

    Hayes Theatre Co: Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

    Hayes Theatre Co 19 Greenknowe Avenue, Elizabeth Bay, NSW, Australia
    Step into the vibrant, hilarious world of 1980s Madrid, where Pepa, a heartbroken actress, finds her life spiralling out of control after her lover’s sudden disappearance. As she searches for answers, Pepa navigates a series of increasingly outrageous events alongside a cast of eccentric characters — including a vengeful ex-wife,…
    Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique

    Queensland Symphony Orchestra: Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique

    QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
    Fancy a good practical joke? Richard Strauss wrote Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche (Merry Pranks) about a German folk hero who loved getting up to no good. It’s always fun to hear musical comedy from a serious composer, and we’ll be cracking a smile with you in the Concert Hall. Erich…
    1984 by George Orwell

    shake & stir theatre co: 1984 by George Orwell

    Glen Street Theatre Belrose, NSW, Australia
    Big Brother is back. Strap in for an electrifying take on the George Orwell classic – from the multi-award winning creative minds at Shake & Stir (Frankenstein, Jane Eyre, Animal Farm and Dracula). It was a bright cold day, and the clocks were striking thirteen...  Winston Smith, an editor at the Ministry…
    We Will Rock You

    Penrith Musical Comedy Company: We Will Rock You

    Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre Penrith, NSW, Australia
    Penrith Musical Comedy Company presents a musical by Queen and Ben Elton, which tells the story of a group of Bohemians who search for their Rock ‘n’ Roll saviour, to free them from the grips of the evil Killer Queen – ruler of Globalsoft Corporation. Filled with all the classic…
    Jesus Christ Superstar

    John Frost for Crossroads Live Australia: Jesus Christ Superstar

    Princess Theatre, Melbourne 163 Spring St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    The iconic global phenomenon, Jesus Christ Superstar is coming to Australia in 2024 with a mesmerising new production that has garnered unprecedented reviews and accolades as it has toured the US and UK, including winning an Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival. Featuring lyrics and music by Emmy, GRAMMY, Oscar and…
    And Then There Were None

    Crossroads Live Australia: And Then There Were None

    Theatre Royal, Sydney 108 King St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Agatha Christie’s breathtaking masterpiece, And Then There Were None opens at the Comedy Theatre in February. From the producers of the hugely successful Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap comes a brand-new production of the best-selling crime novel of all time. Ten strangers are lured to a solitary mansion on an island…
    Henry 5

    Bell Shakespeare: Henry 5

    Arts Centre Melbourne Forecourt, 100 St Kilda Road, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Young Prince Hal has left his wayward adolescence behind and assumed the mantle of kingship. Following a humiliating insult by the French prince, King Henry launches England into a war with France to claim the throne he believes is rightfully his. Against all odds, he leads his troops from despair…
    The Producers

    Joshua Robson Productions: The Producers

    Riverside Theatres, Parramatta Parramatta, NSW, Australia
    They picked the wrong play; the wrong director; the wrong cast… Where did they go right? Bialystock and Bloom! Those names strike terror and hysteria into anyone familiar with Mel Brooks’ classic cult-comedy film, or the smash-hit, record-breaking Broadway musical it inspired. Blazing the trail for a new kind of…
    Upside Down at the Bottom of the World

    Sydney Acting Studio: Upside Down at the Bottom of the World

    Sydney Acting Studio 11 Cope Street, Redfern, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Following our successful productions of In a Little Room and Mad For You, Ad Hoc Theatre in association with the Sydney Actors Studio presents a revival of David Allen’s award winning play about DH Lawrence and his wife Frieda during the time they spent in Australia in the 1920s. Very…
    I & You

    Belvoir St Theatre: I & You

    Belvoir St Theatre 25 Belvoir St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Think back to the time in your life where every moment was new. Where every moment, was your first. First driving lesson, first party, first kiss, first love… first loss… Everything lay ahead, an intensely wonderful and simultaneously terrifying thought to cross our restless young minds, and full hearts. This…

    Ensemble Theatre: The Lover & The Dumb Waiter

    Ensemble Theatre Sydney, NSW, Australia
    THE LOVER Trapped in the monotony of middle-class life, Richard and Sarah’s marriage is on its last legs. Perhaps a lover could reignite their corroding relationship… or is escape from their stifling existence just a fantasy? Burning with intrigue and uneasy humour, Harold Pinter spins a dangerous game of cat…
    Soiree Cabaret Show

    Soiree Cabaret Productions: Soiree Cabaret Show

    Paddington RSL 200 Oxford Street, Paddington, NSW, Australia
    Step into a world where passion takes center stage where the breathtaking artistry of acrobatics meets the dazzling glamour of drag and the soulful allure of live music, a radiant celebration of love inclusion and the indomitable spirit of diversity. Prepare to be swept away by a theatrical masterpiece that…

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