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The Lover & The Dumb Waiter

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…
Editor's Choice The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)

Woodward Productions & Neil Gooding Productions: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)

QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
To see or not to see . . . Written by Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield, this no-holds-Bard comedy condenses Shakespeare’s 37 plays into a 97-minute irreverent romp featuring the best and weirdest moments. Directed by Australian comedy genius Darren Gilshenan, a cast of three deliver tragic deaths, wild romances and…

Sydney Opera House: Grug and the Rainbow

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
A magical adaptation of Ted Prior’s beloved picture books, Grug and the Rainbow sees our grassy little friend embark on an epic adventure to bask in the colours of the illusive rainbow. Featuring exquisite puppetry and heart-warming humour back to delight audiences, this smash hit is not one to miss…
Blue

Australasian Dance Collective: Blue

QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
Australasian Dance Collective (ADC) celebrates 40 years of dance with Blue, a triple bill that honours the past, embraces the present, and looks boldly toward the future. Natalie Weir’s When Time Stops returns to the QPAC stage, capturing the fragility and beauty of life’s pivotal moments. An ethereal voyage of life-changing…
Paavali

Flinders Quartet: Paavali

St Johns Southgate 20 City Rd, Southbank, VIC, Australia
“Usually, our programs come about because we want to play the music of specific composers but in the case of this program, it was a performer that was the catalyst. Melbourne has been lucky to have extraordinary pianist, Paavali Jumppanen, in our musical community as Artistic Director at ANAM and…
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…
Editor's Choice

Sydney Theatre Company: Bloom

Roslyn Packer Theatre 22 Hickson Rd, Sydney, NSW, Australia
This new Australian musical played to sold-out houses when it premiered at Melbourne Theatre Company in 2023. The fact that Tom Gleisner of Working Dog fame (The Castle, The Dish, Utopia, Have You Been Paying Attention?) wrote the book and lyrics was doubtless part of the appeal. Bloom (with music…
Scenes from the Climate Era
Scenes From The Climate Era

Belvoir St Theatre: Scenes From The Climate Era

IPAC 32 Burelli St, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
A frog, the last of its species, starts calling for a mate, but there’s no-one to hear. A group of friends reminisce about the last time they took a flight, before all that came to an end. Landholders in Borneo confront western environmentalists over who owns the forest. A scientist…
Humans 2.0

Circa: Humans 2.0

Arts Centre Melbourne Forecourt, 100 St Kilda Road, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Ten bodies appear in a flash of light. They move in harmony for a fleeting moment and then descend into a trance. Towers grow and decay, bodies leap and are caught, as physical limits are pushed to their extreme. Can we ever find a perfect balance or is adapting to…
Heaven

Bitchen Wolf: Heaven

Qtopia Sydney 301 Forbes St, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
Bitchen Wolf presents the Australian premiere of Irish playwright Eugene O’Brien’s Heaven at Qtopia Sydney’s Loading Dock Theatre from 14 to 31 May. 'Heaven' is a hilarious yet heart-wrenching examination of identity, regret, and the lives we secretly long for. On the weekend of a wedding in rural Ireland, Mal and…
Fair Punishment

Brown’s Mart Theatre: Fair Punishment

Browns Mart 12 Smith Street, Darwin, NT, Australia
Based on the translation of the novel La petite fille qui aimait trop les allumettes by Gaëtan Soucy 1998 Éditions du Boréal. Adapted by Nicky Fearn and Gail Evans Directed by Susie Dee Presented by Brown’s Mart and Business Unusual. A Gothic tale of intrigue, revelation, survival and hope.
Beauty and the Beast

Disney: Beauty and the Beast

Adelaide Festival Centre Adelaide, SA, Australia
We proudly invite you to 'Be Our Guest' as Disney’s new production of Beauty and the Beast comes to Adelaide for the very first time, arriving at Adelaide Festival Centre in May 2025. This enchanting and timeless tale has been brought to life in a ‘★★★★★ remarkable reimagination’ (Daily Telegraph)…

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