• Australian National Academy of Music: Music Matinee 1

    Scots' Church, Melbourne Corner of Collins and Russell Sts, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Each year, ANAM musicians take part in a series of free lunchtime concerts at The Scots’ Church, bringing live classical music to the centre of Melbourne. Presented in partnership with the church’s long-running community music program, these concerts are open to everyone and offer a moment of calm and connection…
    Editor's Choice The River

    Sydney Theatre Company: The River

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Miranda Otto, Ewen Leslie and Andrea Demetriades star in The River, a haunting three-hander by UK playwright Jez Butterworth (Jerusalem). The mysterious, 80-minute play is set in a remote wooden cabin where a lovesick fisherman is playing host to a woman. It should be a weekend full of romance, but all is…
    AN ILIAD

    Sydney Theatre Company: AN ILIAD

    Wharf 1 Theatre Sydney, NSW, Australia
    A wry, witty and world-weary poet introduces himself as a storyteller, bound to recount the myth of the Trojan War until humanity can overcome its rage for violence and destruction. Award-winning international star David Wenham returns to Sydney Theatre Company as the Poet: a man who has spent millennia walking…
    Editor's Choice The Sapphires

    Queensland Theatre Company: The Sapphires

    Bille Brown Theatre 78 Montague Rd, South Brisbane, QLD
    Tony Briggs’ popular musical The Sapphires debuted at Melbourne Theatre Company in 2004 and has since been staged in Sydney, Adelaide, Perth, London and South Korea. In 2021, it was adapted into a film starring Jessica Mauboy and Miranda Tapsell. Based on the true story of Briggs’ mother, Laurel Robinson,…
    Gutenberg! The Musical!

    Hayes Theatre Co: Gutenberg! The Musical!

    Hayes Theatre Co 19 Greenknowe Avenue, Elizabeth Bay, NSW, Australia
    From the creators of Beetlejuice: The Musical, comes the Broadway smash hit Gutenberg! The Musical! – a love letter to the underdog, and to music theatre itself. This joyously funny and stupidly clever musical tells a story of friendship, ambition, and the kind of unshakable delusion that might just change…
    35MM: A Musical Exhibition

    QPAC: 35MM: A Musical Exhibition

    QPAC - Cremorne Theatre
    A picture is worth 1,000 words – what about a song? Can a picture inspire a song or fifteen? In 35MM: A Musical Exhibition, each photo creates a unique song, moments frozen in time; a glimmer of a life unfolding, a glimpse of something happening. A stunning new multimedia musical which explores a…
    Game. Set. Match.

    Malthouse Theatre: Game. Set. Match.

    Malthouse Theatre 113 Sturt St, Southbank, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Ray meets Joshua after the funeral of his mother, an Australian tennis legend. The pair hit it off, with banter that flies back and forth like a rally at Wimbledon. Over one boozy night during the Australian Open, we witness a classic match of will-they-or-won’t they? But you’ll never guess how…
    Editor's Choice Steel Magnolias

    Woodward Productions & Neil Gooding Productions: Steel Magnolias

    QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
    Robert Harling wrote his 1987 play Steel Magnolias after his sister died from complications relating to diabetes following the birth of her son. The tragicomedy is set in Truvy’s beauty parlour in a small Southern town in Louisiana, where a group of women support each other through life’s ups and…
    Waitress

    John Frost for Crossroads Live Australia: Waitress

    Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne 219 Exhibition St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    If only life were as easy as pie… Broadway’s smash-hit musical WAITRESS is baking its way to Melbourne for the very first time! Inspired by Adrienne Shelly’s beloved film and brought to life by a trailblazing creative team, including a book by acclaimed screenwriter Jessie Nelson, an original, uplifting score…
    Anastasia

    John Frost for Crossroads Live Australia: Anastasia

    Sydney Lyric Theatre 55 Pirrama Rd, Pyrmont, NSW, Australia
    Anastasia The Broadway Musical, the romantic and adventure-filled hit musical inspired by the beloved film, is coming to Australia for the first time! This dazzling production, by the Tony Award winning team Terrence McNally, Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens and Darko Tresnjak, transports you from the twilight years of the Imperial…

    Base Entertainment: Ireland the Voyage

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    From the producers of Celtic Illusion comes a powerful new theatrical experience in Ireland: The Voyage, an epic celebration of Ireland’s history, heart, and heritage brought to life through authentic voices, live music, and world-class Irish dance. Leading the vocal performances is the extraordinary Giselle O’Meara, whose soaring, soulful voice carries…
    Beethoven’s Ghost

    Musica Viva Australia: Beethoven’s Ghost

    Newcastle City Hall Newcastle, NSW, Australia
    What makes a great piano trio? Is it celebrity? Is it longevity? Or is it serendipity? Three magnificent musicians, brought together at the right time and the right place? Aura Go, Australian pianist, storyteller and FutureMaker, has worked with Finnish/Australian-based cellist Timo-Veikko (Tipi) Valve for many years, performing nationally and…