• The Taming of the Shrew

    The Playwrought Project: The Taming of the Shrew

    Wharf 2 Theatre, Sydney Theatre Company
    Get ready to witness Shakespeare’s infamous battle of the sexes in a bold 70-minute production packed with grand Elizabethan costumes, devilish jokes and fresh twists. In this reimagined 1594, it is a matriarchal world where the women do the taming. This is Shrew like you’ve never seen it before. In…
    Sincere Apologies

    Melbourne Fringe: Sincere Apologies

    Trades Hall, Melbourne 2 Lygon St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Say sorry. Really mean it. Experience a performance built from all the apologies that the world keeps offering — the famous, the ridiculous, the deeply personal and those that begin every second email in our inboxes. Part theatrical ritual, part social experiment, Sincere Apologies explores what it means to apologise…
    Editor's Choice Rebecca

    Melbourne Theatre Company: Rebecca

    Southbank Theatre Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Daphne du Maurier’s 1938 Gothic novel was adapted as a suspenseful film by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine. This new production, adapted and directed by MTC Artistic Director Anne-Louise Sarks, takes us back to Manderley, the grand mansion where Maxim de Winter returns home with his second…
    Whitefella Yella Tree

    Griffin Theatre Company: Whitefella Yella Tree

    Wharf 1 Theatre Sydney, NSW, Australia
    First love: joyous, sweet and youthful. Two boys from neighbouring mobs, puffed up with teenage giddiness, poised on the edge of a world about to change. Their budding love taking root in Country that is about to be declared ‘Australia’. In the early years of colonisation, a young Aboriginal man,…
    Dangerous Liaisons

    Queensland Ballet: Dangerous Liaisons

    Thomas Dixon Centre 406 Montague Rd, West End, QLD, Australia
    Delve into the scandalous world of the Paris elite in Liam Scarlett’s vivid interpretation of Pierre Choderlos de Laclos’ novel, Les Liaisons dangereuses. An internationally-renowned choreographer celebrated for his vision and storytelling, Scarlett crafted this evocative ballet on Queensland Ballet for a world premiere in 2019. Set in 18th century France,…
    RUINS أطلال

    Seymour Centre: RUINS أطلال

    Seymour Centre Chippendale, NSW, Australia
    Grief-stricken by her late father’s sudden death, Amelia Alyssa embarks on a journey to her ancestral homeland, Lebanon. She bears witness to the ancient Baalbek ruins of the Beqaa Valley while lodging nearby at the Palmyra Hotel, a time capsule of a flourishing yesteryear. An exploration of migration and sacrifice…
    Ruins أطلال

    Seymour Centre: Ruins أطلال

    Seymour Centre Chippendale, NSW, Australia
    Seymour Centre and Clockfire Theatre Company are delighted to present the full-scale world premiere of Emily Ayoub and Madeline Baghurst’s RUINS أطلال at the Reginald Theatre from 25th September to 18th October. Grief-stricken by her father’s sudden death, Amelia Alissa travels to her ancestral homeland, Lebanon. Amid the ancient Baalbek…
    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…
    Everything I Know About This Water Bottle

    essential workers: Everything I Know About This Water Bottle

    The Old Fitz Theatre 129 Dowling St, Woolloomooloo, NSW, Australia
    “It’s literally everything I know about this water bottle” Certified five-times plastic selling artist, and winner of every award, please welcome back to the Old Fitz Australia's most acclaimed dead cinema* creator, Aris, who returns to the late night slot with her most recent show, Everything I Know About This Water…
    Pride & Prejudice

    Bloomshed: Pride & Prejudice

    Canberra Theatre Centre Canberra, ACT, Australia
    In the plush ballrooms of high society, Mrs Bennet sees too well the value of a strategic union. But her five daughters all have ambitions of their own. Jane and Elizabeth want to marry for love (whatever that means). Mary’s stuck in a goth phase, Lydia’s hot for the local…
    Editor's Choice Water Music

    Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Water Music

    City Recital Hall Sydney, NSW, Australia
    A meditation on the spiritual, cultural and environmental significance of water, this program pairs Handel’s Water Music with the world premiere of a new work by Arnhem Land ocean and waterway custodian Rrawun Maymuru and Nick Wales. Titled Nguy Gapu (Ocean Water) this is the first time the ABO is performing…