• Hair

    Theatre Royal, Sydney: Hair

    Theatre Royal, Sydney 108 King St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Celebrating the sixties counterculture in all its barefoot, long-haired, bell-bottomed, beaded and fringed glory, one of the most famous musicals of all time featuring “Aquarius,” “Good Morning, Starshine,” “Hair,” “I Got Life” and “Let The Sunshine In.” Identity, community, global responsibility and peace, HAIR remains relevant as ever as it examines what…
    Monsteen

    RISING Festival: Monsteen

    Arts Centre Melbourne Forecourt, 100 St Kilda Road, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Monsteen, a participatory theatre work where teens create characters and face off with friends and enemies at a supernatural high school. Vampires, werewolves, sirens, and witches. It’s just another school day for teenagers in the world of Monsteen. But, as heatwaves hits, tensions bubble to the surface. Inspired by cosplay and…
    Editor's Choice Festival Talks and Masterclasses

    Adelaide Cabaret Festival: Festival Talks and Masterclasses

    Quartet Bar by Corryton Burge
    Reuben Kaye, the new Artistic Director of the Adelaide Cabaret Festival, has chosen the theme of Delicious Revolution for his inaugural program. (Read our interview with him on page 65.) Speaking to Limelight, he says, “From Aussie icons and international acts of immense fame to basement-dwelling unknowns . . . this is a…

    Kingston Arts: Affinity Quartet and Friends

    Kingston City Hall 979-985 Nepean Hwy, Moorabbin, VIC, Australia
    The award-winning Affinity Quartet has been praised by critics for their 'emotional breadth' and 'flawless' approach to classical and contemporary chamber music. Entering their second decade in 2026, Affinity showcases some of today's most exciting musicians. For this special program at Kingston City Hall, Australian violist Isabella Bignasca, recently returned…

    The Southern Concert: Tweedle-dum & Tweedle-dee – Handel vs Bononcini

    Sacred Heard Catholic Church Moruya 36 Queen Street, Moruya, NSW, Australia
    Step into the coffee houses and concert halls of 1720s London where fashionable society argued passionately over two rival composers: Giovanni Bononcini and George Frideric Handel, inspiring the epigram that gave rise to the phrase ‘Tweedle-dum and Tweedle-dee’. Hear the music that captivated London and judge for yourself! Join us…
    CONTINUITY

    New Theatre: Continuity

    New Theatre 542 King St, Newtown, NSW
    On the set of a big-budget Hollywood eco-thriller, everything that can go wrong, does. A stereotypical ‘eco terrorist hero’ plants a bomb to save the day. A frazzled film crew battles the clock to make their final shot. And somewhere between artistic ambition and environmental catastrophe, both the movie –…
    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…
    Beetlejuice The Musical

    Michael Cassel Group: Beetlejuice The Musical

    QPAC - Lyric Theatre
    Based on Tim Burton’s dearly beloved film, BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL tells the story of Lydia Deetz, a strange and unusual teenager whose whole life changes when she meets a recently deceased couple and a demon with a thing for stripes. With an irreverent book, an astonishing set, and a score that’s out of…
    Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

    Hayes Theatre Co: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

    Hayes Theatre Co 19 Greenknowe Avenue, Elizabeth Bay, NSW, Australia
    Get ready to be seduced, swindled, and swept off your feet — Dirty Rotten Scoundrels hits the Hayes in a glittering new production that’s all charm, chaos, and con artistry at its most delicious. Based on the hit 1988 film starring Michael Caine and Steve Martin, this Tony-nominated musical comedy…
    Isles of Light

    Australian Chamber Orchestra: Isles of Light

    Arts Centre Melbourne Forecourt, 100 St Kilda Road, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    The British Isles boast a magnificent anthology of music grounded in lush, poetic landscapes and thriving cities. This concert will transport you there. British violin and viola virtuoso Lawrence Power makes his ACO debut directing music from Thomas Tallis’ evocative theme - made famous by Vaughan Williams - to the…

    UKARIA: Maximilian Hornung

    Ukaria Cultural Centre 119 Williams Rd, Mt Barker Summit, SA, Australia
    German cellist Maximilian Hornung presents a program uniquely suited to our intimate space. Hornung’s sophisticated musicality and virtuosity have enabled him to forge a unique career path. Following his 2007 win of Germany’s prestigious ARD competition (with his Tecchler Piano Trio), Hornung served for four years as principal cellist of…

    Bach Akademie Australia: Collegium Musicum

    Bowral Memorial Hall 16-24 Bendooley St,, Bowral, NSW
    An atmosphere of musical and scientific enlightenment. In 1702 in Leipzig, Bach’s great friend and colleague Telemann recognised the need for an environment in which his students could perform in public and where musical and academic pursuits could be fostered. The Collegium Musicum was born. When Bach arrived in 1723,…