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Opera Australia: Cinderella (Cendrillon)

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
OA has four shows on the go. First up is an abridged, English-language version of Massenet’s Cinderella (Cendrillon) in the visually ravishing, frequently hilarious production by Laurent Pelly. Then there’s Sarah Giles’ thoughtful take on La traviata and Dean Bryant’s staging of Bernstein’s sparkling Candide (with Eddie Perfect as the relentlessly…
Moulin Scrooge – The Adults-only Panto Returns

Seymour Centre: Moulin Scrooge – The Adults-only Panto Returns

Seymour Centre Chippendale, NSW, Australia
Trevor Ashley, one of Australia’s most celebrated drag and cabaret performers, returns for a strictly limited season alongside the legendary Carlotta in this smash-hit adults-only panto! Follow cabaret diva Satôn (Ashley) and club owner Astrid Zeneca (Carlotta) as they fight to save their beloved Moulin Beige from greedy developers. Packed…
The Pirates of Penzance

Merrigong Theatre Company: The Pirates of Penzance

Illawarra Performing Arts Centre 32 Burelli Street, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
Merrigong Theatre Company presents the Gilbert and Sullivan classic The Pirates of Penzance at the Illawarra Performing Arts Centre from 26 to 29 March 2025. Five performers, one piano, this is Gilbert and Sullivan like you’ve never seen before! Making waves in the Sydney theatre scene, Hayes Theatre Co captures…
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Opera Australia: Guys & Dolls

Mrs Macquaries Point Sydney, NSW, Australia
For this year’s Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour, OA has chosen the much-loved, 1950 Broadway musical, Guys and Dolls. Shaun Rennie directs the new production, starring singer-songwriter Cody Simpson as suave gambler Sky Masterson; with Annie Aitken as “the mission doll” Sarah Brown, who gets caught up in one of…
Alanah Parkin’s Garage Sale

Melbourne International Comedy Festival: Alanah Parkin’s Garage Sale

DoubleTree by hilton 270 Flinders St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Greg and Denise have too much stuff! Narre Warren South's most notorious couple are moving to the retirement village up the road, and they can't possibly take everything with them. Join Greg, Denise and a smorgasbord of increasingly unlikely characters at the greatest Garage Sale the south-eastern suburbs has ever…
Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo & Juliet

Queensland Ballet: Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo & Juliet

QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
Kenneth MacMillan’s romantic masterpiece returns to set hearts alight. Shakespeare’s legendary tale takes us to Renaissance Italy where a young star-crossed couple fall in love on the streets of fair Verona. Amidst violence, passion, and feuding families, Romeo and Juliet’s love is immediate and intense, with tragedy following rapidly behind.…

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…

Dots + Loops: Figures + Fixtures

University of Queensland St Lucia, QLD, Australia
Dots+Loops presents Swiss duo iipm project, the creation of Phoebe Bognár (AUS) and Mikołaj Rytowski (PL). Taking everything you know about flute and percussion and turning it on its head, iipm project dives headlong into Uncanny Valley for unbounded performative, post-instrumental exploration. iipm project presents the Australian premiere of Figures…

Legit Theatre Co.: Furious Mattress

Belvoir St Theatre 25 Belvoir St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
A backyard exorcism in rural Victoria gone wrong. Pierce is convinced his wife is possessed by the devil. He enlists the help of his neighbour Anna and former plumber Max to expel the demons from his darling Else. You see, Else has always been a little left of centre. Pierce…

Australian National Academy of Music: ANAM Pianos play Shostakovich

Beleura House & Garden PO Box 1198, Mornington, VIC, Australia
Beleura House and Garden, a stunning 19th-century house on the Mornington Peninsula, is renowned for its breathtaking gardens and custom-built performance space. Here, ANAM brings you an exceptional chamber music experience, featuring both ANAM musicians and faculty members. In line with ANAM’s 2025 theme of tuning in to the beauty,…

ACT Hub: The House of Bernarda Alba

ACT Hub 14 Spinifex St, Kingston, ACT, Australia
Considered the first play to be written for a cast of women only, The House of Bernarda Alba is based on the mysterious black clad women who lived next door to the Lorca family estate. With their father dead, the Alba household is imprisoned in mourning. Angustias has inherited a fortune and…

Space Jump Theatre: Two Hearts

Flight Path Theatre 142 Addison Rd, Marrickville, NSW, Australia
Two Hearts by Australian playwright Laura Lethlean is a poetic journey into love, connection, and the complexities of relationships. Anchored at a recurring party in an inner-city townhouse, a young couple navigates their evolving relationship, guided by a mysterious third presence that challenges their past and future. With every movement,…

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