House of Sand: Manage Your Expectations

Hetzel Lecture Theatre North Tce, Adelaide, SA, Australia
After winning multiple Best Performance awards across New Zealand, House of Sand -- fearless performer Eliza Sanders (REVOLT. SHE SAID. REVOLT AGAIN.) and director Charley Allanah (STC's Julia) -- return to Adelaide Fringe with Manage Your Expectation, a revolutionary fusion of contemporary dance, cine-theatre, and quirky comedy. Manage Your Expectations…

Adelaide Fringe: The Dirty Thirty

Gluttony, Rymill Park Rymill Park, Adelaide, SA, Australia
**WARNING EXPLICIT AND HILARIOUS CONTENT** Presenting the filthiest half-hour of standup comedy in SA every Friday and Saturday of the Fringe! The Dirty Thirty is an all-power half-hour comedy show featuring a double act of two of Perth’s best comics doing all the material that they can't at other shows.…

Adelaide Festival: Hedwig and the Angry Inch

The Queens Theatre Corner Gilles Arcade and Playhouse Land, Adelaide, SA, Australia
The Berlin Wall may have fallen, but the revolution is just beginning. “The best rock musical ever” (Rolling Stone) and winner of the Tony Award as Best Revival of a Musical, this genre-bending, fourth-wall-smashing sensation is no ordinary musical. It’s a wickedly funny, sweat soaked lightning strike of raw energy…

Adelaide Fringe: Adam Page – 9 to 9

The Lab 63 Light Square, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Taking audiences through the cycle of a day in our lives, this 12-hour performance will see award-winning multi-instrumentalist Adam Page improvising with an array of instruments, effects and looping pedals, creating a unique soundtrack which invites us to take a pause from our manic lives. Each hour will reflect a…

Melbourne Shakespeare Company: Robin Hood

Central Park, Malvern East 148 Burke Rd, Malvern East, VIC, Australia
This March, Melbourne families are in for a rollicking good time with Melbourne Shakespeare Company’s latest laugh-out-loud family musical, Robin Hood. This 60-minute adventure follows Robin Hood and his Merry Band as they swap the green forests of Sherwood for the sunny landscapes of Australia! Along the way, they’ll face…

Karul Projects: The Walking Track

Vitalstatistix 11 Nile St, Port Adelaide, SA, Australia
The Walking Track is a guided tour like no other, enabling audiences to experience familiar surroundings in new ways, led by Karul Projects’ Thomas E. S. Kelly. Six new short performance works by local First Nations artists are embedded within the urban and natural landscape surrounding the iconic Waterside Workers…
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QPAC: Is That You, Ruthie?

QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
Following its acclaimed world premiere in 2023, the poignant play, written and directed by Leah Purcell, returns to QPAC. Adapted from Ruth Hegarty’s books, Is That You, Ruthie? and Buthalangi: A Maranoa Woman, this moving drama explores the enduring connection between a First Nations mother and her daughter, separated by a…

Adelaide Fringe: Baby Shark and Tails of the Seven Seas

Gluttony, Rymill Park Rymill Park, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Join Baby Shark and Fiddlefox for an immersive musical experience, travelling to different lands around the world seeking a lost friend, while experiencing the sights and sounds of each culture through song, magic and story. Children will participate in a choose-your-own-adventure style program, encountering a variety of friendly beasts along…

Melbourne Shakespeare Company: Robin Hood

Central Park, Malvern East 148 Burke Rd, Malvern East, VIC, Australia
This March, Melbourne families are in for a rollicking good time with Melbourne Shakespeare Company’s latest laugh-out-loud family musical, Robin Hood. This 60-minute adventure follows Robin Hood and his Merry Band as they swap the green forests of Sherwood for the sunny landscapes of Australia! Along the way, they’ll face…

Theatre Works: Three Sisters

Theatreworks Explosives Factory, Rear Laneway 67 Inkerman Street, St Kilda, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Experience the timeless classic Three Sisters reimagined for a contemporary audience in this bold and visionary production by acclaimed director Greg Carroll. With a dynamic ensemble of 12 talented performers, this rendition of Chekhov’s masterpiece breathes fresh life into a tale of ambition, love, and longing. Three Sisters is one of Anton Chekhov’s…

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…
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Opera Australia: La Traviata

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
Following rave reviews and sold-out performances in 2024, our new production of La Traviata returns to the Sydney Opera House for a special encore season. From the vivacious chorus of the famous Brindisi to Violetta’s soaring Sempre libera and the breathless notes at the opera’s tragic end, Verdi’s music for…

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