• Dear Son

    Belvoir St Theatre: Belvoir: Dear Son

    Belvoir St Theatre 25 Belvoir St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    LETTERS TO SONS THAT SHAPE THE MEN THEY CAN BECOME. In the referendum’s aftermath, twelve Indigenous men were asked to write a letter to their son – or father – about themselves, their mob, their story, their hopes for the future, and the things they’ve never said before. From Thomas…
    Little Shop of Horrors

    QPAC: Little Shop of Horrors

    QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
    The cult Broadway and Hollywood sci-fi smash musical Little Shop of Horrors is back – bigger, bolder, and hungrier than ever! Step inside Mushnik’s flower shop on Skid Row, in this black comedy musical, where down-on-his-luck Seymour discovers a strange and unusual plant with a taste for more than just plant…
    Coral Futures

    Linden New Art: Coral Futures

    Linden New Art 26 Acland Street, St Kilda, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    This exhibition presents a range of poetic and speculative responses to coral, the small marine animals which form the foundations of healthy reef ecologies, now facing unprecedented, existential threats from human-induced climate change. Coral Futures brings together new and recent projects by First Nations and other contemporary Australian artists, considering…
    Pretty Woman – The Musical

    JONES Theatrical Group: Pretty Woman – The Musical

    Theatre Royal, Sydney 108 King St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Featuring direction and choreography by two-time Tony Award® winner Jerry Mitchell (Kinky Boots, Legally Blonde, Hairspray), an electrifying original score by Grammy® winner Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance (Summer of ’69, Heaven), and a book by the movie’s legendary director Garry Marshall and screenwriter J.F. Lawton, this sensation brings a Hollywood classic to life like never before. Vivian…
    The Bogong’s Song

    Riverside Theatres: The Bogong’s Song

    Discovery Space, PHIVE, 5 Parramatta Square 5 Parramatta Square, Parramatta, NSW, Australia
    When a brother and sister turn out the lights for the night, they are swept into a world of imagination — a portal to their Dreaming. Seeking an elusive Bogong Moth, they journey into an extraordinary world where Country shares its secrets. In this place, the past speaks through stars,…
    Nowhere

    Fuel UK: Nowhere

    Roslyn Packer Theatre 22 Hickson Rd, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    In this intricate and playful solo show, inspired by his involvement in the Egyptian revolution of 2011, and his experience of the counter-revolution that followed, actor and activist Khalid Abdalla (United 93, The Kite Runner, The Crown) takes us on a surprising journey into his own history, set against a…
    Editor's Choice Cirque Alice

    Tim Lawson: Cirque Alice

    Adelaide Festival Centre Festival Drive, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Following sold-out seasons in Brisbane and Singapore, Cirque Alice – the new production from the creators of international hit The Illusionists – arrives in Sydney for a season at the Coliseum Theatre in Rooty Hill. The family show takes audiences down the rabbit hole for a circus extravaganza inspired by Alice’s Adventures…
    Now You See Me Live

    QPAC: Now You See Me Live

    QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
    This summer, four trailblazing illusionists will unleash a mind-blowing spectacle: Now You See Me Live. Inspired by Lionsgate’s global hit Now You See Me film franchise and brought to life by the producers of the record-breaking phenomenon The Illusionists, the cutting-edge production will take up residence in Queensland Performing Arts…
    Save the Last Dance for Me

    Sydney Festival: Save the Last Dance for Me

    Palm Grove Forecourt Darling Harbour, NSW, Australia
    Knees bent low. Arms locked tight. Two bodies spinning faster, faster, faster. This is the polka chinata, a breathtaking dance ritual almost lost to history. Dating back to the early 1900s, it was once a courtship display performed only by men at a time when strict rules forbade unmarried men…
    Bad Hand

    Sydney Festival: Bad Hand

    Wharf 1 Theatre Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Bad Hand is a cabaret debut for theatre and screen star Natalie Abbott (Muriels Wedding the Musical, Aftertaste ABC) centred on navigating life’s unpredictability, grief and getting out of bed anyways. After the kind of loss that flips the script entirely, Abbott returns with her most personal show yet. It’s funny, raw…
    Mama Does Derby

    Windmill Theatre Company: Mama Does Derby

    Sydney Town Hall 483 George St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    A single mum, a teenage daughter, and a new life in a regional town where neither quite fits. Billie is 16 and restless, trying to navigate the chaos of adolescence. Mum, meanwhile, is spinning into a rebellion of her own – in the sweaty, rough and radical world of roller…
    Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream

    Heartsleeve Creatives: Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream

    Wyreena Community Arts Centre Hull Road, Croydon, Vic, Australia
    "Lord, what fools these mortals be!" This summer, the Wyreena gardens in Melbourne's outer east transform into an enchanted woodland alive with laughter, music, and mischief. Join us for A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare’s most joyful comedy, reimagined as a celebration of magic, nature, and delight. As twilight settles, fairies…