• Editor's Choice Leila Josefowicz & John Novacek

    Musica Viva Australia: Leila Josefowicz & John Novacek

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    American-Canadian violinist Leila Josefowicz and pianist John Novacek present a program spanning early Modernism to the present day, including Debussy’s Violin Sonata, Szymanowski’s Mythes and Stravinsky’s Divertimento from The Fairy’s Kiss. The program also features the Australian premiere of Charlotte Bray’s Mriya, commissioned by Musica Viva Australia and Wigmore Hall. Limelight…
    Pride And Prejudice* (*sort of)

    Woodward Productions & Neil Gooding Productions: Pride And Prejudice* (*sort of)

    Athenaeum Theatre 188 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    The five-star musical comedy sensation, PRIDE AND PREJUDICE* (*sort of), is finally heading Down Under. Direct from its triumph in the West End where it won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy, Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) is a unique and audacious retelling of Jane Austen’s most iconic love…
    Editor's Choice Beetlejuice The Musical

    Michael Cassel Group: Beetlejuice The Musical

    QPAC - Lyric Theatre
    This wonderfully entertaining musical captures the hilarious horror and demented joy of Tim Burton’s 1988 film Beetlejuice, and then some. Eddie Perfect’s songs, with their cleverly crafted lyrics and dizzy range of musical styles, mesh flawlessly with the book by Scott Brown and Anthony King. Directed by Alex Timbers, the…
    Editor's Choice

    Festival of Voices: Sea Shanty Session

    Hobart Brewing Co 284 Argyle St,, North Hobart, TAS, Australia
    The Tasmanian celebration of all things vocal returns with a host of performers from Australia and overseas. Traditional and contemporary works rub shoulders with cabaret and educational workshops, while headline acts include Hobart-based vocal ensemble JESSA performing contemporary classical repertoire at the Port Arthur Asylum, and vocal works setting words…
    Steel Magnolias

    Woodward Productions & Neil Gooding Productions: Steel Magnolias

    His Majesty's Theatre, Perth Perth, WA, Australia
    The beloved film live on stage. The iconic story that made us laugh, cry, and fall in love with six extraordinary women is back — live on stage in a dazzling new Australian production. Written by Robert Harling, the timeless tale of STEEL MAGNOLIAS comes alive under the direction of Lee Lewis…
    The Roommate

    Ensemble Theatre: The Roommate

    Ensemble Theatre Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Ensemble Theatre is delighted to present the Australian premiere of The Roommate - a witty and surprising dark comedy by acclaimed playwright Jen Silverman. Directed by Lee Lewis and starring Australian stage and screen legends Lucy Bell  and Belinda Bromilow, The Roommate brings together two compelling performers in a bold, intimate…

    Opera Bites: Opera in the Pub – Opera Mid-Winter Christmas

    The Harold 70A Ross Street, Forest Lodge, NSW, Australia
    Opera . . . in a pub? You heard right! Opera Bites brings best-loved opera hits to the relaxed atmosphere of your local pub. It’s July and things have gotten colder so what better time for a mid-winter Christmas with Opera Bites! Whether its Rodolfo and Mimi declaring their undying…
    Waitress

    John Frost for Crossroads Live Australia: Waitress

    Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne 219 Exhibition St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    If only life were as easy as pie… Broadway’s smash-hit musical WAITRESS is baking its way to Melbourne for the very first time! Inspired by Adrienne Shelly’s beloved film and brought to life by a trailblazing creative team, including a book by acclaimed screenwriter Jessie Nelson, an original, uplifting score…
    Gunawarra Re-Creation

    Ilbijerri Theatre Company: Gunawarra Re-Creation

    Southbank Theatre Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Murrun has returned to the watering hole. The same one Aunty Aggie used to take her to. The sacred one. There she meets her old friend Gunawarra. The Black Swan. Present and past collide. And there ensues their story. One of continuation of culture, creation, and stories of Blak women’s…

    Her Majesty’s Theatre Ballarat: Robot Song

    Her Majesty's Theatre, Ballarat 17 Lydiard St, Ballarat, VIC, Australia
    When eleven-year-old Juniper May receives a petition signed by her entire class stating that she is ‘the most hated person in the school’ her life is thrown into complete turmoil. Juniper stops eating, she refuses to return to school, and her parents become increasingly desperate. Finally, after exhausting all other avenues her…

    Sydney Opera House: Andy Griffiths’ YOU & ME and The Land of Lost Things

    Sydney Opera House - Playhouse , Australia
    YOU and ME have lost something important Well… actually, lots of things. A guinea pig. A lucky rabbit’s foot. Possibly the plot! So they’re off on a wild quest through the Land of Lost Things – a world of snapping turtles, flying socks, treasure-hungry pirates and a very anxious bull.…