Sydney Theatre Company: RBG: Of Many, One

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
After a triumphant premiere season in 2022, and a sold-out national tour in 2024, the smash-hit RBG: Of Many, One returns to the Sydney stage once more in 2025, due to popular demand. The brilliant Heather Mitchell will be reviving her award-winning and critically acclaimed “virtuosic performance” (The Conversation) of the woman…
Metropolis Festival

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Composing Australia: Panel Discussion

Iwaki Auditorium 130 Southbank Blvd, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Have you ever wondered how composers get inspired? Have you ever tuned into a sound in your world, or had your breath taken away by an epic view, or felt carried along by a story? Join 2025 Composer in Residence Liza Lim and special guests for a lively discussion exploring…
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Queensland Theatre: Calamity Jane

Bille Brown Theatre 78 Montague Rd, South Brisbane, QLD
First seen at Sydney’s Hayes Theatre Co in 2107, Richard Carroll’s inspired, side-splitting production, starring Virginia Gay in the title role, proved an enormous hit. Reviewing it for Limelight, Clive Paget wrote, “this tiny jewel of a production hits every note square between the eyes.” Naomi Price now steps into…

Seymour Centre: Glass Child

Seymour Centre Chippendale, NSW, Australia
Glass Child depicts the sibling relationship between Kayah, a young man with Down Syndrome, and his sister Maitreyah. Glass Child is a beautiful portrayal of intertwining sibling relationships performed by real-life brother and sister Kayah and Maitreyah Guenther. Expressed through dance, theatre and storytelling, Glass Child highlights their connection and how their lives…
Henry 5

Bell Shakespeare: Henry 5

Canberra Theatre Centre Canberra, ACT, Australia
Young Prince Hal has left his wayward adolescence behind and assumed the mantle of kingship. Following a humiliating insult by the French prince, King Henry launches England into a war with France to claim the throne he believes is rightfully his. Against all odds, he leads his troops from despair…

State Theatre Company South Australia: The Dictionary of Lost Words

Adelaide Festival Centre Adelaide, SA, Australia
Motherless and ever curious, Esme spends her childhood in the Scriptorium – the “Scrippy”, a garden shed in Oxford where her father and a team of lexicographers are gathering words for the very first Oxford English Dictionary. She hides beneath the table and catches discarded words as they fall –…

Fruit Box Theatre: SNAKEFACE

Belvoir St Theatre 25 Belvoir St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
“I’m scrapin’ Andrew’s floor with Gumption, list’nin” to a podcast ‘bout diet culture, when I realise I might technic’lly be a serial killer.” At age 23 Snakeface is cursed by her ex to live her life as a monster. Reclaiming the violence forced upon her, she rampages through the queer…
Editor's Choice Are You Lonesome Tonight

Opera Queensland: Are You Lonesome Tonight

The Q - Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre 253 Crawford Street, Queanbeyan, NSW, Australia
Opera and country and western might sound like curious musical bedfellows, but this quirky show was a hit for Opera Queensland back in 2021. Now, it’s touring nationally. Patrick Nolan’s clever concept mixes arias by the likes of Puccini and Verdi with classic country songs by Slim Dusty, Troy Cassar-Daley,…
Seussical the Musical

Stage School Australia: Seussical the Musical

The Draney Theatre, Ashgrove 112 Glenlyon Dr, Ashgrove, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Seussical the Musical, a whimsical adaptation of the beIoved works of Dr. Seuss, is coming to Brisbane this April for a limited season at the Draney Theatre in Ashgrove. Presented by Stage School Australia, Seussical the Musical promises hilarious characters, colourful costumes, and enchanting musical numbers that will delight audiences…
The Diary of Anne Frank

Drew Anthony Creative: The Diary of Anne Frank

State Theatre Centre of WA Perth, WA, Australia
For the first time in Western Australia step into one of the most poignant stories of the 20th century with this brand new production of The Diary of Anne Frank. This Pulitzer Prize winning play brings to life the remarkable true story of Anne Frank, a young girl hiding with…
Jesus Christ Superstar

John Frost for Crossroads Live Australia: Jesus Christ Superstar

Princess Theatre, Melbourne 163 Spring St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
The iconic global phenomenon, Jesus Christ Superstar is coming to Australia in 2024 with a mesmerising new production that has garnered unprecedented reviews and accolades as it has toured the US and UK, including winning an Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival. Featuring lyrics and music by Emmy, GRAMMY, Oscar and…

John Frost for Crossroads Live Australia: Sister Act

Adelaide Festival Centre Adelaide, SA, Australia
Based on the film, which quickly became a global phenomenon, Sister Act is set to light up our theatres and lift our spirits with its irresistible energy and joy, that only this iconic story can. Starring Casey Donovan as Deloris Van Cartier, Genevieve Lemon as Mother Superior and Rhonda Burchmore…

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