• Julius Caesar

    Bell Shakespeare: Julius Caesar

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Betrayal and chaos rock the republic as Rome teeters on the brink of collapse It’s been more than 450 years since a monarch ruled in Rome. But now, in the senate and the streets, the forum and the marketplace, the word ‘king’ is being whispered again. Julius Caesar has triumphed…

    Griffin Theatre Company: Griffin Theatre: The Elocution of Benjamin Franklin

    Belvoir St Theatre 25 Belvoir St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    A landmark work of Australian theatre returns to the stage where it first sprang to inglorious life. Steve J. Spears’ The Elocution of Benjamin Franklin scandalised and mesmerised in equal measure when it premiered in 1976, touring across the world and collecting awards everywhere it ventured. Now, on its 50th…
    Shen Yun 2026

    Shen Yun Performing Arts: Shen Yun 2026

    Sydney Lyric Theatre 55 Pirrama Rd, Pyrmont, NSW, Australia
    Experience China Before Communism Shen Yun – the beauty of divine beings dancing – takes you on an extraordinary journey through China’s 5000 years of magnificent culture. Exquisite beauty from the heavens, profound wisdom from dynasties past, timeless legends and ethnic traditions all spring to life through classical Chinese dance,…

    Linden Arts: Time Moves Through These Walls: 40 years of Linden New Art

    Linden New Art 26 Acland Street, St Kilda, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Marking four decades of cultural significance, this landmark exhibition celebrates Linden's extraordinary journey from domestic residence to contemporary art institution. The exhibition excavates the multi-layered history of this distinctive St Kilda site, tracing its history from pre-contact Indigenous Country through its incarnations as a private residence, hotel, and ultimately one…
    Editor's Choice Flora

    The Australian Ballet: Flora

    Regent Theatre 191 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Resilience. Kinship. Connection. This bold new, full-length dance work by Mirning woman and Bangarra’s Artistic Director Frances Rings traces the evolution of Australian flora. Brought to life by 35 dancers from both companies, it examines the impact of historic and environmental events on the landscape and its people, from devastation wrought…
    Do Not Pass Go

    Melbourne Theatre Company: Do Not Pass Go

    Southbank Theatre Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Laced with acerbic humour, Do Not Pass Go turns hustle culture inside out to ask: when the system is built to break you, what’s left to hold onto? Flux and Penny are colleagues whiling away their lives in the nondescript purgatory of a workplace no-one seems to run, doing a job no-one…
    Purpose

    Sydney Theatre Company: Purpose

    Wharf 1 Theatre Sydney, NSW, Australia
    In an exciting coup, the most awarded new American play of 2025 is heading this way. Fresh from winning the 2025 Tony Award for Best Play, the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 2025 New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award, Purpose comes directly from Broadway to Sydney Theatre Company in the…
    Editor's Choice Torch The Place

    Queensland Theatre: Torch The Place

    Bille Brown Theatre 78 Montague Rd, South Brisbane, QLD
    When Benjamin Law’s debut play, Torch The Place, premiered at Melbourne Theatre Company in 2020, Limelight reviewer Patricia Maunder described it as “a tragicomic tale about a dysfunctional Asian-Australian family . . . written with wit and warmth.” When Mum turns 60, her children arrive with a birthday cake, presents and a…
    Editor's Choice The Doll Trilogy

    Red Stitch: Other Times

    Red Stitch Actors' Theatre Rear 2 Chapel Street, St Kilda, VIC, Australia
    When Ray Lawler’s play Summer of the Seventeenth Doll premiered in 1955, it was a watershed moment in Australian theatre, given its groundbreaking portrayal of distinctly Australian characters. Set in Melbourne in 1953, it features cane cutters Roo and Barney, who return to the city between harvests to spend time with Olive and Nancy.…
    Little Absences

    Chapel off Chapel: Little Absences

    Chapel off Chapel 12 Little Chapel Street, Prahran, VIC, Australia
    ‘It starts with little absences.’ Chris, a keenly intelligent and witty woman in the later years of her life, is obstinately still living at home, despite the concerns of her daughter, Jenny. But Jenny sees her elderly mother’s vulnerability and addiction – the battle she isn't sure Chris is winning.…
    The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

    Canberra Philharmonic Society: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

    ACT Hub 14 Spinifex St, Kingston, ACT, Australia
    In a moment of perfect syzygy, Canberra Philharmonic is ecstatic, elated, euphoric, thrilled, overjoyed and rapturously happy to announce that our first show for 2026 is the delightful, whimsical, sweet and hilarious 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, coming to you from 12 – 28 March 2026. We are thrilled to…