• Editor's Choice Rebecca

    Melbourne Theatre Company: Rebecca

    Southbank Theatre Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Daphne du Maurier’s 1938 Gothic novel was adapted as a suspenseful film by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine. This new production, adapted and directed by MTC Artistic Director Anne-Louise Sarks, takes us back to Manderley, the grand mansion where Maxim de Winter returns home with his second…
    Editor's Choice The Shiralee

    Sydney Theatre Company: The Shiralee

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Kate Mulvany did a fabulous job adapting Ruth Park’s Harp in the South trilogy for Sydney Theatre Company. Now she has turned her attention to the 1955 Australian classic The Shiralee, written by D’Arcy Niland (who was married to Park). The story centres on Macauley, a rugged swagman, who roams Australia…
    Malacañang Made Us

    Queensland Theatre: Malacañang Made Us

    Bille Brown Theatre 78 Montague Rd, South Brisbane, QLD
    The fall of a dictator and the reverberations on the generation he jeopardised. 1986, Manila, the Philippines. The world finally looks on as history is being made by a society tearing at the fabric of a regime and demanding change. On the fateful evening of President Ferdinand Marcos’ exile, young…
    Phar Lap The Musical

    Hayes Theatre Co: Phar Lap The Musical

    Hayes Theatre Co 19 Greenknowe Avenue, Elizabeth Bay, NSW, Australia
    Not just another absurdist, electro-swing musical comedy about a thoroughbred racehorse, Phar Lap is a rags-to-riches story with a big heart. If you’re thinking elaborate life-size puppetry and dazzling special effects, you couldn’t be more wrong (we don’t have the budget). Suspend your disbelief as an actor swaps his horseshoes…
    EFA Presents: Environmental Film Festival 2025

    Environmental Films Australia: Environmental Film Festival 2025

    The Kino, Melbourne 45 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Environmental Film Festival is back, running 16-23 October and celebrating our 15th year. Enjoy Australia's premier environmental cinema showcase, with features, shorts, documentaries, cine-art, talks, community activities and more. Join us in exploring how 'Environment Is Everywhere', through stories of urban living, nature and beyond, with the best eco-cinema from…

    Canberra Theatre Centre: Samara Joy

    Canberra Theatre Centre Canberra, ACT, Australia
    5x Grammy winner and breakout jazz sensation Samara Joy brings her timeless voice to Australia and New Zealand for the first time, joined by her outstanding seven-piece band. Celebrated for her rich tone, refined phrasing, and love and understanding of the Great American Songbook, she’ll perform in cities across the…

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet in Recital

    City Recital Hall Sydney, NSW, Australia
    ‘There is no finer Ravelian,’ says Limelight, and in this concert dedicated to the Impressionist master, Bavouzet showcases his intimate connection to this music. Twenty years ago his award-winning recording of Ravel's complete solo piano music established his interpretive brilliance, which Sydney experienced in critically acclaimed performances of the Piano Concerto in…

    Melbourne International Jazz Festival: SOLUNE’s Mad Vantage

    The Night Cat 137-141 Johnston St, Fitzroy, VIC, Australia
    Performing with her instrumental project Mad Vantage, SOLUNE (Selene Messinis) brings an exciting fusion of nu-jazz and prog-metal to the Melbourne International Jazz Festival. Over the last 10 years, SOLUNE has become an in-demand collaborator, performing with artists including Thndo, Parvyn, Gordon Koang and NO ZU, and appearing at festivals such as WOMADelaide,…

    Melbourne International Jazz Festival: Take Two – Tenderlonious

    Chapel off Chapel 12 Little Chapel Street, Prahran, VIC, Australia
    First launched in Brooklyn in 2018, Take Two is an immersive deep-listening experience featuring two elements: an uninterrupted, high-fidelity playback of a seminal album, followed by a live, contemporary reinterpretation by standout musicians. In this second Australian instalment, flautist, saxophonist, producer and DJ Tenderlonious — a leading force in London’s jazz and underground scene…

    Melbourne International Jazz Festival: Rita Marcotulli

    Chapel off Chapel 12 Little Chapel Street, Prahran, VIC, Australia
    Rita Marcotulli catapulted into the spotlight in the 1980s, through a series of high-profile collaborations with artists including Richard Galliano, Chet Baker and Enrico Rava, a nomination for Best Young Talent in the NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll, and a major US and European tour with drummer Billy Cobham. Since…

    Melbourne International Jazz Festival: Circadian Rhythms

    Wax Music Lounge Selina Basement, 250 Flinders St,, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Every Monday night Circadian Rhythms embarks on a night of improvised, live jazz odysseys with the CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS house band and weekly unannounced guests. Unwind or turn up with the soulful rhythms and spontaneous melodies of Melbourne’s finest young jazz musicians. Selector GSM on DJ duties throughout the night. RSVP…