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Wet Hard Long

The Australian Ballet: Wet Hard Long

Arts Centre Melbourne Forecourt, 100 St Kilda Road, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Bending innuendo and oozing feminine resilience atop 8-inch heels, Wet Hard Long exhibits the enduring femme body under scrutiny of a patriarchal society. Edging the audience towards the promise of relief, two dancers undertake exacting physical feats. Their bodies contend with obstacles, objects and elements – each, more impossible than the last.…
The Cardinal Rules

Sydney Fringe Festival: The Cardinal Rules

PACT 107 Railway Parade, Erskineville, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Thoroughly relatable humour, staggering humanity...and pushy Aunties from the ancestral plane! Engulfed by nostalgia, a woman stands at the funeral of a primary school friend that she hasn’t seen in years. As she remembers her 90’s childhood in a close-knit suburban Catholic community, she questions how their lives diverged. When…
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Port Fairy Spring Music Festival: Kawai Opening Gala – Mosaic

Reardon Theatre 35 Bank St, Port Fairy, VIC, Australia
Curators Monica Curro and Stefan Cassomenos have set out to examine our heritage and bloodlines, and to rejoice in “the miracle of how millions of notes in the hands of master musicians are crafted into stunning sonic stories,” all the while paying homage to the Ancient Greek mosaic and the…
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Port Fairy Spring Music Festival: Chronology

Lecture Hall, Port Fairy Sackville Street, Port Fairy, VIC, Australia
Curators Monica Curro and Stefan Cassomenos have set out to examine our heritage and bloodlines, and to rejoice in “the miracle of how millions of notes in the hands of master musicians are crafted into stunning sonic stories,” all the while paying homage to the Ancient Greek mosaic and the…
GREASE

Babirra Music Theatre: GREASE

The Round 379 - 399 Whitehorse Road,, Nunawading, VIC
It’s 1959 at Rydell High School, Danny Zuko and Sandy Dumbrowski’s summer romance is put to the test when they unexpectedly reunite on the first day of school. One of the longest running shows on Broadway (and made even more popular with the 1978 film), GREASE is a celebration of…
Cohen Noir

Monsieur Camembert: Cohen Noir – The Beauty, Mystery and Romance of Leonard Cohen

Norwood Concert Hall 175 The Parade, Norwood, SA, Australia
Following sold-out performances at the Sydney Opera House, State Theatre and City Recital Hall, this acclaimed production celebrates the life and legacy Leonard Cohen with breathtaking originality and virtuosic musicianship.

Presented by 3 x ARIA Award-winners Monsieur Camembert, it reimagines Cohen’s music with virtuosic flair. Featuring a powerhouse 10-piece band, a…
&Juliet

CLOC Musical Theatre: &Juliet

The National Theatre, St Kilda 20 Carlisle Street, St Kilda, VIC, Australia
The secret’s out — Juliet’s rewriting her story! CLOC Musical Theatre proudly presents the non-professional Victorian premiere of &Juliet, which will burst onto the stage at the National Theatre St Kilda for a strictly limited season from 10 – 25 October 2025. This bold and electrifying musical flips the script on Shakespeare’s classic, asking: What if Juliet chose her own fate instead…

Ensemble Theatre: How To Plot A Hit In Two Days

Ensemble Theatre Sydney, NSW, Australia
It’s 1985. TV prime time. Across Australia, millions of tear-stricken eyes are glued to their television sets in disbelief. A Country Practice’s beloved Molly Jones takes her final breath. Fade to black and she’s gone. Inside the story room, in a creative flurry powered by coffee, cigarettes and Fantales, the…
Lash Out

Head First Acrobats: Lash Out

The Vault at Fool's Paradise Victoria Square / Tarntanyangga, Grote St, Adelaide, NSW, Australia
The Fiercest cabaret in the Sydney Fringe. Electrifying circus acts, devilish dance and the raucous comedic stylings of Burlesque superstar Memphis Mae. Lash Out is the all-female circus cabaret sensation from the internationally acclaimed Head First Acrobats, making its fierce and fabulous Australian debut in Sydney. This powerhouse production brings…
Editor's Choice Plied and Prejudice

Arts and Culture Trust: Plied and Prejudice

His Majesty's Theatre, Perth Perth, WA, Australia
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single woman in Regency England must be in want of a very stiff drink – or so they say in this raucous version of Jane Austen’s classic novel. Due to popular demand, the Perth season (which followed performances in Brisbane and London)…
Everything I Know About This Water Bottle

essential workers: Everything I Know About This Water Bottle

The Old Fitz Theatre 129 Dowling St, Woolloomooloo, NSW, Australia
“It’s literally everything I know about this water bottle” Certified five-times plastic selling artist, and winner of every award, please welcome back to the Old Fitz Australia's most acclaimed dead cinema* creator, Aris, who returns to the late night slot with her most recent show, Everything I Know About This Water…
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Port Fairy Spring Music Festival: Ruth Roshan – Salon Noir

St Patrick's Hall, Port Fairy 9/11 William St, Port Fairy, VIC, Australia
Curators Monica Curro and Stefan Cassomenos have set out to examine our heritage and bloodlines, and to rejoice in “the miracle of how millions of notes in the hands of master musicians are crafted into stunning sonic stories,” all the while paying homage to the Ancient Greek mosaic and the…

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