• Mahlers First Symphony

    Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Mahlers First Symphony

    Iwaki Auditorium 130 Southbank Blvd, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Jams for Juniors is the perfect way to introduce babies and toddlers to the magic of music! Children aged 0-5 and their adults can explore, play and join in at these popular 30-minute musical workshops. Pull up a cushion and explore the music of Mahler's First Symphony, led by presenter…
    Ready, Set, Listen! Symphonic Dances

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Ready, Set, Listen! Symphonic Dances

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances combine irresistible rhythms with big, catchy tunes – a perfect introduction to classical music! Designed to engage children aged 0–5 in active live music listening, these 30-minute interactive performances feature the extraordinary musicians of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra performing music arranged for a small ensemble by composer…
    Griffin Theatre: Sistren

    Griffin Theatre Company: Griffin Theatre: Sistren

    Belvoir St Theatre 25 Belvoir St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Isla and Violet are a ‘lethal combination’. Their self-righteous headmaster thinks that’s an insult. They think it’s a cute name for a girl group. Too smart, too precocious and way too outspoken, it’s no surprise when these self-proclaimed soulmates are SEPARATED until the end of the year. But the world outside…
    Long Journey Home: We Are Still Here

    : Long Journey Home: We Are Still Here

    Linden New Art 26 Acland Street, St Kilda, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Long Journey Home: We Are Still Here revisits an image from the artist’s iconic photographic series of the same name, in which members of Clarke’s family are presented standing on the shore of Port Phillip Bay, wearing traditional kangaroo-skin cloaks and white river clay painted on their faces. Clarke has…

    Tuggeranong Arts Centre: Opera’s Bad Girl: Anna Bishop

    Tuggeranong Arts Centre 137 Reed St N, Greenway, ACT, Australia
    Original diva Anna Bishop, a daring contemporary of Queen Victoria, shattered expectations and redefined independence when she left her famous composer husband to forge her own artistic path. Bravely defying social norms of the time, and forced to leave her beloved children behind, she toured the globe with her genius…
    Editor's Choice The River

    Sydney Theatre Company: The River

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Miranda Otto, Ewen Leslie and Andrea Demetriades star in The River, a haunting three-hander by UK playwright Jez Butterworth (Jerusalem). The mysterious, 80-minute play is set in a remote wooden cabin where a lovesick fisherman is playing host to a woman. It should be a weekend full of romance, but all is…
    Elastic Hearts

    Queensland Ballet: Elastic Hearts

    Thomas Dixon Centre 406 Montague Rd, West End, QLD, Australia
    Raw, radiant and unrelentingly human. Internationally acclaimed choreographer Garry Stewart joins forces with Queensland Ballet to create Elastic Hearts, a visually striking new work set to Sia’s music, reimagined in an orchestral score by Elliott Wheeler and recorded by Queensland Symphony Orchestra. At its centre is Gaia, the goddess of…
    AN ILIAD

    Sydney Theatre Company: AN ILIAD

    Wharf 1 Theatre Sydney, NSW, Australia
    A wry, witty and world-weary poet introduces himself as a storyteller, bound to recount the myth of the Trojan War until humanity can overcome its rage for violence and destruction. Award-winning international star David Wenham returns to Sydney Theatre Company as the Poet: a man who has spent millennia walking…
    Chess – The Musical

    NOVA Music Theatre: Chess – The Musical

    The Round 379 - 399 Whitehorse Road,, Nunawading, VIC
    When American grandmaster Freddie Trumper faces off against Russian champion Anatoly Sergievsky, their rivalry extends beyond the chessboard. With Cold War tensions rising and political forces at play, chess second Florence Vassy finds herself torn between loyalty, love, and ambition. With lyrics by Tim Rice (Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita) and…
    Editor's Choice The Last Ship

    QPAC: The Last Ship

    QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
    International superstar Sting comes to Brisbane to play  a lead role in this deeply personal musical, for which he wrote music and lyrics. Inspired by Sting’s childhood in the industrial town of Wallsend in the UK, The Last Ship tells the moving story of a community facing the closure of…
    Editor's Choice Romeo and Juliet

    The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    When Artistic Director David Hallberg restored John Cranko’s Romeo and Juliet to The Australian Ballet’s repertoire in 2022, 19 years had passed since its last outing. We haven’t had to wait as long this time. The iconic 1962 production is back, lavishly designed by Cranko’s longtime collaborator Jürgen Rose and…