• Editor's Choice The Merry Widow

    Opera Australia: The Merry Widow

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Graeme Murphy’s production of Lehár’s evergreen operetta receives a welcome revival. As Pontevedro teeters on the brink of bankruptcy, its ambassador will do whatever it takes to prevent the wealthy widow Hanna Glavari from marrying a foreigner. When her old flame Count Danilo refuses to marry for money, the result is…
    Afterglow

    Griffin Theatre Company: Afterglow

    Belvoir St Theatre 25 Belvoir St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Griffin Theatre Company presents Afterglow, a tender musical rom-com from Purple Tape Productions penned by the brilliant Sheanna Parker Russon and Lillian M. Hearne. Afterglow follows the bi-annual Barbershop Singing National Championships, where the men gather for the traditional “afterglow”. Whisky flows, dickie-bows are loosened and quartets sing booze-soaked harmonies…
    Editor's Choice Belvoir Theatre: The Jungle and the Sea

    Belvoir St Theatre: The Jungle and the Sea

    Belvoir St Theatre 25 Belvoir St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    S. Shakthidharan and Eamon Flack’s acclaimed drama returns for a limited Sydney season. The three-hour, two-interval play is a sweeping saga following one family’s love and loss during the bloody chaos of the Sri Lankan civil war. When violence escalates between the Sinhalese-dominated Sri Lankan government and the Liberation Tigers…
    Griffin Theatre: Afterglow

    Griffin Theatre Company: Griffin Theatre: Afterglow

    Belvoir St Theatre 25 Belvoir St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Every year after the Barbershop Singing National Championships, the men gather for the traditional “afterglow”. Whisky flows, dickie-bows are loosened, and quartets sing booze-soaked harmonies into the small hours. At the 2012 afterglow, Michael meets Tom. One is a barbershop purist with something to prove. The other is a first…

    Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Distant Worlds: Music from FINAL FANTASY

    Hamer Hall 100 St Kilda Rd, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Join legendary Maestro Arnie Roth and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for this special presentation celebrating FINAL FANTASY X! Highlights will include iconic music by Nobuo Uematsu, including “Hymn of the Fayth/The Sending,” “Zanarkand,” and “Suteki da ne,” sung by original vocalist RIKKI for the first time in Australia!…
    The Music of Video Games

    Queensland Symphony Orchestra: The Music of Video Games

    QPAC - Concert Hall
    From the medieval battles of Assassin’s Creed to the timeless adventure of Sonic the Hedgehog, Queensland Symphony Orchestra brings the most unforgettable video game soundtracks to life in full symphonic force. These themes have captured the hearts of millions around the world, and now they’ll fill the concert hall with all the drama,…
    The Dapto Chaser

    Ensemble Theatre: The Dapto Chaser

    Ensemble Theatre Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Ensemble Theatre is excited to present the quintessentially Australian play by award-winning playwright Mary Rachel Brown, The Dapto Chaser, a biting black comedy about chasing dreams, racking up debts, and the cut-throat world of greyhound racing. The Dapto Chaser was commissioned and originally produced by Merrigong Theatre Company. Directed by Anna…
    The Nutcracker Act II and Other Works

    Her Majesty’s Theatre Ballarat: The Nutcracker Act II and Other Works

    Her Majesty's Theatre, Ballarat 17 Lydiard St, Ballarat, VIC, Australia
    The Australian Ballet is hitting the road with a spectacular program that weaves together timeless classics, beloved signature works and daring contemporary creations. In partnership with The Australian Ballet School, these extraordinary dancers will light up Ballarat with highlights from an extensive repertoire, including the magical Act II of The Nutcracker, bringing a touch…

    Ryan Maxwell Event: Australian Festival of Arts and Music

    Sydney Opera House - Concert Hall
    East meets West A festival in 100 minutes Acclaimed musicians and artists from China and Australia come together for one afternoon only for this unique festival experience celebrating cultural exchange and collaboration. Lu Jing is a guzheng virtuoso celebrated for blending traditional Chinese musical heritage with refined, expressive cross- cultural…
    Vista

    Stephanie Lake Company: Vista

    Malthouse Theatre 113 Sturt St, Southbank, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    One moment can splinter into infinite perceptions A brand new work from Stephanie Lake Company (Manifesto, Monsters), VISTA is a dance in two halves, bound together by a pulsing through-line of rhythm, invention and design. Act One unfolds in stark black and white, as a precise, razor-edged world of dualities. Doubt and…
    The Day Of The Triffids

    New Theatre: The Day Of The Triffids

    New Theatre 542 King St, Newtown, NSW
    London, 1951: In an attempt to solve the world’s energy crisis, scientists engineer the Triffids: a biofuel crop that is highly efficient, strangely sentient, and disturbingly carnivorous. When a freak cosmic event blinds most of the world’s population, one man wakes into a collapsing society where fear, opportunism, and chaos…
    Losing Faith

    Melbourne Theatre Company: Losing Faith

    Southbank Theatre Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Pack your bags for a perimenopausal Weekend at Bernie’s: an outrageous and unforgettable trip directed by Leticia Cáceres (Erotic Stories, Bump) and starring Michala Banas (Upper Middle Bogan, The Odd Couple) and Genevieve Morris (Dying: A Memoir, Comedy Inc.). Losing Face is an absolutely unhinged and spikily clever new comedy about friendship and unmasking the true price of chasing the fountain of…