Ballet of Lights – Sleeping Beauty

Fever: Ballet of Lights – Sleeping Beauty

The Art House 19-21 Margaret Street, Wyong, NSW, Australia
Step into a world where light and dance intertwine in this breathtaking retelling of Sleeping Beauty. As dancers glide across the stage, their illuminated costumes create a dazzling display of color and light, making every twirl and leap feel otherworldly. This isn’t just a ballet show—it’s a magical experience that…
The Lester Prize – Main Awards 2025

The Lester Prize: The Lester Prize – Main Awards 2025

WA Museum Boola Bardip Perth Cultural Centre, Perth, WA, Australia
The Lester Prize for Portraiture is pleased to announce the 2025 Main Awards, hosted by the Western Australian Museum Boola Bardip. The 2025 Main Awards present exceptional talent and fascinating insights from creatives across Australia. Over 1,000 artists submitted their work for entry, with finalists in the running to win…

Samstag Museum of Art: Sean Cordeiro and Claire Healy: Psychopomp and selected works

Samstag Museum of Art 55 North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
A cacophonous and vibrant moving image work that explores the porous relationship between science and mysticism. Turning their attention to rocket technology and its link to spirituality, the pair explore the expressive potential of motion, technology and pagan rituals.
It’s De-Lovely

Front Row Theatre Company: It’s De-Lovely

The Pavilion Performing Arts Centre 30 Eton St, Sutherland, NSW, Australia
Step into a world of elegance, wit, and charm with De-Lovely, a spectacular concert celebrating the legendary music of Cole Porter! Join us for a performance filled with unforgettable melodies, clever lyrics, and classic hits, all performed by some of the Shire’s most talented local musical theatre stars. From Night…
Linden Postcard Show 2025

Linden Arts: Linden Postcard Show 2025

Linden New Art 26 Acland Street, St Kilda, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Now in its 35th year, the Linden Postcard Show is a much-loved fixture of our annual program. It celebrates the breadth and diversity of artistic practice across Australia, welcoming hundreds of creatives to exhibit side by side. This year's Linden Postcard Show is proudly supported by local businesses and community…

Artsite Contemporary: Christine Druitt Preston | Solo Exhibition | Ephemeral Beauty – A Second Life!

Artsite Contemporary 165-167 Salisbury Road, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
Christine Druitt Preston’s practice is deeply informed by a sustained curiosity about the ways in which people choose to inhabit the world—through the spaces they construct, inherit, and ultimately relinquish. Her work is attuned to the quiet resonance of domestic interiors and gardens, environments that serve not only as physical…

Wangaratta Jazz & Blues Festival: Amelia Evans Quartet

Old Baptist Church, Wangaratta 43 Ovens St, Wangaratta, VIC, Australia
Award-winning jazz vocalist Amelia Evans is one of Melbourne’s rising stars. With a love for storytelling via improvisation, Amelia is recognized for her breathtaking vocal virtuosity and ability to capture an audience with her authenticity and honesty. A finalist in the 2020 Wangaratta Festival of Jazz & Blues National Jazz…

Sydney Opera House: Grug and the Rainbow

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
A magical adaptation of Ted Prior’s beloved picture books, Grug and the Rainbow sees our grassy little friend embark on an epic adventure to bask in the colours of the illusive rainbow. Featuring exquisite puppetry and heart-warming humour back to delight audiences, this smash hit is not one to miss…
Editor's Choice Calamity Jane

One Eyed Man Productions: Calamity Jane

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
Step inside the Golden Garter Saloon and enter the Wild West as Virginia Gay reprises the role of the legendary frontierswoman Calamity Jane (for which she won a Sydney Theatre Award). Adapted from the much-loved film starring Doris Day, this stripped-back, rough-and-ready reimagining of the classic musical, directed by Richard…
The Play That Goes Wrong

GMG Productions: The Play That Goes Wrong

Canberra Theatre Centre Canberra, ACT, Australia
The Play That Goes Wrong is a hilarious hybrid of Monty Python and Sherlock Holmes, things go from bad to utterly disastrous when the Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society performs a classic murder mystery. You all know the classic whodunnit story; there has been a murder at a country manor and…
Editor's Choice Pretty Woman: The Musical

JONES Theatrical Group: Pretty Woman: The Musical

QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
When Pretty Woman: The Musical opened on Broadway in 2018, the reviews weren’t kind, but audiences didn’t care. The show ran there for a year and has since been produced around the world, including in London’s West End. Based on the 1990 film starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere, the…

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