The Blue Room Theatre: Resistance | ചെറുത്തുനില്പ്

The Blue Room Theatre 53 James St, Perth, WA, Australia
In a world where women’s bodies often become battlegrounds for power and control, Resistance | ചെറുത്തുനില്പ് delves into themes of resilience and strength. Performed in Mohiniyattam, a traditional South Indian dance form that embodies ideal womanhood, the dancer subverts these norms, boldly confronting the narratives that shape women’s experiences. Choreographed…
James Batchelor – Resonance

James Batchelor: Resonance

Canberra Theatre Centre Canberra, ACT, Australia
Resonance is a powerful new dance work from award-winning choreographer James Batchelor and Collaborators, uniting three generations of Australian dancers in a moving celebration of memory, connection, and reinvention. At its heart is a conversation between past and present, as Batchelor’s meditative choreographic style engages in a curious dialogue with the legacy of Tanja…
Fate

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: Fate

Adelaide Town Hall 128 King William Street, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No.4 bursts into life with the thunderous power of brass, setting a dramatic stage for the composer’s exploration of fate. Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No.1 offers a charming counterpoint, as Benjamin Grosvenor’s virtuosity infuses the playful and expressive dialogue between piano and orchestra. The concert begins with Akimenko’s celestial…
Monument

Red Stitch: Monument

Earl Arts Centre 10 Earl Street, Launceston, TAS, Australia
Edith Aldridge is the youngest woman to be elected leader of her country. In the lush presidential suite of a heritage listed hotel, she has just 90 minutes to get ready for the biggest day of her life. Enter Rosie, a twenty-two year old makeup artist from the David Jonescounter,…
Editor's Choice The Book of Mormon

JONES Theatrical Group: The Book of Mormon

Capitol Theatre, Sydney 13 Campbell St, Haymarket, NSW
Hello! The Mormons are back! First seen in Australia in 2017, The Book of Mormon is blasphemous, scurrilous, puerile, rude, satirical – and one of the funniest, sweetest, most joyous musicals ever staged. Written by South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, with Robert Lopez, the 2011 show won…
Elixir Revived

Head First Acrobats: Elixir Revived

Fool's Paradise- Entertainment Quarter - The Vault Entertainment Quarter 122 Lang Road, Moore Park Gadigal Country), Sydney, NSW, Australia
This is Cirque du Soleil meets Magic Mike in a wild, post-apocalyptic circus comedy packed with jaw-dropping stunts, irreverent humour, and world-class acrobatics. Sexy, bold and unmissable. Four eccentric scientists attempt to create the Elixir of life, and a forced to test the concotions on themselves. Chaos and Mayhem breaks…
And What Will People Say?

Sydney Fringe Festival: And What Will People Say?

Pottery Lane Performance Space 1 Pottery Ln, Lane Cove, NSW, Australia
A powerful fusion of Indian dance, music, and poetry, this immersive theatre work confronts domestic violence with raw honesty, cultural depth, and the courage to discuss uncomfortable truths. What happens when silence is survival—but speaking out is freedom? And What Will People Say? is an electrifying 60-minute immersive theatre experience…
We Keep Everything

Brown’s Mart Theatre: We Keep Everything

Browns Mart 12 Smith Street, Darwin, NT, Australia
Lisa Pellegrino’s family migrated to Australia from Italy and Scotland in the 1940s and 1950s. They carried with them suitcases filled with their belongings, their memories and their hopes for the future. Across time, they have kept vast amounts of film, photos, objects and recorded songs, reflecting their grief for,…
The Flute Revamped

Melanie Walters: The Flute Revamped

Gasworks Arts Park 21 Graham Street, Albert Park, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
"The flute as you don’t usually hear it!" Join flautist Melanie Walters for this concert of vibrant music inspired by television, pop music, children's literature, and other popular culture. The program includes music by Jacob TV, Azeem Ward, Anne La Berge and Ian Clarke. ★★★★★ "An hour better spent is…
Editor's Choice Trent Dalton’s Love Stories

HOTA: Trent Dalton’s Love Stories

HOTA 135 Bundall Road, Surfers Paradise, QLD, Australia
A hit at the 2024 Brisbane Festival, the stage adaptation of Trent Dalton’s book Love Stories is now on tour. In 2021, Dalton spent two months on a street corner in Brisbane’s CBD gathering stories on his Olivetti typewriter. Speaking to Australians from all walks of life, he asked them to tell him…
Chicken in a Biscuit

Fixed Foot Productions: Chicken in a Biscuit

The Old Fitz Theatre 129 Dowling St, Woolloomooloo, NSW, Australia
They’re watching. They’re judging. They still want dinner. Welcome to the hilarious, heartfelt world of your pet’s inner life. Ever wondered WTF your pet is thinking and feeling? Chicken In A Biscuit might just help you find out. From a grieving pug owner to a bunny-obsessed dentist, Chicken In A…
Editor's Choice Water Music

Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Water Music

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
A meditation on the spiritual, cultural and environmental significance of water, this program pairs Handel’s Water Music with the world premiere of a new work by Arnhem Land ocean and waterway custodian Rrawun Maymuru and Nick Wales. Titled Nguy Gapu (Ocean Water) this is the first time the ABO is performing…

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