Editor's Choice Trent Dalton’s Love Stories

Canberra Theatre Centre: Trent Dalton’s Love Stories

Canberra Theatre Centre Canberra, ACT, 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…
Othello

Melbourne Shakespeare Company: Othello

fortyfivedownstairs 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
A riveting new adaptation of Othello, directed by the acclaimed Tanya Gerstle. In her bold and immersive style, Shakespeare’s tragedy is distilled to its raw essence by Gerstle, with a powerful five-actor ensemble delivering an intense, deeply human exploration of jealousy, power, and betrayal. A gripping, unflinching take on one…
Who Is She?

We Don’t Have Time For This: Who Is She?

Subiaco Arts Centre 180 Hamersley Rd, Subiaco, WA, Australia
After two sold out national tours, the girls from the runaway hit podcast, We Don’t Have Time For This return to the stage with their brand new musical comedy show.  Redefining the LIVE podcast format, Gem and Revz take audiences on a rollicking, non-stop evening of comedy, music, live skits and laugh-out-loud…
Peter/Wendy

Lexi Sekuless Productions: Peter/Wendy

The Mill 154 Angas Street, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Late one night, as all the stars watch on, Peter Pan lures Wendy Darling away from her home and her mother. Together, they journey to Neverland where she meets his eclectic crew: a swearing fairy, a perennial flower, and one very lost boy. But Neverland is not quite the magical…
The Natural Horse

PIP Theatre: The Natural Horse

PIP Theatre 20 Park Road, Milton, QLD, Australia
The Natural Horse is a dark comedy about power, family, and how far we’ll go to maintain a myth. The Kareninas, a family of ex-Soviet immigrants, struggle to maintain their familial relationships after their eldest daughter, Masha, adopts a feral horse named Goodboy and brings him to live in their…
Jeromaia Detto: When I Grow Up…

Sydney Fringe Festival: Jeromaia Detto – When I Grow Up…

Erskineville Town Hall 104 Erskineville Road, Erskineville, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Full of absurd characters, wild whimsy and a healthy sprinkle of silliness, multi award winning master of play, Jeromaia Detto, returns with a fringe experience like none other - creating a brand new show each night based on your childhood dreams. What did you want to be when you grew…

Classical Guitar Society Sydney: From Argentina with Love

Mosman Art Gallery 1 Art Gallery Way, Mosman, NSW, Australia
The Classical Guitar Society Sydney presents leading Australian guitarist Andrew Blanch in concert with his partner, the Argentinian mezzo-soprano, Maria Eugenia Nieva, Together they will take us on a tour of Argentina, featuring the iconic tangos of Gardel and Piazzolla alongside lesser-known styles of Argentinian música folklórica found in the…
Bright Star

Hayes Theatre Co: Bright Star

Hayes Theatre Co 19 Greenknowe Avenue, Elizabeth Bay, NSW, Australia
We are thrilled to announce our first collaboration with the celebrated Hayes Theatre, the ingenious and inspiring musical by the superb Steve Martin and Edie Brickell. Drawn from a true story and featuring a Tony- nominated score, Broadway’s Bright Star tells a sweeping tale of love and redemption set against…
Editor's Choice The Talented Mr Ripley

Sydney Theatre Company: The Talented Mr Ripley

Roslyn Packer Theatre 22 Hickson Rd, Sydney, NSW, Australia
In 2014, Sydney Theatre Company premiered Switzerland, Joanna Murray-Smith’s gripping psychological thriller about American crime writer Patricia Highsmith, which has since been produced around the world and is being turned into a film starring Helen Mirren. Now, STC is premiering Murray-Smith’s new adaptation of Highsmith’s famous novel The Talented Mr.…
Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto

West Australian Symphony Orchestra: Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto

Winthrop Hall Perth, WA, Australia
Few WASO debuts are met with the ecstatic acclaim that greeted Vasily Petrenko’s in 2022. He returns with music from his adopted homeland; Walton’s grand Spitfire Prelude and Fugue and Vaughan Williams’ profoundly moving Fifth Symphony. Associate Principal Clarinet, Som Howie, makes his WASO concerto debut with Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto…
RUINS أطلال

Seymour Centre: RUINS أطلال

Seymour Centre Chippendale, NSW, Australia
Grief-stricken by her late father’s sudden death, Amelia Alyssa embarks on a journey to her ancestral homeland, Lebanon. She bears witness to the ancient Baalbek ruins of the Beqaa Valley while lodging nearby at the Palmyra Hotel, a time capsule of a flourishing yesteryear. An exploration of migration and sacrifice…
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…

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