Grandpa Poseidon

Wright & Grainger: Grandpa Poseidon

Pottery Lane Performance Space 1 Pottery Ln, Lane Cove, NSW, Australia
A kid is on holiday in a seaside town. A seagull is stealing a chip. And Poseidon is sat at a bus stop staring at the ocean. It’s a story about being somewhere that feels new, about being scared of change, about talking, listening and helping someone find their feet…
She Threaded Dangerously

Senseless Productions: She Threaded Dangerously

The Old Fitz Theatre 129 Dowling St, Woolloomooloo, NSW, Australia
Within the charged confines of an all-girls school, four friends spiral into dangerous relationships with blurred boundaries, as they navigate shifting power dynamics, desire, and the murky lines between agency and victimhood. She Threaded Dangerously is an ensemble work that shifts between heightened naturalism and lyrical prose - shot through…
Or What’s Left of Us

Sh!t Theatre: Or What’s Left of Us

New Theatre 542 King St, Newtown, NSW
2024 Sydney Fringe 'Best Theatre' award-winners Sh!t Theatre are back. And they're totally fine! Join them for some folk music and a tale of true crime, because we're doing ok?! Multi award-winning 'Fringe legends' (Time Out) Sh!t Theatre are back in Sydney. And we’re totally fine! Actually all things considered,…
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…
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…
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…
The 39 Steps

Woodward Productions & Neil Gooding Productions: The 39 Steps

Comedy Theatre 240 Exhibition St,, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Mix Alfred Hitchcock’s classic spy thriller with a dash of Monty Python-style chaos, and you get The 39 Steps — a turbo-charged, Olivier and Tony Award-winning comedy smash. After thrilling more than 3 million fans across 39 countries — from London’s West End to Broadway — this international sensation is…
Lend Me a Tenor

Free-Rain Theatre Company: Lend Me a Tenor

ACT Hub 14 Spinifex St, Kingston, ACT, Australia
It is 1934 – a glamorous time for the Cleveland Grand Opera Company. The company is overjoyed to have secured the world-famous tenor, Tito Merelli, to sing the starring role in Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci for one evening. Everything is organised, all preparations have been carefully made, the Company awaits his arrival…
Editor's Choice The Lark

Hey Dowling: The Lark

Arts Centre Melbourne Forecourt, 100 St Kilda Road, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Noni Hazlehurst delivered an unforgettable performance in Daniel Keene’s one-woman play Mother – a heartbreaking story of loneliness and isolation. Now, she stars in the world premiere of The Lark, another solo drama by Keene, written especially for her. Hazlehurst plays 75-year-old Rose Grey, who is having to farewell The Lark, a small inner-city pub in…

Willoughby Symphony: Hymn of Praise

The Concourse, Chatswood 409 Victoria Ave, Chatswood, NSW, Australia
Celebrate the boldness and energy of youth when Associate Conductor Dr Sarah Penicka-Smith leads the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra in Mendelssohn’s Lobgesang (Hymn of Praise), alongside a trio of exuberant Australian works. Hear musical history in the making as the orchestra unveils the winner of the 2026 Young Composer Award, paired with…
Peter Pan – A Musical Adventure

Stage Artz: Peter Pan – A Musical Adventure

Glen Street Theatre Belrose, NSW, Australia
Inspired by JM Barrie’s beloved story, this enchanting adaptation of Stiles & Drewe’s Peter Pan – A Musical Adventure breathes new life into the adventures of Peter, Wendy, Tinkerbell, Captain Hook, the Pirates and the Lost Boys. Featuring a vibrant score filled with melodies that soar as high as Peter himself,…
Editor's Choice The Lovers

shake & stir theatre co: The Lovers

QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
This year’s Brisbane Festival has plenty of theatre on offer. Take a seat at the hottest club in town with Gatsby at The Green Light, a circus-meets-cabaret soirée, inspired by F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby, co-created and directed by Craig Ilott. Back to Bilo explores the grassroots campaign that brought…

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